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background checks at the olympics

Thursday, August 14, 2008

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By Nick Fishman - Rewind to the Atlanta Olympic Games in 1996: At approximately 1:20 a.m. as I was walking into my hotel, I thought I heard thunder. We all know what happened next. I was awakened by my boss at around 2:30 a.m. wondering if I was OK.

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diploma mill busted. employers disgusted. background screening adjusted?

Wednesday, August 6, 2008

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By Nick Fishman - Two days ago, the Chicago Tribune reported that a diploma mill based in the state of Washington was busted for selling at least 9,600 fake diplomas to whoever was willing to fork over the green.

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background check company demystifies court system

Wednesday, July 9, 2008

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By Vanessa Dennis - BackgroundNow.com's CEO decides to open their formerly secure site to anyone seeking advice or sources for conducting background checks. Traffic to the site has spiked substantially since they began disclosing this information to the public.

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better hiring through … wait for it … handwriting!

Thursday, March 20, 2008

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Forget about traditional background checks and assessment tests. All you need is a handwriting sample. Or so says Candidate Insight, a company that claims to help employers make better hiring decisions with just two short paragraphs. They promise to reveal hundreds of personality traits never before “available to employers prior to hiring.” Says VP Ryan Vener, [...]

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