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How is the COVID-19 Pandemic Impacting Employment Background Checks?

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Editor’s note: This blog was updated on April 30, 2020, to reflect new information regarding drug screening labs, and additional FAQs related to COVID-19. The COVID-19 pandemic is changing the way we approach employment background checks. We are currently fulfilling background screenings in nearly 90% of U.S.

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4 Reasons to Use Tech-Enabled Social Media Screening

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According to a recent survey , nearly 75% of employers use search engines to research their job candidates. Of these employers, 85% uncovered online content that caused them not to hire a candidate, potentially saving their company from a negative hiring experience and the cost of a poor hire. The bottom line?

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Guide to Hiring Employees in Azerbaijan

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Familiarize yourself with the local market conditions, industry regulations, and economic trends to make informed decisions regarding your hiring strategy. What are the Employment Laws in Azerbaijan? Azerbaijan has a comprehensive legal framework governing employment relationships, which is primarily regulated by the Labor Code.

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Choosing the Right Reporting Period for Your Criminal Background Check Program

Cisive

How far back should you search criminal backgrounds for your applicants and employees? Understanding the reporting period of your criminal background checks can be confusing. There is a patchwork of federal and state laws that limit how far back you can search in your background check.

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7 Compliance Questions That Keep HR Professionals Up at Night

Sterling Check

Consider the slew of ban-the-box, fair chance hiring laws, and restrictions on the type of information you can consider in background checks. While these laws apply primarily to public employers and contractors, 14 states and 20 cities or counties hold private employers to similar standards.

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What Happens When a Candidate Background Check Reveals a Criminal Record?

Cisive

For Cisive’s most recent benchmark report, Cisive Insights: Talent Screening Trends 2021 , Cisive surveyed more than 1,500 human resources, talent acquisition, compliance, and recruitment professionals worldwide to get a big picture view of the talent screening landscape during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Navigating U.S. Privacy Law and Background Screening

Cisive

For Consumer Reporting Agencies (CRAs), there’s a large framework of laws guiding the work of background screening companies. It helps protect the accuracy, fairness, and privacy of information collected by CRAs, and allows consumers to correct potential inaccuracies in reports. Connecticut. California.