How Long Should a Background Check Really Take?
Once you get to the point in the interview process where you execute the background check, you want answers quickly. The applicant has passed a lot of hurdles on the way to the new job, …
READ MOREHow (Good) Employers REALLY Use Background Screening
Your job candidate may see your notice that you are going to do a background check very differently than you see it. To the applicant, a “background check” might seem like someone is sleuthing out …
READ MOREThe Vital Role of Employment Screening in Human Capital Risk Management
Does your risk management plan look at the risks involved in the hiring process? Your workforce is your human capital. Its value is based on how well it contributes to your productivity and profit, but …
READ MORE10 Resume Red Flags Employers Should Investigate
As an employer, one of the first pieces of background research you have at your disposal is contained in the job application materials submitted by hopeful applicants. Most notably, the resume. This important summary of …
READ MORE5 Things Every Hiring Manager Should Know About Background Checks
Every HR manager has to make hiring decisions, and most of them use employment background checks to help ensure the decisions are the right ones.
However, not every hiring manager knows the most important factors that …
READ MOREHow to Explain Employment Screening to Your Job Candidates [Infographic]
As a hiring manager, you have a challenging job. You hold two important perspectives - the company’s interest, and the employee’s rights and needs – and you must hold them both in balance for the …
READ MORE[Infographic] So, You’re Getting Background Checked? What You Need to Know
Our clients, the employers who rely on us to perform background checks on their job candidates, often also ask us for advice on how best to convey and explain the process to their prospective employees. …
READ MOREPhiladelphia Limits the Use of Credit History in Hiring Decisions
As part of its Fair Practices Ordinance, Protections Against Unlawful Discrimination, Philadelphia has enacted a measure that limits employers’ use of credit history in making employment decisions about applicants or employees. The law is effective …
READ MOREUpdate on Ban the Box Laws: A Growing Movement
If it seems to you like Ban the Box laws are everywhere, you are not far off. The National Employment Law Project (NELP) estimates that up to 185 million U.S. citizens are living in a …
READ MOREHiring without the ‘Box’: What it Means for You and Your Candidates [E-book]
The idea of getting employers to hire more ex-offenders has gained a lot of momentum over the past few years. From the Federal Department of Justice and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on down through …
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