http://www.hrrecruitingalert.com/reckless-hiring-costs-firm-35-mil/ Headlines and advice for the practicing recruiter Mon, 20 Jun 2011 04:03:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc http://www.hrrecruitingalert.com/reckless-hiring-costs-firm-35-mil/comment-page-1/#comment-854 Lisa Mon, 18 Aug 2008 13:41:35 +0000 http://www.hrrecruitingalert.com/?p=199#comment-854 The lead sentence in this article is misleading as written. In this instance, it appears that the background check did exactly what it was supposed to do -- it identified pending criminal charges for this potential employee. The company made the mistake of ignoring that information. Background checks may not be perfect, but if a company fails to follow-up on the information provided, they deserve what they get. The lead sentence in this article is misleading as written. In this instance, it appears that the background check did exactly what it was supposed to do — it identified pending criminal charges for this potential employee. The company made the mistake of ignoring that information. Background checks may not be perfect, but if a company fails to follow-up on the information provided, they deserve what they get.

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