To ensure staff really do have the qualifications and experience they claim, and to reduce the threats of industrial espionage and terrorism, companies are demanding more from recruiters. Colin Cottell explains how processes and costs are changing Checking the background of candidates is not what most recruiters had in mind when they started their careers. [...]

Ex-Calgarian recalled as quiet and generous By Andrew Burke; with files from Stephane Massinon and Sherri Zickefoose, Calgary Herald. At a nondescript house in an unremarkable corner of Bangkok called Peekmai Village number 1, the sign nailed to the front door said “Home Sweet Home.” But inside, two women were sitting on a worn rosewood [...]