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Guide to the Use of Criminal Records in Employment Screening

Criminal Records for Employment Screening

This Quick Reference guide sets out to help you navigate the criminal background screening process and how best to leverage this insightful information in your hiring process.

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9 HR Trends That Will Impact Hiring and Retention

Our latest whitepaper summarizes 9 trends HR must respond to today.

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A Practical Guide to Adverse Action in Hiring

This practical guide is designed to help you avoid unintentional discrimination and promote fairness in your hiring process.

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The Essential Employment Screening Guide for Employers

This essential guide offers valuable insight and tools to help you make better hiring decisions, avoid compliance mistakes, and build a safer, more productive workforce.

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Hiring in a Ban the Box World

Learn how your hiring and screening processes will change in the face of Ban the Box legislation. As these laws becomes more and more common, employers need to be aware. 'Ban the Box' aims to …

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Hiring Best Practices: Getting the Right People On Board

The future of every organization depends on having the right people in place. In this comprehensive, 24 page e-book, we cover topics to help you build a better workforce.

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The Essential Guide to Social Media Background Screening

Our guide helps you navigate the treacherous social media waters and shows you how to use it as part of your employment screening process to yield better hiring decisions.

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Tips for Job Applicants and Employees

The Federal Trade Commission's offers tips for job applicants and employees in its latest guide.

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Individualized Assessments

This whitepaper looks at recently issued guidance from the EEOC concerning the need for individualized assessments. We offer a model you can follow to design a hiring process that is both fair to applicants and effective in managing your organization’s human capital risk. 

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Human Capital Risk Management

Download this whitepaper to read an in-depth analysis of human capital risk management and the role of employment screening in reducing human capital risk.

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The ROI of Employment Background Screening

What is the dollar value of your employment background screening program? How can ROI of screening be measured? In this white paper we've detailed a common sense approach to measuring the ROI of your screening efforts.

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Pre-Employment Background Screening at a Glance

This free whitepaper presents a useful overview of pre-employment background screening, including the reasons to screen, the background screening process, types of background checks, legal considerations, and much more.

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Guide

9 Tips for Selecting a Background Screening Company

Selecting a background screening company typically involves the process of asking for referrals or conducting an online search, reviewing the websites of several companies, narrowing down the selections to a few that appear well-suited, then requesting quotes from those top choices. Regardless of your needs, there are several important factors to consider in the process of choosing a background screening provider.

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Managing the Risks of Your Extended Workforce

While an extended workforce can offer many benefits, it also brings clear risks that many organizations unfortunately fail to properly manage. In fact, while temporary, contract, and contingent workers often have the same access to company assets as traditional employees, 65% of companies fail to uphold the same screening requirements of their extended staff.

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How to Build a Better Workforce with Pre-Employment Background Screening

Download this in-depth guide to learn why 80% of corporate America relies on employment background screening, how to build a background screening program, compliance issues, and much more.

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The What’s What of Criminal Records [Infographic]

What constitutes a “criminal record” and how do you know what type of records to ask for in a background check? Our latest infographic provides a primer for understanding the criminal records landscape.

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9 Hot Topics in HR for 2019 [Infographic]

Our latest infographic spotlights 9 key HR trends that will impact hiring and retention in 2019.

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How Resume Lying Impacts Your Hiring Results [Infographic]

Our new Infographic, How Resume Lying Impacts Your Hiring Results, provides an overview of resume lying and how it affects your organization. In your defense, a reliable background check system is the first step.

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[Infographic] OTR Driver Background Checks - Going Beyond Compliance

Learn what constitutes a thorough background check, the tangible value in doing the background check, and how to go about conducting it.

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[Infographic] The Truck Driver Shortage - Fact Sheet for Hiring Managers

Our latest infographic explains the converging factors creating the problem and the stark reality of what needs to be done about it.

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So, You’re Getting Background Checked? What You Need to Know

Help your candidates find answers to their questions, and some tips for having the employment background check process go well.

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How To Hire 'Second-Chance' Workers [Infographic]

Our new infographic provides a clear path that can help employers to avoid negative consequences and potentially even identify excellent employees among ex-offenders.

