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What Can We Learn About Education Verification From “Suits”?
Background Check NewsIt can be quite deleterious for your company if you hire someone with the wrong educational qualifications. You wouldn't hire someone without an accounting degree to be your accountant; doing so could result in a lot of financial mistakes. Similarly,…

The Importance of Factual, Objective Investigations in the Hiring Process
Background Check NewsYou might think that the word "investigation" sounds very formal, but the fact is that we tend to investigate everything before taking an important step. For example, if you want to buy a home, you're going to do some investigation first. You'll…

Should You Think Twice Before Hiring That Job Candidate?
Background Check NewsEmployment verification is perhaps the most important part of any background screening. This is because work experience is the most important part of any candidate's background. It is what eventually determines whether that candidate will be…

Risk Assessment: Managing Background Screenings
Background Check NewsWe are aware of how important pre-employment background screenings are. However, we are also aware that they can also be stressful. It does not matter what end you are on as far as background screenings, the process requires risk assessment.…

Selecting a Background Check Provider
Background Check NewsConducting a background check has become a necessary part of a successful hiring process. Can you imagine finding a candidate you believe would be perfect for your business or organization? You loved the candidate's resume and the candidate…

Background Check Provider: The User Experience Makes a Difference
Background Check NewsOne of the elemental steps in securing employment with the majority of companies today is a background check. A background check does more than offer employers the ability to check how factual one's resume is. A background check can also be…

Consulting a Background Check Provider to Get the Hard Facts About a Job Candidate
Background Check NewsNowadays, many businesses use consultants for various reasons. When you don't want to bring someone in full-time, you can go to a consultant instead and pay them a fee to perform a certain service for you. And that service varies. It can be…

Investigate Your New Hire’s Background to Avoid Losing Trade Secrets and Clients
Background Check NewsWhen you hire someone for your business, you are essentially putting a lot of trust in them. You are trusting them to show up on time and do a good job. Also, you may be trusting them to keep your trade secrets. You may also be trusting them…

Background Screenings: Receive Results in Days
Background Check NewsIt is not uncommon for hiring managers to mistakenly hire a job candidate based on a resume, references, and job history. Some potential candidates look so great on paper that many hiring managers do not take it a step further by using a background…

Pre-Employment Hiring: Background Screenings
Background Check NewsOver 90% of employers conduct background checks on applicants attempting to obtain a position within the company. Over 70% of employers will perform a check on everyone who applies to the company. For many employers, there will be plenty to…

Spotting a Liar vs. Getting Employment Verification
Background Check NewsWhen 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,…

Risk Management Tips for Your Business
General InterestThat thought of risk can send shivers down anyone's spine. We all wish to be in a comfortable routine where every decision is made with relative ease. Unfortunately, life doesn't turn out that way. In the business world, a certain element of…