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HR Best Practices: The 3 Cs of Background Check Policies

Goodhire

Editor’s note: The COVID-19 pandemic has affected background checks and hiring, so we thought it was time to refresh a popular blog that ran in 2015 to help employers determine whether they need to update their employment screening policy. COMPANY-WIDE. That way, all candidates and employees are treated fairly and consistently.

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The Recent Evolution of Ban the Box/Fair Chance Laws

Sterling Check

Background Checks. The policies are designed to address the possibility of discrimination by providing job applicants with a fair chance at employment regardless of their criminal history. Over the course of two decades, state and local jurisdictions have enacted Ban the Box/Fair Chance laws with requirement variations.

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What’s the Real Cost of a Bad Hire?

Cisive

At the other end of the scale is an estimate from SHRM, which suggests that the cost of bad hires can run as high as $240,000. The cost of a bad hiring decision includes finding and training a new employee. One 2012 survey found that 17% of a manager’s time was spent on that task, and it’s likely that figure remains similar today.

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Create A Structure That Makes Everyone Accountable For Creating An Inclusive Environment

HR Tech Girl

A friend mentioned that they were hiring for front desk support at a staffing agency where she worked. Fast forward to 2012 and, after a particularly tough week at work, I applied online to be Director of talent acquisition at a Brooklyn-based company called Wireless Generation (current day Amplify).

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What's the Real Cost of a Bad Hire?

Precheck

A 2012 report from the Center for American Progress, used by the Department of Labor, found the average cost of turnover is 21% of the bad hire's annual salary. A 2012 report from the Center for American Progress, used by the Department of Labor, found the average cost of turnover is 21% of the bad hire's annual salary.

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Your Adverse Action Checklist

Sterling Check

Consumer reports may include credit history, criminal record, and increasingly, information related to social media activity. Let’s take a closer look at what the adverse action process entails, before briefly highlighting a few tips and best practices from Sterling’s own Adverse Action Checklist for employers.

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Your Comprehensive Adverse Action Checklist

Sterling Check

This data includes credit history, criminal record, and increasingly, information related to social media activity. Let’s take a closer look at what the adverse action process entails, before briefly highlighting a couple tips and best practices from Sterling’s own Adverse Action Checklist for employers.