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[Infographic] Your Hiring Process: Tips to Bring the Right People On Board

This infographic, Tips to Bring the Right People on Board, summarizes why and how employers can design background screening processes to mitigate hiring risks.

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The Employer’s Dilemma: Job Applicants with Criminal Records

The EEOC requires us to treat everyone the same, but assess them individually in regards to their criminal background. At the same time, workers, customers and the public expect us to do all we can …

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Infographic: The Employment Screening Process

This infographic helps to pull the pieces of a model background screening process together in one place. This model can be adapted to your HR hiring practices and will help your organization comply with the essential requirements contained in the EEOC’s guidelines.

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Infographic: Elements of a Comprehensive Background Check

Our latest infographic offers brief descriptions of various background checks, ranging from basic employment and education verification to more technical public records searches. These multi-layered, multi-year data sources can be extremely valuable for employers who know how to make use of them.

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Infographic: 5 Key Areas of Human Capital Risk

This infographic  highlights 5 types of human capital risk: complacency, turnover, occupational fraud, catastrophic workplace events, and negligent hiring or retention.

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Managing the Risks of an Extended Workforce

This infographic summarizes an employer’s guide to managing the risks and reaping the rewards of a contingent workforce.

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Infographic: The Case for Pre-Employment Background Checks

This infographic illustrates why, in the process of evaluating a new hire, objective data from a background check proves vital to reducing hiring risks and enhancing the quality of your workforce.

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Navigating the Criminal Records Landscape

Navigating the Criminal Records Landscape

BY Michael Gaul | October 2nd, 2019

A staggering 73.5 million people in the U.S. have a criminal record, according to the Department of Justice. That’s one in every three adults.

It should come as no surprise, then, that when you’re ordering background …

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How Well Do You Understand How to Use Criminal Records for Employment Screening?

BY Michael Gaul | August 27th, 2019

As an HR manager or employer, chances are good you use criminal background checks to inform your hiring decisions. A new study from the National Association of Professional Background Screeners found that 96% of employers …

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Dos and Dont’s of FCRA Disclosures in Employee Screening

BY Michael Gaul | August 22nd, 2019

If you’re familiar with FCRA guidelines, then you know there are certain disclosures required at nearly every step of the hiring process. In this blog, we focus very narrowly on your obligations related to those …

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5 Situations Where You Should Have Had a Better Background Check

BY Michael Gaul | June 25th, 2019

There’s a reason that 96 percent of employers conduct at least one type of background check. It’s not only required in some cases, it’s just plain good business practice.

Background screening helps ensure hiring managers that …

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The Employment Screening Trifecta [Slideshow]

BY Michael Gaul | June 19th, 2019

Understanding the Factors That Drive Accuracy, Turnaround Time, and Cost
As an employer, you use background checks to improve the quality of your employment decisions and help ensure you’re hiring the most qualified, responsible candidates for …

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Employment Screening FAQ Series: “Why Should We Background Check Our Employees?”

BY Michael Gaul | June 4th, 2019

Background checks often serve as the final checkpoint in the hiring process. For managers who are eager to onboard a new employee, the background check step is one they might wish to skip, either because …

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What's Behind the Cost of a County Criminal Records Check?

BY Michael Gaul | May 23rd, 2019

There is no better source than county (a.k.a. local) criminal records for the most useful information about the criminal background of your job candidates and employees. The county court system is where most criminal proceedings …

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Checking Employee Criminal Records? How Far Should You Go?

BY Michael Gaul | May 14th, 2019

Employers universally turn to background screening to inform their hiring decisions and meet their compliance obligations. In fact, a recent HR.com survey found 96% of employers conduct at least one type of pre-employment check. Screening …

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The What’s What of Criminal Records [Infographic]

BY Michael Gaul | May 7th, 2019

Employers use criminal records checks to help assess a candidate’s background when making decisions about promotions, new hires, or contractual relationships. Looking at a person’s criminal history can help ensure the person doesn’t pose an …

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Employment Screening FAQ Series: What’s Taking So Long?

BY Michael Gaul | April 25th, 2019

The hiring process always seems to take longer than you want it to, so when you finally have acceptance on a contingent job offer, you don’t want any further delays. If you expect every background …

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Employment Screening FAQ Series: Can’t I Just Google Them?

