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

Goodhire

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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Social Media Background Checks: What Employers Should Know

HR Bartender

(Editor’s Note: Today’s article is brought to you by our friends at Accurate Background , a leading provider of compliant background checks, drug and health screenings, and Form I-9 verifications. When you look at the entire recruiting process , the activity that takes the longest is the interview step.

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How Your Background Screening Provider’s Global Partner Ecosystem Enhances the Hiring Workflow

Sterling Check

Changing Standards for Background Checks. Having started at Sterling in 1999, he recalls the predominantly manual workflow, supplemented by the reigning technologies of the time — phones and fax machines. Harris notes, “Ten years ago integrations were simply about reducing the data entry it took to request the background check.”

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4 Ways to Maximize Productivity and Optimize Your Contingent Workforce Background Check Program

Sterling Check

A decade ago, the concept of working a “gig” might bring to mind musicians staging a show at a local venue. If your process is due for a tune up, implementing these four best practices for screening contingent workers can help. Maintain consistent screening practices. Start with Identity.

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Discover 4 Use Cases for Applying AI to Your Recruiting Processes

Recruitment AI technology uncovers the most qualified candidates. This technology automates recruiting routines and facilitates natural conversations, resulting in higher productivity and a better candidate experience. Download the eBook to learn more!

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6 Top Trends in Employment and Identity Screening

Sterling Check

Amid the uncertainty and disruption of 2020 and 2021, Sterling provided background screening and identity verification, as well as Covid testing and a host of other services, to thousands of organizations, staffing firms, and professionals across the globe, helping them hire safely, quickly, and with attention to compliance.

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Background Checks for Olympics-style Events

Sterling Check

The events are held at 13 venues throughout the counties of PyeongChang and Jeongseon as well as the coastal city of Gangneung. Performing background screening checks helps to protect staffing companies from possible bad hires, which can cause undesirable situations at an employer.

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Dice 2018 Recruitment Automation Report

Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) technologies are rapidly changing the way many recruit and hire talent. Read Dice's first-ever Recruitment Automation Report to discover how you can employ new, cutting-edge technologies to source and hire tech talent faster.