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.
3 Reasons Why Background Checks are Vital for Restaurants
3 Reasons Why Background Checks are Vital for Restaurants
The restaurant industry doesn’t immediately come to mind when you think of the types of businesses most likely to conduct background screening on a new or potential employee. High employee turnover rates make the cost of background checks seem too prohibitive to...
What to Do: Incorrect Information on Your Background Check
What to Do: Incorrect Information on Your Background Check
The unthinkable has happened. You applied for your dream job and were awaiting the results of your background check when the potential employer contacted you and said you’d been passed over for the position. The hiring manager says that you failed your screening,...
Why Your Nonprofit Should Screen Volunteers
Why Your Nonprofit Should Screen Volunteers
A nonprofit business is often working to do the impossible – serve a community or cause while operating on as little money as possible. Employees are often told to work with what they’ve got, stretching supplies and welcoming any and all people who wish to...
Why We Need Background Checks for Youth Sports Volunteers
Why We Need Background Checks for Youth Sports Volunteers
BLOG Tammy Cohen, PHR, SHRM-CP March 20 2015 While after-school activities are an integral part of a child’s social development, parents are often wary of the individuals assigned to supervise their children on a regular basis. With many youth activities, such as...
How to Recognize Black History Month at Work
How to Recognize Black History Month at Work
BLOG Tammy Cohen, PHR, SHRM-CP February 27 2015 Black History Month is an opportunity to celebrate and educate your way to being a “Best Place to Work.” We usually see companies recognize BHM with sales and promotions, instead of celebrating and recognizing rich...
8 Tips for Recognizing Black History Month in the Workforce
8 Tips for Recognizing Black History Month in the Workforce
BLOG Tammy Cohen, PHR, SHRM-CP February 25 2015 Corporate events range from simple to complex, but all events can contribute to developing your workforce culture and cultivating a “Best Place to Work.” Often, the perceived difficulty of planning, implementing, and...