As more and more businesses reopen and employees return to work, it is important to address the issue of workplace violence. According to the National Safety Council, approximately 2 million...
It’s unavoidable. If you run background checks, eventually you’re going to be on the receiving end of a report which you find questionable if not unacceptable. So what do you do? Let’s start...
On April 1, 2015, Steven Young shot and killed co-worker Jacob Matthew Cadriel with a 38-caliber handgun while working at a fabrication factory in Texas. Following investigations and an...
Confirmation Bias Imagine this…you’re running into the corner coffee shop to pick up a coffee on your way to work. You meet a stranger at random only to discover they went to the same university....
I’ve been in the HR world for over two decades. In my experience, recruiting is one of the most difficult parts of HR. Recruiters don’t always have all the information they need to make informed...
Thirty-five states, Colorado among them, have instated the “ban the box” legislation. In simple terms, private employers are prohibited from asking about an applicant’s criminal history on the...