Adverse Action Results in Background Checks

Adverse Action Results in Background Checks

Adverse action is a term many employers would rather avoid. It complicates the hiring process and adds time to it, but it is required by law as part of  pre-employment screening. Advances in technology and data sharing over the last decades have made background checks...
The Case for Post-Employment Background Checks

The Case for Post-Employment Background Checks

Why Post-Employment Checks? Post-employment background checks are not as recognized as pre-employment background checks, but they can prove to be just as important. “Former bank employee admits to stealing more than $130,000”.  “Pharmacy Tech Pleads Guilty to Stealing...
What is Involved in Pre-Employment Screening?

What is Involved in Pre-Employment Screening?

Pre-employment Screening Has Evolved While pre-employment screening has always been a part of the hiring process, over the years it has gotten more complicated for job-seekers. Many people out in today’s job market are out there for the first time in years or even...
Background Checks and the Volunteer Workforce

Background Checks and the Volunteer Workforce

Economic Impact of the Volunteer According to the Corporation for National and Community Service, nearly 62.8 million people performed 7.9 billion hours of volunteer service in 2015. This is an estimated value of $184 million to organizations who count on these...
Using Background Checks in Fair Hiring Practices.

Using Background Checks in Fair Hiring Practices.

Employers should use all the tools at their disposal when hiring. No matter how regulated a company makes its hiring process, the human element will come into the decision process at some point. Assumptions can be made based on prejudices that a hiring manager may not...
How to Use Background Checks to Increase Rental Rates

How to Use Background Checks to Increase Rental Rates

Blemishes in their past? Maybe you don’t have to turn them away. As a landlord, you have a lot on your plate. Even if you enlist the services of a management company, you still have to ensure that your tenants are upstanding people who will not only take care of your...