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4 Types of Background Screening Checks

4 Types of Background Screening Checks

When hiring employees, you want to do everything possible to get the best people to join your team. This may not be an easy task whether you've been in the industry for long or not. Different candidates looking for jobs have unique expectations,…
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5 Benefits of Employment Verification

When you employ someone, you want to be sure that they have the skills necessary for the job at hand. That means that you have to ascertain that they worked where they said and developed the skills they claim to have. Some job skills might be…
Types of Employment Background Checks and the Benefits

Types of Employment Background Checks and the Benefits

Doing employment background checks before employing a candidate can save you time and money. However, it is imperative to know the different types of background checks to take full advantage of the entire screening process. Here are various…
Employment Verification to Figure Out Your Candidate’s Skillset

Employment Verification to Figure Out Your Candidate’s Skillset

For most people, the work experience of the candidate is the most important factor in determining to hire them. This is because work experience enables people to adapt easily to a new work environment. The fact is that most work environments…
Employment Verification: The Final Candidate Assessment

Education Verification: The Final Candidate Assessment

It's impossible to verify all of a candidate's capabilities during the interview process. You can miss something even when the process includes skill verification tests, phone screens, multiple interviews, and presentations. The final candidate…
Employment Verification Is Still Needed: Do Not Cut Corners

Employment Verification Is Still Needed: Do Not Cut Corners

Lately, it's easy to wonder why businesses bother using background screening and employment verification services. Wouldn't the use of these services just be a waste of time, money, and resources? You can learn all you need to know about a prospective…
Spotting a Liar vs. Getting Employment Verification

Spotting a Liar vs. Getting Employment Verification

When you're trying to hire a new employee, you generally go through the motions of putting an ad on a job board, looking through resumes, picking out the ones you like and asking them to come in for an interview. After interviewing a few candidates,…
Should You Go with Your “Gut Feeling” or Get a Background Check?

Should You Go With Your “Gut Feeling” or Get a Background Check?

While some employers like to go by their "gut feeling", it can be quite useful to get a background check to back up that gut feeling. There are certain cases when your gut or your intuition might work for you but there are other cases when it…
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Find Problem Solvers for Your Company Through Employment Verification

Employment verification is probably the most important thing you need to do when you hire someone. Not only will it help you to decide whether or not to hire that person, but it will also help you figure out how much salary to offer them.
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Verifying Past Employment of Applicants

Hiring managers will use criminal background checks, credit checks, references and more to help paint a picture of these potential employees. Here are a few ways to verify applicant's past employment.
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What an Employment Verification Reveals

Filling an open position in your company is hard. Doing a background check will help. Here are things that an employment verification reveals.
Use Employment Verification to Avoid Being Scammed

Use Employment Verification to Avoid Being Scammed

When you're hiring someone, it's easy to simply take them at their word. Learn more about using employment verification to avoid negligent hiring.