HR Resources

Merit Profiles was founded on the principal that an ounce of prevention can offset a pound of disaster. Real-life stories of preventable tragedies point to the importance of good hiring practices. Click on the news link for the latest of these. Use our hiring and interviewing page for helpful tips. You may also click on one of the websites we’ve researched and listed for more help in safe hiring practices.

May 05,2009

Bill would require background checks for child services workers

Pressure mounted Tuesday for a requirement that California's child protection agencies conduct criminal background checks on prospective social workers before they can be hired.

May 05,2009

Budget cuts eliminate background checks.

The state is putting some of its most vulnerable citizens at risk of abuse by the people hired to care for them, FOX Undercover’s Mike Beaudet reports.

April 29,2009

Five Reasons Why Applications Are Better Than Resumes.

1. Resumes allow the applicant the ability to craft their past experiences, and to show the best without mentioning the worst.
2. Resumes are a marketing tool intended to "sell" the individual and they are frequently inflated...

April 29,2009

Don't Hire a Stranger!

Hiring is a multi-level process involving the application, the interview, the background check, references, and the overall picture that these elements reveal about your prospective employee. Here are a couple of suggestions to remember...