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Need Workers? Have Enough Locals?

Survey: Job market will rebound locally

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  1. “In the Melbourne area, employers are gearing up for the tourism season”
  2. While much of the country is predicting a decline in hiring, the Melbourne area is expected to be among the strongest job markets in the U.S. during the second quarter of 2008, according to survey results …
  3. For the entire article go to topix.net

For many parts in the United States and throughout the world, local markets must rely on local hires to fullfil their recruitment needs. While they may also recruit from outside the area, many businesses are seasonal and as such they find it easier to hire people who live nearby.

Corra believes it is still essential to conduct background checks on all your job candidates, whether you think you know them or not. A background check is an important tool in determining whether your candidate can bring a criminal records, substance abuse issues or legal troubles to the work place.

Background checks are cost effective and many will return quickly so there is little hold up on the hiring process. And if your employment candidates come from further away, it may be even more reason to run additional background searches. International searches are vital for certain foreign candidates.

Check them out before you hire.

By Gordon Basichis

Gordon Basichis is the Co-Founder of Corra Group, specializing in pre-employment background checks and corporate research. He has been a marketing and media executive and has worked in the entertainment industry, the financial, health care and technology sectors. He is the author of the best selling Beautiful Bad Girl, The Vicki Morgan Story, a non-fiction novel that helped define exotic sexuality in the late twentieth century. He is the author of the Constant Travellers and has recently completed a new book, The Guys Who Spied for China, dealing with Chinese Espionage in the United States. He has been a journalist for several newspapers and is a screenwriter and producer.