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Thought leadership pieces from seasoned experts in the identity & background screening fieldWhere and How to Get a Background Check
Discover how to get a background check for employment, why a criminal background check is important, and what to look for in a background check company.
6 Ways Your Business Can Improve Its Employer Brand
Discover six effective strategies to enhance your business's employer brand.
Busting 8 Myths About Background Check Organizations
The best background check sites put your mind at ease. Here are the 8 myths that don’t apply to the best background check organizations.
How to Review Your Background Check Provider
Wondering if your background check provider is still the best around? Use this checklist to review your current vendor and other background check companies.
4 Ways to Improve Your Background Checks for Employment
Designing a thorough background check for employment is key to your company’s hiring strategy. Discover how to improve your employment screening strategy.
Employment Background Screening for Modern Candidates
Discover why a modern employment background screening program should include a social media background check, education verification check, and monitoring.
FCRA-Compliant Background Checks for Employment
BLOG Tammy Cohen, PHR, SHRM-CP December 18 2023Employment background checks are a standard practice for most businesses these days. Employers expect to run the standard services, and applicants expect to wait a couple of days for results. But if you’re new to the...
Background Checks for Temporary Employees: What HR Needs to Know
BLOG Tammy Cohen, PHR, SHRM-CP December 4 2024Following the rise in popularity of the gig economy, we’ve seen more companies hiring temporary workers. The risks of hiring non-permanent employees are often overlooked because of a common misconception: these...
How Ridesharing Can Keep Riders’ Trust
BLOG Tammy Cohen, PHR, SHRM-CP November 7 2018 Ten years ago, the cardinal rule of the internet was to never under any circumstances give out your location or agree to meet strangers. It’s safe to say that times have changed. Ridesharing apps enable people to hire...
3 Reasons Small Businesses Should Hire Freelancers
BLOG Tammy Cohen, PHR, SHRM-CP September 27 2018 In today’s booming gig economy, small business owners shouldn’t just look at freelancers as a competitive advantage; they should look at them as skilled specialists that can be leveraged for select projects. Here’s...
5 Tricks to Treat Your Employees This Halloween
BLOG Tammy Cohen, PHR, SHRM-CP October 24 2018 It’s scary how InfoMart’s employee engagement program – The House of IM – manages to up the excitement factor of our Halloween event every year. Here are the tips and tricks we’ve gleaned from years of putting on this...
Transportation Industry Background Screening
BLOG Tammy Cohen, PHR, SHRM-CP October 24 2018 InfoMart knows the transportation industry from the local companies with one driver to the largest of global transportation companies. We serve them all. Our experience with transportation companies dates to the...
How Talent Analytics Can Help Grow Your Small Business
BLOG Tammy Cohen, PHR, SHRM-CP October 17 2018 In the last 20 years, candidate screening and hiring has been automated. However, the hiring manager still needs to make a decision on hundreds of candidates. Years ago, people told hiring managers to “go with their...
What You Need to Know About Marijuana and Drug Tests
BLOG Tammy Cohen, PHR, SHRM-CP September 18 2018 Marijuana and drug tests are one of the most often discussed news topics today. Though it has been considered a Schedule I drug since 1970, thirty states and the District of Columbia have legalized it in some form....