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Name or Fingerprint Background Checks: What Is the Difference?

Background checks are becoming part of the fabric of our nation. More and more a background check is something that everyone who ranges in age from their early 20’s through at least late middle age will undergo a background check for one reason or another. Not only...

FCRA Compliance & Guidelines For Background Screening

The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) has guidelines that must be followed in order to perform a background check on a potential employee or applicant. Failure to follow those guidelines can mean big problems for your business. Fortunately, there are ways to make sure...

Ban The Box In 2015

The last time you completed a job application, the question “Have you ever been convicted of a crime?” likely appeared somewhere on the document. Like all of the questions on a typical job application, this one is designed to instantly eliminate applicants who don’t...

10 Reasons You Should Run Background Checks for Every New Employee

No matter what industry your business falls into, the fact remains that hiring the right employees is vital to your company's overall success. Without running a background check on your job applicants, however, you could be putting your company and even your other...

Does Having a Criminal Record Affect Employment Opportunities?

Oct 30, 2014 | Background Checks, Criminal Checks, Employment Screening

Someone who has been on the wrong side of the law may face a number of repercussions, including fines, jail time and a...

Background Screenings ban some parents from schools

Aug 26, 2013 | Background Checks, Criminal Checks

Criminal background checks are not only keeping teachers with prior convictions out of schools, they are keeping some...

Background Checks Lead to Charges of Racism

Jun 16, 2013 | Background Checks

Last week, the EEOC filed two complaints against Dollar General and BMW, claiming the companies discriminated against...

New survey says more employers doing fewer credit checks

Jul 25, 2012 | Background Checks

A recent Society for Human Resource Management survey found that more than half of respondents to a recent Society for...

Clearing up myths about background checks

Jun 13, 2012 | Background Checks

With the use of background checks increasingly in the news, employees and job seekers across all industries are...

Background Checks Make Sense!

Oct 26, 2010 | Background Checks, Employment and Education Verification

Whether your business is large or small, you know how important good employees are, both to your bottom line and to...

5 Solid Reasons to Background Check Your Employees

Oct 20, 2010 | Background Checks

Not background checking your employees? Here are 5 reasons you might want to reconsider your position... 1. Diploma...

Church Volunteers May Need Background Checks, Too

Oct 19, 2010 | Background Checks

It's been called a "nuisance" and an "outrage" by some people and a "godsend" and "good thing" from others. However,...

Diploma Mills Alive and Well

Oct 15, 2010 | Background Checks

It's a tough job market out there... and for some applicants, that's enough of a fact to turn them towards bad...

Does Advertising That You Background Check Net You Better Employees?

Oct 14, 2010 | Background Checks

If you're a company that regularly background checks all applicants, congratulations! You're obviously taking the...

“Free” Background Checks are NEVER Free!

Oct 4, 2010 | Background Checks

NEWSFLASH: "Free" Background Checks are Anything But! Unless you've been living under a rock, you've probably been...

It’s Time to Start Background Checking Your Volunteers

Oct 1, 2010 | Background Checks

Schools are doing it. Churches are doing it. Nonprofits are doing it. They're all background checking volunteers......

Background Checks – Part of the Hunt for Good Employees

Sep 6, 2010 | Background Checks

Have you ever felt like the task of finding good employees was beginning to feel a little like an African safari...

Who Pays for Background Checks?

Sep 3, 2010 | Background Checks

It's an interesting question: Who pays for background checks? Is it the employer? The potential employee? The...

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