Reference Checks: Keeping Them Legal
Business valuation is such a small world. If the candidate that you’re considering used to work for someone you know, it’s tempting to consider that person a reference you can casually call for [...]
Social Media Background Checks: A Slippery Slope
Understandably, employers want to get as much information as they can about a candidate. And the Internet makes it easy to use sites like Facebook to do a “social media background check.” Taking [...]
Checking Candidates’ Credit: Good Idea?
Even though BV practices may be adding staff, they remain cautious about adding the right staff. Background checks can be a useful tool in that process, but there’s a tendency to stretch them to [...]
Reference Checks: Don’t Jump the Gun
Business valuation is such a small world. So, when you’re considering hiring Vince Valuation, who used to work for Frank Former Employer, whom you know, the obvious move is to give Frank a quick [...]
Hiring in North America: Why Are We So Often Wrong?
Traditional methods of hiring in North American business are inherently flawed.
