Gordon Basichis

Drug Tests as Part of an Employer's Preemployment Screening Process

Drug tests are increasingly becoming part of an employer's preemployment screening suite of background checks. While some employers are still reluctant to conduct background checks as part of the preemployment screening process, many more are faced with... Read >

New Laws Make Hiring Undocumented Work a Risky Business

Recently, Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano signed into law a bill that will impose harsh measures against any business that hires undocumented workers. The first offense will result in the suspension of a business license. For the second offense, the... Read >

Who Are You Hiring, Exactly?

As a background checking service we become alarmed when we start to see a disproportionate amount of miscreants in one form or another who suddenly show up on our radar screen. Normally, in the course of months, we may see few if any job candidates who ... Read >

When Employers Track Your Lifestyle Through Internet Social Networks

You would have to be doing the modern day version of Rip Van Winkle to not be aware of the controversy Internet Social Networks are creating. Everything from MySpace and Facebook to YouTube and LinkedIn have gained in popularity over the past few years.... Read >

Is There a Terrorist in Your Cubicle?

Every day, it seems, we are greeted by headlines that describe how government agents thwarted yet another terrorist threat, or how a new group of malcontents have transformed themselves into a terrorist unit. We are told how so many terrorists and would... Read >

Protecting Your Social Security Number From Identity Theft

Any victim can tell you identity theft is no laughing matter. The hoops you may have to crawl through for weeks or even years to come, in trying to straighten out your life, can elicit far more tears than laughter. These tears would be most certainly tear... Read >

To Be in the Moment Is A Thing of the Past

Once upon a time, around ten to twenty years ago, people believed that it was essential to be in the moment. People actually thought that the closer your lived in the present the more in touch with your senses you were. They truly believed that life was... Read >

Marilyn Monroe Lives on By Dying Young

Not far from me is a small but tasteful cemetery that has been there for quite some time. It is beautiful in its simplicity and preternaturally quiet for something now embedded in the middle of the city. It's the Westwood Memorial miniscule in size but ... Read >

Speed Dating: Take a Lesson from "Citizen Kane"

"A fellow will remember a lot of things you wouldn't think he'd remember. You take me. One day, back in 1896, I was crossing over to Jersey on the ferry, and as we pulled out, there was another ferry pulling in, and on it there was a girl waiting to get ... Read >

THE HR CHALLENGE: HELP WANTED INQUIRE WITHIN AND WITHOUT

Companies are hiring right now. This is definitely good news and the sign of a strengthening economy. Since Corra Group specializes in background checking services we have observed the up tick. We have found our business has increased in these recen... Read >

Don't Let Your Hiring Practices Turn Into Your Maginot Line

Every business wants to be secure. No business wants to lose money. To offset the current and future threats to security or capital loss, modern businesses large and small spend tens of thousands, even millions, installing video cameras and metal detect... Read >