Oct 7, 2014 | Background Checks, Conviction, Criminal Records, Hiring
Home » Background Checks Should you hire an ex-convict? Oftentimes young people make mistakes whether due to socio-economical circumstances, immaturity, lack of adult mentor guidance or simple peer pressure. Sadly, most of them could have done something better if...
Sep 25, 2014 | Background Checks, Conviction, Criminal Records, Hiring
Home » Background Checks » Criminal Records The conundrum of background checks. A delicate balance. Traditionally, the intended purpose of doing background checks has been to verify and/or find the information you may not know about someone’s past. Doing so enables...
Sep 3, 2014 | Background Checks, Criminal Records, EEOC, FCRA, Hiring, Human Resources
Home » Hiring » Page 3 Should you rely only on a criminal database search? Despite the fact that nationwide criminal databases are often an effective background screening strategy, employers must be aware of the constraints and legal vulnerability related to utilizing...
Aug 20, 2014 | Background Checks, Conviction, Criminal Records, Hiring
Home » Background Checks » Criminal Records » Conviction The magic of doing background checks with Name Variation Algorithms (NVA) Our Name Variation Algorithms background check report helps you uncover former names and aliases that your applicant may have omitted...
May 14, 2014 | Background Checks, EEOC, Employment Discrimination
Home » Hiring » Employment Discrimination How employers can conduct background checks to avoid EEOC penalties Jacqueline Berrien, the Chair of the EEOC recently clarified the EEOC’s position when it comes to employment screening. The guidance was not designed to...