Quote Originally Posted by freshstart View Post
I was a nurse, we made the hiring decision as a team and then HR would run the background check. The applicant did not have to pay any fees. We also had 150 volunteers, on them the background check is run first because the two week training is intense and expensive and they didn't want to waste it on people who would not be allowed to be a volunteer. But again, they paid no fees for it. My hospital network now belongs to a huge corporation of 89,000 employees, that's a lot of background checks!
Can you imagine how much money the background check companies are making? Average cost is $50.00 and some are more.

Had an afternoon group interview but the office's computer system wouldn't access the CBC company, so then I tried at our library, didn't work there either. Don't think they can hire anyone until they resolve that issue.

Afterward, I went to some retail places to see what was going on job wise.

Wal-Mart and some other places are starting people out at $10 an hour now rather than $7.25. I was there in the evening and the managers must have had the night off because there was a lot of employee chatting going on. The store had some really messy areas too. At least there, you don't have to dress fancy like some retailers require. I also checked a Kohls, and the clerks were dressed in T-shirts and slacks (that surprised me). I don't know what they pay though.

I know Wal-Mart pays more than the school system does (that is pitiful isn't it? ) And yes there are college educated people working there too!