Recent Articles from Corra Group, a leading provider of background checks and employment screening services.

Don't let your hiring practices turn into your Maginot Line

by Gordon Basichis

Without Pre-Employment Background Checks, All the Security Precautions in the World May Amount to Nothing. Every business wants to be secure. No business wants to lose money. To offset the current and future threats to security or capital loss, modern businesses large and small spend tens of thousands, even millions, installing video cameras and metal detectors. They hire security guards and order employees to carry identity cards. They monitor activities and wrap barbed wire around the parking lot.

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Criminal Records - the backbone of your employment screening program

by Gordon Basichis

Your background screening policy is incomplete with criminal records searches. Criminal records searches are the backbone of any pre-employment background check. It is essential that any employer or human resource department conduct a criminal background check in order to determine the viability of any job candidate.

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Would you Lie On Your Resume?

by Ann Beahr

How many times have you heard someone say, "Just put it on your resume. There's no way they're going to find out"? It is tempting to put little white lies on your resume.

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The HR Challenge: - Inquire Within and Without

by Gordon Basichis

Homeland Security and the New Employment Landscape Have Added New Pressures to Your Human Resource Management Staff. Just Because You Are Desperate to Hire, Overlooking the Candidate's Red Flags Can Be a Costly Mistake Companies are hiring right now.

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