Many employers check references as part of the hiring process. A reference check is when an employer contacts a job applicant’s previous employers, schools, colleges, and other sources to learn more about his or her employment history, educational background, and qualifications for a job. What is...
One of the questions I get asked frequently is "What can an employer say about former employees?" Some job seekers presume that companies can only legally release dates of employment, salary, and your job title. However, that's not the case. Can an employer say a former...
When employers conduct a check of your background (including credit, criminal, past employer checks) using a third party, the background check is covered by The Fair Credit Reporting Act of 1970 (FCRA). Below, learn more about FCRA, and how it impacts any background checks done...
Running background checks: 3 legal requirements We all want to know we're hiring the best candidates. That often requires running thorough background checks on applicants. However, that can be a tricky process—and it could cost you in court if you mishandle it and an applicant...
If you're a landlord, you may use consumer reports to evaluate rental applications - as long as you follow the provisions of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The FCRA is designed to protect the privacy of consumer report information and to guarantee that the...
If you’re looking for love via the internet more than likely you have considered the idea of an online dating service. There are numerous dating websites and no doubt you know of someone who has utilized one of these dating services. Possibly they met some...
Because an employee has greater access to your resources, they are 15 times more likely than a non-employee to steal from you. This loss lessens your competitive edge; it also threatens to put you in the one-third of all business failures that happen due to employee theft.
Owners Jim & Leeanne Mills envisioned making business owners’ lives easier by taking Background Screening, Drug Screening, & Job Applicant Assessment burdens off their plates.
After 21 years of Naval service riding nuclear submarines, we traded in our Navy life and then we worked in the For-Profit Education Industry hiring employees, managers & professors. While hiring new employees our experience using the available Background Check Process proved to be a very time consuming, challenging, frustrating and difficult one.