Background Screening

In today’s world, a growing number of employers are requiring job candidates to submit background checks. Many assume that if your work history checks out, you must be educated in the field and, therefore, don’t see a need to perform an education verification check. Others choose to verify the education section on an applicant’s resume Read more »

Globally, about ninety-three percent of firms conduct background checks as part of their pre-hiring process. By the same token, only one in five of them conduct any background checks post-hire. Some employers may think only submitting pre-employment checks are a wise decision because they may have a tough decision in front of them should a Read more »

If you’ve ever worked with debt collections, you realize employers skip trace social security numbers in an effort to track down a customer who owes the company money. That’s because a person’s social security number (SSN) is a key source of identity. Prior to 1986, it wasn’t unusual for people to wait to have their Read more »

Some employers have no need of checking employee driving records because their employees stay on-site throughout their shifts. Those who employ the safety-sensitive workforce are mandated by the Department of Transportation (DOT) to complete a Driver Safety Performance History on every potential new hire. The history includes obtaining driving records from every state in which Read more »

Human Resources (HR) is responsible for the hiring process and many companies include a background screening. If your company completes background screenings on potential employees, you know they get costly. In fact, some larger companies have contracts with a specific background screening company that provides bulk rates. Others pay as they go because they aren’t Read more »