You’ve taken on the challenge of selecting a background screening provider...How can you find your way to the best possible partnership, without feeling like you’re studying for an advanced degree in background check essentials? Fear not—here's an easy-to-use checklist to help you through this process.
It’s easy to understand why some HR professionals might envy FBI fingerprinting, believing it to be the fast-track to flawless background screening. Don’t feel left out—FBI searches are often mistaken for the gold standard in background investigation but they’re not all they’re cracked up to be. Let’s take a deep dive into the FBI fingerprint database to understand its shortcomings and how to deal with fingerprinting if it is a requirement in your industry.
Headed on a road trip or venturing to a new restaurant across town? Chances are, you’ll call up an app like Google Maps to help you navigate. But what if you’re an HR pro or recruiter and need to obtain the best background check on a likely new hire—how do you get there?
Last mile drivers come into close contact with the public, which increases legal and reputational risks related to a bad hire. What are the "must have" elements of a quality background screen for the last mile driver?
Two recent nationwide stories highlight the important role comprehensive, quality background checks can play in protecting the safety of employees and consumers, in addition to the risks employers face in negligent hiring and retention.
We won’t quote the driver shortage numbers, because anyone recruiting in the transportation industry is already familiar with the challenges of finding good employees with the right traits to take a seat behind the wheel. How might second chance hiring ease your recruitment woes?
Your candidates want to know how long their background check will take. Now you can say "almost no time at all!"
Not all jobs are right for all candidates. Second chance initiatives, however, are helping to ensure that there is a job that’s right for everyone, including people with a previous criminal history.
