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Ponzi Schemes: Don't be a Victim.

By Kevin Connell · 14 years ago

We are all aware that financial schemes are rampant, especially in the digital age when con artists can wreak havoc and be gone before unsuspecting targets even know what hit them. Although, baby boomers are ...

Resignation Drama: The Steven Slater Syndrome

By Kevin Connell · 14 years ago

For several days, the media has reported constantly on the situation of Steven Slater, the flight attendant that dramatically quit his job as a JetBlue flight attendant. The public eagerly devoured the reports, quickly dividing ...

10 Ways to Motivate Your Employees

By Kevin Connell · 14 years ago

The economy has taken its toll on employment screening firms, companies, families, and individuals alike; no one seems to be immune to its ravages. This coming year, though the economy is not predicted to completely ...

Accu-Screen Urges Continuous Background Screenings to Counter Alarming Increase in Employee Fraud

By Kevin Connell · 14 years ago

Another negative consequence of the economic downturn: employee fraud and thefts are on the rise, according to internal company records at employment background screening firm Accu-Screen, Inc. Periodic credit and criminal background checks, also known ...

5 Famous Folks Caught in the Act of Job Forgery and Resume Falsification

By Kevin Connell · 14 years ago

These are the resume lies that keep my business going - job title lies, degree falsification, salary history inflations, and the covering up of a criminal past. Though the following people's reputations were completely tarnished, ...

Five Rules for Making Smart Hires

By Kevin Connell · 14 years ago

Here are five ways to make smart hires and avoid costly mistakes: About the Author Roland Smith is a senior faculty member at the Center for Creative Leadership, a Greensboro, N.C.-based provider of leadership education ...

Protecting Myself and Love Ones from Fraud

By Kevin Connell · 14 years ago

Last week while speaking at the Young Presidents' Organization, I spoke about Positive Pay and wanted to share with you what Positive Pay is and how it can help everyone prevent fraud against their business'. ...

Uncovering Criminal History Lies On A Job Application

By Kevin Connell · 14 years ago

Although the criminal history of a job applicant can be discovered through a pre-employee background screening, job applicants still lie about it on their job applications. It is usually best to have a professional employment ...