I just saw this blog while doing some research.  I think the volunteers claim that the background checks are a violation of civil rights is ridiculous.  I didn’t take the time to comment on the posting but did read some interesting rhetoric and heated debate below the article.  “Its all fun and games till someone gets hurt”….my mom used to say this all the time!  The same people claiming that the background checks are unnecessary will be the same people complaining when something happens to a kid that a simple background check would have prevented!

A little resume fraud news from a Canadian blog on Trust in the Digital Era.

How should an employer deal with resume fraud?

The rise in résumé fraud can be traced to the rise in unemployment, coupled with tough competition among those competing in the labor market for what few jobs are available. Job seekers who don’t have a degree or specialized skills are inventing them out of desperation. For the employer, this translates into a significant problem since applicants who lie on their résumés often become employees who misrepresent issues on the job. It is estimated that résumé fraud costs employers approximately $600 billion annually.

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This man filed for District 39 in Lonoke, Arkansas for State Rep….You may not recognize him, but he is Convicted Sex Offender Dwayne Dobbins….After two terms in the legislature as a Democrat he is back for his 3rd and final term…The Democrats have said that they will run a 3rd party candidate against him…All I can say is that this 3rd party candidate better be successful…Below is the AR Dem-Gazette Article…(A bit Graphic)…

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This is a blog posting I found written by a law firm in Cleveland that has an excellent employment practice, Kohrman, Jackson and Krantz.  This firm has written about background checks before and this just reinforces to me that they really have their ear to the ground!

Revisiting the facebooking of job applicants.