What Happens When Your Background Screening Provider Is Acquired?
What changes when your background screening provider is acquired? Here’s what to expect, what to ask, and when to reassess your screening partner.
7 Signs Your Background Screening Provider Is Letting You Down
7 Signs Your Background Screening Provider Is Letting You Down
Learn the warning signs of poor background screening service and what employers should look for in a stronger provider.
Why Do Background Verification Costs Vary Between Providers?
Why Do Background Verification Costs Vary Between Providers?
Background verification costs depend on scope, jurisdiction, and compliance requirements. Here’s what drives the price gap and how to compare quotes.
Background Check Employment History: How Verification Works
Background Check Employment History: How Verification Works
Background checks verify employment history, but the results depend on employer policies and outside systems. Here’s how employment verification works.
Background Check Delays: What Employers Should Know
Background Check Delays: What Employers Should Know
Some background check delays are unavoidable. Others are a provider problem in disguise. Here’s how to tell the difference before your next hire.
How Quantisal™ Transforms Oral Drug Tests
How Quantisal™ Transforms Oral Drug Tests
Discover how Quantisal™ simplifies oral drug testing with tamper-proof collection and lab-ready results.
Employer’s Guide to Return-to-Duty Drug and Alcohol Testing
Employer’s Guide to Return-to-Duty Drug and Alcohol Testing
Stay compliant with return-to-duty and post-accident drug and alcohol testing for safety-sensitive positions. Learn key steps, timelines, and rules.
DOT Drug & Alcohol Testing Requirements
DOT drug test rules made simple. Discover who needs testing, when it’s required, and how to manage a compliant drug and alcohol testing program.
Vendor Screening Services vs Due Diligence
Vendor Screening Services vs Due Diligence
BLOG Tammy Cohen, PHR, SHRM-CP March 24 2017 In an increasingly global world, solely background screening your employees no longer meets the threshold necessary for risk mitigation and protecting your company. It’s become common for companies to outsource work...
Canada Is Legalizing Marijuana – What Does That Mean for Me?
Canada Is Legalizing Marijuana – What Does That Mean for Me?
BLOG Tammy Cohen, PHR, SHRM-CP April 13 2017 With the recent news revealing that Canada has introduced a bill to legalize recreational marijuana use, making it the second nation to authorize marijuana for the entire country, many companies are left wondering how...
Should There Be Drug Testing in Sports?
Should There Be Drug Testing in Sports?
BLOG Tammy Cohen, PHR, SHRM-CP March 15 2017 In 1998, fans of professional baseball held their breath as Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa battled it out to see who could break Roger Maris’s home run record by the end of the season. On September 8, McGwire triumphed with...
Post-offer Pre-Employment Testing
Post-offer Pre-Employment Testing
BLOG Tammy Cohen, PHR, SHRM-CP March 15 2017 Reducing risk in your hiring decision is one of the most important challenges any human resources department can face. Hiring a new employee can cost thousands of dollars in onboarding and orientation, but they can cost...
New WebASAP Feature: User Dashboard
New WebASAP Feature: User Dashboard
BLOG Tammy Cohen, PHR, SHRM-CP March 15 2017 You asked, we answered As a leader in the background screening industry for more than 26 years, we consistently strive to provide tools that improve your screening process without sacrificing the quality of our...
How to Approach a New Hire Background Check
How to Approach a New Hire Background Check
BLOG Tammy Cohen, PHR, SHRM-CP March 15 2017 A new hire background check is an important part of the hiring process, but it can be a tricky task to complete. Potential employers could worry that they have not gathered enough information or are digging deeper into...