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Hiring managers share the No. 1 resume lie that could cost you the job
November 07, 2018 - by Ruth Umoh While hiring managers hate all resume lies, a recent survey finds some lies are worse than others. The jobsite TopResume asked 629 professionals to rank the most serious of 14 categories of resume lies. Nearly all respondents, 97 percent, said they'd reconsider candidates with any type of lie. Nearly half those surveyed were HR professionals, recruiters or hiring managers. Topping the list were lies about technical capabilities, licenses and criminal records. Yet the biggest deal breaker, according to respondents, was lying about an academic degree. 89 percent of hiring managers felt this was the most serious lie, inching out even criminal records. It's one...
D.C. Court: Accessing Public Information is Not a Computer Crime
November 06, 2018 - ood news for anyone who uses the Internet as a source of information: A district court in Washington, D.C. has ruled that using automated tools to...
Background Checks. Public Records. Is AI Even Available?
October 31, 2018 - Background Checks. Public Records. How's your AI doing for you in Europe? Asia? Africa? South America? Oceania? and North Americ...
Careers Of People Working With Children Being Destroyed By ‘Misleading Police Checks
October 30, 2018 - “Misleading” criminal record checks are destroying the careers of people who want to work with children, teachers have warned. &nb...
I Like Free Money, Too - Just Breach My Data
October 29, 2018 - Anytime there is a data breach the company that was breached becomes responsible for the theft. That is, according to lawyers, salivating at th...
Comments on expanded access to N.D. court records warn of data mining, identity thieves
September 27, 2018 - Data mining, identity thieves, online stalking. These are all concerns in comments received by North Dakota Supreme Court Clerk Penn...
The World’s Most Dangerous Cities
September 19, 2018 - The Citizens' Council for Public Security and Criminal Justice published a ranking of the world’s most dangerous cities in 2015, ranking...
Government Out to Get the Record Scrapers
September 14, 2018 - For tech lawyers, one of the hottest questions this year is: can companies use the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA)—an imprecise and outda...
One Woman Denounced For Abortion Every Day in Mexico: Report
September 10, 2018 - In Mexico City, abortion is legal until the 12th week of pregnancy. It is banned throughout the rest of the country, except in cases of rape. &...
Straightline International Holiday Closures
September 07, 2018 - Holiday Closures Our Straightline International USA offices are closed Monday, Sept.10th but we will be returning phone messages thr...
It is now a crime to say Poland helped Nazi Germany during Holocaust
September 06, 2018 - A Polish law that makes it a crime to falsely accuse the Polish nation of crimes committed by Nazi Germany took effect Thursday, part of a wider ef...
You can now make bulk data requests for Virginia criminal court records
September 04, 2018 - A new law went into effect Sunday, July 1, that gives people sweeping access to Virginia court records — a goal sought by the Daily Press for...
A Cool Database - Chicago PD Arrests
September 04, 2018 - A Cool Database - Chicago Police Arrests The Chicago Police Department has an official website for searching arrest records. This site is made avai...
Not All UK Workers Need A DBS Clearance
September 03, 2018 - What isn't widely known is that many jobs in the health and medical profession in the UK iare exempted from a completed DBS search. While the s...
Straightline International Credit Report Matrix
August 28, 2018 - Our credit history searches that CRA's use to compile credit reports: We include: Civil lawsuits Bankruptcies/Insolvencies Tax...
Lawsuit claims court clerk keeps documents from screeners
August 23, 2018 - A lawsuit claims the Bentonville District Court clerk refuses to provide background screen companies access to records from her court. ...
Idaho hits snags with new online court portal
August 22, 2018 - Idaho counties and residents have experienced some frustrating hiccups with the transition to a new online court records system. Bec...
Thousands of Colorado Court Cases Hidden From Public View
August 20, 2018 - Thousands of court cases across Colorado — hundreds of them involving violent felonies — are hidden from public view, concealed behind...
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