If you've been wondering exactly why all your interviewees seem to come back with terrible background screening reports, you may want to look internally rather than externally for answers. At many companies, the real focus shouldn't be that applicants are awful; in...
Do you have a policy of background checking your best applicants before they are offered jobs? If so, you'll want to mention this fact in your interviews. What does bringing up the subject do? First and foremost, it allows any applicant to "come clean" about...
If you're new to hiring, you may be concerned about interviewing people. To be sure, it doesn't come easily for everyone. In fact, many "red flags" are overlooked throughout the interview process. What are some of those common "flags"? Below are a few of the...
According to the numbers, the United States leads the world in offering something that's rather embarrassing. It seems that America -- most notably the states of California, Hawaii and Washington -- tops all other countries in the number of "diploma mills". Ouch....
You know you need to background screen new employees... but how do you decide what kind of background screening someone like Angela in accounting needs versus what Dwight in sales needs? (Any "Office" fans out there...?) At VerifyProtect, we've developed a tool to...
Does your business have a high turnover rate? Are you sick and tired of problem employees? Then stop them from coming into your organization at the source! Here are 10 proven ways to make sure that toxic workers never get on the payroll. 1. Be very clear in your...
Many employers refuse to call the references listed by applicants because they assume they'll be useless. However, that's certainly not the case! At VerifyProtect, we've done our fair share of reference checking... and if you think that all reference checks are...
You're browsing through the resume of a potential applicant and he/she looks pretty impressive on paper. There are a number of management positions and responsibilities that he/she has held, and that's exactly what you need for your position. So you give him/her a...
