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Chances are if you’re planning to apply for a job, you should plan on undergoing a background check.

So how do you know what will turn up on a background check? While the Fair Credit Reporting Act regulates what information an employer can and cannot use to make a hiring decision, there is plenty of information that employers can access.

According to the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, there are a few steps you can take to reduce the chances that an employer will find any surprising information.

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Constant mentioning of the national recession in the media maybe shaking the confidence of New York job seekers. According to the latest Spherion Employment Report, the New York Employee Confidence Index decreased by 2.1 points in June to 43.8.

The survey, which polls workers in New York monthly, was conducted by Harris Interactive® on the behalf of Spherion Corporation. The most recent report found that workers’ economic concerns and job market-related anxieties are growing.

Of those who participated, 77 percent said that they personally believed that the economy is weakening. This is an increase of 11 percent from the previous month. Up 5 percentage points from May, a total of 63 percent said that they felt that there were fewer job postings.

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Springtime in Nevada usually means one thing: more workers to account for the state’s hot tourism and construction industries. That wasn’t the case this year, as the state and national economy have caused Nevada jobs to decrease.

From February to March, according to the Nevada Workforce Informer, Nevada usually sees a significant increase to the state’s construction and tourism industries. From 2002 to 2007, the construction industry added an average of more than 2,500 jobs from February to March. Over the past six years, employment in the leisure and hospitality industry increased by an average of 3,400 jobs in March.

This year the construction industry lost 300 jobs from February to March, and employment in the leisure and hospitality industry grew by only 1,500 jobs. The Nevada economy as a whole only created 2,000 new jobs in March, below the usual average of 12,000 jobs.

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Recruiting the right talent for any job can be difficult, but finding the perfect employee for positions that involve the care of others can be particularly troublesome. Since such jobs require that a person have a very specific set of skills employers need a method to test applicants.

Clearview Staffing Software recently released a brand-new nationally validated set of tests and skills checklists for home health, nursing and social work along with its release of RSS 3.7.1, which is a hiring software solution designed for both recruiting and qualifying medical professionals. These additions expand upon the existing tests and checklists. Included in the software are features such as online employment applications, skills checklists and competency tests.

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Background checks on employees have become routine and acceptable at most every level. People expect to be asked to sign a consent form for a background check when they apply for job postings. But many are misinformed about what a former employer can and cannot say about them.

If a potential employer contacts a prior employer, they can talk openly about your work history and performance. But there are some very clear and serious stipulations.

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