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Background Checks Lead to Charges of Racism

Last week, the EEOC filed two complaints against Dollar General and BMW, claiming the companies discriminated against black job applicants following employee criminal background screenings. Currently, EEOC guidelines encourage employers to make several considerations...

New survey says more employers doing fewer credit checks

A recent Society for Human Resource Management survey found that more than half of respondents to a recent Society for Human Resource Management survey said they don’t use credit checks in the hiring process. That’s an increase from 2010, when 40 percent of...

Clearing up myths about background checks

With the use of background checks increasingly in the news, employees and job seekers across all industries are becoming more wary of what details about their personal and professional histories are being researched, reviewed and used against them during the hiring...

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

The use of social media background checks has been a bit of a hot-button issue lately, as more people bite back against the privacy-violating practice of employers asking for job applicants’ social media passwords. While employers are wading into this new area of...

Are you sure all your background check protocols are being followed?

Feb 22, 2012 | Background Checks

If your company has an established employment screening process in place, are you sure it’s being followed? Are all...

More job applicants performing background checks on themselves

Jan 13, 2012 | Background Checks

Job applicants conducting background checks on … themselves? According to some industry experts, the latest trend in...

Be Clear About Background Check Policy to Ease Parents Fears

Sep 16, 2011 | Background Checks

Chances are if your business or organization deals with children, you’ve taken steps to ensure their safety through...

Contractors Who Work At Schools, Health Care Facilities Should Undergo Background Checks

Jun 10, 2011 | Background Checks

Employment background screening has been standard protocol for all schools, day care centers, nursing homes and other...

When You Background Check, Youre Protecting Your Current Employees

Jan 21, 2011 | Background Checks

Most employers don’t consider background checking their new hires as being a way to protect their current employees,...

Should Background Checks Be Used at Homeless Shelters?

Apr 22, 2010 | Background Checks, In the News

A recent editorial from the Northwest Herald (Illinois) caught our eye. In the piece, editor Kevin Lyons makes a good...

Fake Degrees Affect Employers Outside of U.S.

Apr 2, 2010 | Background Checks, In the News

Think that the United States is the only country where job applicants fib about their educational credentials? Not...

Are the People Working in Your House Background Checked?

Feb 23, 2010 | Background Checks

The plumber who fixes your leaking faucet. The housecleaner who tidies up while you're at work. The carpet...

Employees Shouldn’t Blab about Background Check Results

Feb 19, 2010 | Background Checks

As important as it is to have a procedure for background checking all potential new hires, it's equally as important...

Should Your Nonprofit Organization Make Volunteer Background Checks Mandatory?

Feb 16, 2010 | Background Checks

Are you involved with a nonprofit organization? If so, does it have mandatory background checks for volunteers? If you...

Talk about Background Checks During Interviews

Feb 2, 2010 | Background Checks

Do you have a policy of background checking your best applicants before they are offered jobs? If so, you'll want to...

The Simple Way to Choose the Background Screening You Need

Jan 19, 2010 | Background Checks

You know you need to background screen new employees... but how do you decide what kind of background screening...

Applicants Who Lie, part III: References

Jan 13, 2010 | Background Checks

Many employers refuse to call the references listed by applicants because they assume they'll be useless. However,...

Referrals – A Great Job Candidate Source, but Don’t Forget to Screen Them!

Dec 29, 2009 | Background Checks

Every employer knows that one of the best ways to come up with really wonderful job candidates is to get them by...

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