BY Michael Gaul | April 11th, 2019

Background screening provides employers a level of assurance that they are hiring the right candidate for the job. When implemented correctly, screening can shed light on aspects of an individual’s background that might impact their …

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Employment Screening FAQ Series: Can We Consider Arrest Records in Hiring Decisions?

BY Michael Gaul | April 4th, 2019

When you’re trying to make the best possible hiring decision, criminal records are often considered an important source of information. If you want to know as much about a person’s background as you can, including …

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Employment Screening FAQ Series: Can We Run Background Checks on Independent Contractors?

BY Michael Gaul | March 28th, 2019

The modern U.S. workforce consists of 15.5 million independent contractors, or contingent workers, who depend on this type of work as their primary source of income. If you add in part-time or occasional workers, that …

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Employment Screening FAQ Series: Do We Have to Follow FCRA Guidelines?

BY Michael Gaul | March 26th, 2019

Today we continue our spotlight on some of the most frequently-asked questions we hear from employers concerning their use of employment background checks. This time, we focus on the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA).

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Applicant-Rights

Employment Screening FAQ Series: "What Rights Do My Applicants Have?”

BY Michael Gaul | February 28th, 2019

As a background screening company, we field a wide range of questions from employers concerning their use of background checks in the hiring and retention of employees. Today we announce the start of a new …

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[SlideShare] The Employment Screening Trifecta

To understand which screening provider can deliver on all three factors -- cost, accuracy, and turnaround time -- it’s helpful to have a deeper understanding of the variables that drive each. That’s exactly what you’ll find in our latest slideshow.

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[Slideshow] 9 Burning Issues for HR in 2019

This slideshow features 9 realities that we believe will strongly impact your role in the year ahead.

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[SlideShare] How to Evaluate the Results of a Background Check

Is that seemingly qualified, trustworthy individual you want to hire really safe to hire? Can you really know for sure? Companies use background checks to inform and improve the quality of their hiring decisions. However, many are unsure exactly how to evaluate the results of a background check report, especially how to handle a “negative” background check.

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[SlideShare] The Candidate Experience: What Helps? What Hurts?

When you’re hiring, you want to maintain as much of a competitive edge as when you’re marketing for new customers. Since your employees are your internal customers, they deserve to have a great experience working with you from the very beginning - including the application, screening, and selection process.

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[SlideShare] How to Avoid the Sting of Unknown Risks

By including HR threat assessments as part of your risk management program, your organization could predict, prevent, and mitigate damage from any human capital threat.

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[SlideShare] 6 Tips for Screening and Hiring Drivers

Your driver represents your company. Everything he or she does in or around a vehicle with your name on the door reflects on you. This slideshow summarizes important factors employers should consider in hiring a driver.

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The 'Second-Chance' Workforce [Slideshow]

Our slideshow on hiring ex-offenders describes how you can use background screening in compliance with applicable laws to thread the needle between risks.

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Hiring the Right People [Slideshow]

Finding and hiring the right people for your organization requires a strategic approach to background screening and risk management. Learn more in this presentation.

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Employment Background Screening: Commodity or Service [Slideshow]

Is background screening a commodity? Your answer to this question may impact how your organization competes in today's talent-driven economy.

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"Triple Threat" to Your Employment Background Screening Program Part 1

In case you missed our webinar on June 12, 2012, watch the instant video replay here. This webinar is part 1 a series that discusses the triple threat of EEOC and FTC regulation, state and federal legislation, and private party litigation in the context of corporate employment background screening programs.

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Background Screening "Triple Threat" Part 2

Our June 19, 2012 webinar was part 2 in our two-part series on the triple threat of EEOC and FTC regulation, state and federal legislation, and private party litigation in the context of corporate employment background screening programs.

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Streamline Talent Acquisition and Employment Screening for Higher Education

Proforma Screening Solutions Partners with PowerSchool’s PeopleAdmin to Streamline Talent Acquisition and Employment Screening for Higher Education

September 9th, 2019

The partnership gives higher education institutions direct access to Proforma Screening Solutions’ industry-leading employment screening services through the PeopleAdmin HigherEd Platform.

