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Thought leadership pieces from seasoned experts in the identity & background screening field6 Ways Your Business Can Improve Its Employer Brand
Discover six effective strategies to enhance your business's employer brand.
Where 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.
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...
What to Look for in Retail Store Background Checks
BLOG What to Look for in Retail Store Background Checks Tammy Cohen, PHR, SHRM-CP October 4 2022As you likely know, a well-designed, consistently applied background check policy reduces the risk of loss from crimes like theft or fraud and improves the quality of a...
Are Social Media Background Checks Legal?
BLOG Tammy Cohen, PHR, SHRM-CP October 7 2022Running a social media background check is a valuable way to find information about a potential new hire. It paints a fuller, more detailed picture of candidates since it includes additional details that employers would...
How Employee Monitoring Keeps Schools Safe
Background checks for teachers, Greek life, and other roles in education should be accompanied by employee monitoring for maximum safety and security.
How Does a Background Check Verify Employment?
BLOG Tammy Cohen, PHR, SHRM-CP September 7 2022David applied for an open position as the Operations Manager for your Customer Service department. His resume lists a master’s degree in Business Administration (MBA) and advanced skills in organizational planning,...
You Should Continuously Monitor Healthcare Workers. Here’s Why:
Here are 4 ways employee monitoring, the latest innovation in screening, mitigates risk and supports employees at your medical organization.
Employee Monitoring: Building a Secure Workforce in the Utilities Industry
BLOG Tammy Cohen, PHR, SHRM-CP August 22 2022With a Serious Injuries & Fatalities (SIF) rate seven points higher than the all-industry SIF rate, it’s crucial that leaders in the utilities industry take every possible measure to mitigate risk and improve...