You Hired a Sex Offender: Now What?
You just discovered that one of your employees was convicted of indecent assault several years ago and is on the sex offender registry. What should...
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Job candidates, identity theft, and 10 years in jail - a true story
Most employers have spotted lies on resumes during the application process. So how can small businesses with limited resources detect fraud?
Cariann Lieske, SHRM-CP
May 24, 2018
Small business: Is your applicant tracking system working against you?
Getting the most from your applicant tracking system includes setting the right key words and including the most relevant experience.
Cariann Lieske, SHRM-CP
Jan 25, 2018
How Your HR Software is Dragging You Down
I’m just going to say it: you don’t need five different HR programs to run one business. But I see businesses all the time that probably think I’m...
John Farnsworth, Stratus HR Chief Executive Officer
Sep 26, 2017
8 Job Recruiting Techniques for Small Business
Your small business needs to find the right candidate, but the applicants you’re seeing just aren’t cutting it. Here are 8 recruiting techniques to...
Laura Lancaster, PHR, SHRM-CP, Stratus HR Consultant
Aug 11, 2017
Drug Testing – Where Do I Start?
Whether it's for random testing or for reasonable suspicion testing, here's how you set up a company drug testing policy.
Chase Heywood, Stratus HR Chief Operations Officer
Jun 27, 2017
What to Do When an Applicant Lies on a Resume
Alternative facts have infiltrated the hiring process, as more than 85% of employers report finding lies on a resume. By using strategies to spot...
Stacey Gibson, PHR, SHRM-SCP, Stratus HR Director of Human Resources
May 12, 2017
How to handle employee drug and alcohol use at work
Whether employee drug use at work is the result of prescription or recreational drugs or alcohol, it doesn't change the fact that on-the-job
Brad Fagergren, Esquire, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, Stratus HR Legal Counsel
Jan 13, 2017
Handling Suspected Drug or Alcohol Abuse
When handling a for-suspicion situation, be sure to have a workplace drug and alcohol testing policy in place and remember these five actions...
Brad Fagergren, Esquire, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, Stratus HR Legal Counsel
Jan 13, 2017
