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The following additional legal considerations should be considered:
- Local, state and national union requirements
- Company’s human resources department hiring policies
- Company’s legal advocate
I. RECRUITING
- Internet-based Ads
- TMA/ESA/SIA Security Industry Resource Center-Job Board
- Paper-based Ads
- Job Fairs
- Referral Programs
- Recruiting Bi-Lingual Employees
- High Schools
- Colleges/Universities:
- Government Agencies
- Unemployment agencies
- Others
II. APPLICATIONS
- Characteristics of a good résumé
III. INTERVIEW PROCESS
- Legal Considerations
- Existing Employee Interviews
- Telephone Interview
- First Interview
- Second Interview
- Third Interview
- Team Interviewing
- What NOT to Ask
IV. HIRING
- Testing & Screening
- Substance Tests
- Background Checks
- Customer Service Skills/Tests
- Clerical Skills Testing
- Typing Tests
- Computer / Software Tests
- Data Entry Tests
- Profile Test/Verbal and Math Skills
- Selection Criteria
V. The Central Station Code of Conduct