Kristina Taylor Articles

3 Reasons Why Landlords Should Conduct Tenant Background Checks

Background checks have always been the best and easiest way to secure great tenants, and today, it is more important than ever to protect your property and the people residing there. If you are a landlord, here are the top three reasons why you should take this vital...

Understanding the 4 Types of Criminal Background Checks

Are you exposing your workers to a potentially dangerous situation or putting your company’s growth and stability at risk? Criminal background checks for new hires can help to ensure a safe and comfortable work environment for all employees. But just as the offense...

The Importance of Screening Remote, Contract, and Gig Workers

How well do you know your employees? The pandemic ushered in lasting changes to the traditional workplace, including an increased prevalence and reliance on remote, contract, and gig workers, and today, employee background screening is more important than ever! Verify...

How Verify Protect Simplifies the Drug Testing Process for Employers

Drug testing used to be (and sometimes still is) a tedious process for employers, but not with our secure online system! Easy and paperless, Verify Protect simplifies the drug testing process for employers with results available online, and an electronic chain of...

7 Signs of a Highly Effective Background Check Company

Jun 3, 2019 | Laws & Legal Issues

Your business can’t leave background checks to chance. The security and efficiency of any well-run organization...

When to Credit Check a New Hire

Mar 29, 2019 | Employment Screening

As a person in charge of hiring for your company, you’re likely aware of Equal Employment Opportunity Council...

5 Questions That Can Provide Better Background Info About Candidates

Sep 29, 2016 | Background Checks

We know, of course, that some interview questions are way, way off limits. In the 1950’s and 1960’s it was perfectly...

What You Should Know About Instant Background Checks

Jul 14, 2016 | Background Checks

What many employers, and even individuals who want to check up on an individual's arrest and conviction record fail to...

10 Employment Screening Pitfalls to Avoid

May 23, 2016 | Employment Screening

Pre-employment background checks are one of the most important tools available to employers in the hiring process....

New survey finds 37 percent of employers use social media in screening process

Jun 11, 2012 | Background Checks

The use of social media background checks has been a bit of a hot-button issue lately, as more people bite back...

Keep policy well defined to comply with EEOC guidelines

Jun 4, 2012 | Laws & Legal Issues

The new Equal Employment Opportunity Commission guidelines on background checks for prospective employees was created...

EEOC creates new guidelines for employers using criminal records in employment screening

May 17, 2012 | Background Checks

Update: Alot has changed since this original post in 2012. Click here to see the newest information regarding criminal...

Yahoo CEO latest to get caught padding resume

May 15, 2012 | In the News

Well, it has happened again. This time it’s Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson whose resume was found to be padded. Thompson,...

Dont make assumptions when hiring seasonal workers

May 10, 2012 | Background Checks

More assumptions are made about summer and seasonal workers than perhaps any other segment of the workforce. Think...

Woman fired over 40-year-old shoplifting conviction

May 8, 2012 | Background Checks

A woman was fired from her customer service job at Wells Fargo Home Mortgage in Milwaukee recently for a 40-year-old...

Airport security badges issued before background checks complete

May 2, 2012 | In the News

Recent news reports that several new airport security employees were given their security badges before their...

Social media background checks can have implications of liability

Apr 10, 2012 | Social Networking

We’ve written a lot about social media background checks lately, because it’s a trend that’s creeping into both formal...

Periodic background checks a good follow-up to pre-employment screening

Mar 29, 2012 | Employment Screening

Many employers have a “one and done” attitude about background checks for employees. They conduct what they deem to be...

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