Purcellville, VA, September 09, 2019 – Leading employment screening firm, Proforma Screening Solutions, a Lowers …

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Proforma Screening Solutions Partners with TEDS, Inc.

December 18th, 2018

December 18, 2018, Purcellville, VA – Background and employment screening company, Proforma Screening Solutions, and TEDS, Inc., a talent management software company, are pleased to announce they have formalized their partnership by integrating their platforms …

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Proforma Screening Solutions Announces Partnership with Guardian HR to Extend Pre-Employment Background Screening Services

January 16th, 2018

Through the partnership, Proforma Screening Solutions becomes the preferred provider of pre-employment background screening services for Guardian HR clients.
January 16, 2018 (Purcellville, VA) Virginia-based background screening company, Proforma Screening Solutions, announces its new partnership with employment law …

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Phillip Smith Joins the Proforma Screening Solutions Team as Director of Operations

March 7th, 2017

Smith, a highly effective, professional manager, brings proven leadership capabilities to the Proforma team.
 March 07, 2017 (Purcellville, VA) Proforma Screening Solutions welcomes Phillip Smith to the team as Director of Operations. Smith has previously worked …

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Joe Buerlen Joins the Proforma Screening Solutions Team as a National Account Executive

September 16th, 2016

Buerlen, an award winning business development professional and consultant, brings a unique set of sales and management expertise to the Proforma team.
September 16, 2016 (Purcellville, VA) Proforma Screening Solutions welcomes Joe Buerlen to the team …

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Proforma Screening Solutions Achieves Background Screening Credentialing Council Accreditation

January 12th, 2016

January 12, 2016 - The National Association of Professional Background Screeners (NAPBS®) Background Screening Credentialing Council (BSCC) announced today that Proforma Screening Solutions has successfully demonstrated compliance with the Background Screening Agency Accreditation Program (BSAAP) …

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Ex-Offenders Are in Your Applicant Pool: Will You Hire Them?

January 29th, 2015

The EEOC has made it clear by word and deed that it intends to step up activity enforcing anti-discrimination laws, especially with respect to ex-offenders. Because of this, knowing how to handle job applicants with criminal records has become a high priority for employers.

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A Surprisingly Effective Way to Uncover the Truth about Your Applicant

January 22nd, 2015

Almost every job opening requires a pre-employment interview. Modifying that interview to probe integrity directly can be one of the most important ways there is to build a better, more successful company.

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New Guide for Employers Describes How to Use Social Media for Employee Background Screening

December 3rd, 2014

Proforma Screening Solutions, a unit of the Lowers Risk Group, has published a whitepaper that describes the benefits and hazards of using social media profiles for employment background screening.

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What to Look for in an Employment Background Check

October 30th, 2014

To assess the risk-reward balance in hiring, you can rely on detailed information from a properly designed background check. Taking a risk management approach to background screening can help you to minimize the costs of hiring mistakes consistent with the risk tolerance of your organization.

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Key Elements of EEOC Enforcement Guidance on the Use of Criminal Records

October 29th, 2014

Four key points of the EEOC policy guidelines for employers when using arrest and conviction records in employment decisions.

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If They Don’t Belong Behind the Wheel, Do They Belong in Your Workforce?

October 16th, 2014

One thing most adult Americans share is that they drive a lot. You could argue, along with a substantial majority of armchair sociologists, that our culture is built around the automobile. But when a person climbs behind the wheel, he takes his personal traits and characteristics with him: his driving is a reflection of who he is, and the record of it is an important part of his personal background.

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5 Truths About Employment Background Checks

August 29th, 2014

This article, published in the August 2014 issue of Talent Acquisition Excellence Essentials presented by HR.com, discusses how background checks work, and how the law regulates them.

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New Whitepaper Describes Using Individualized Assessments in Criminal Background Screening

July 17th, 2014

Proforma Screening Solutions, a unit of the Lowers Risk Group, has published a whitepaper that describes a model process for the use of individualized assessments as part of criminal background screening during the hiring process.

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Proforma Screening Solutions Launches New Website to Help Employers Improve Hiring Process

June 19th, 2014

The redesigned Proforma Screening Solutions website features solutions and resources for HR managers and business owners to improve employment-related decisions through background screening.

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