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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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4 Tips for Improving Your Background Checks

InfoMart

4 Tips for Improving Your Background Checks. Running background checks on candidates is a crucial step in the recruiting process. But background checks can be tedious and difficult to navigate; many states have their own specific laws and requirements, such as Ban-the-Box legislation. October 4 2018.

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Answering the Top 5 Questions Your Talent Has About Background Checks

InfoMart

Answering the Top 5 Questions Your Talent Has About Background Checks. Over the past 30 years, InfoMart has conducted millions of pre-employment background checks for staffing companies. In that time, candidates and employers have had plenty of questions about background checks. Tammy Cohen , PHR, SHRM-CP.

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HR Tech Annual Conference: Sterling’s Top Takeaways

Sterling Check

We were proud to showcase all the ways in which we put people first in our background screening and identity verification services. Candidates are often unable to easily navigate the portal and do not have the ability to attach supporting documents via upload or snapping a photo. Another common theme was turnaround times.

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5 Actions to Take Today to Cope With the Great Resignation

Sterling Check

The decision to leave a job is always a personal one, but certain trends have emerged throughout the Great Resignation, including a desire for work entailing less health risk, a preference for early retirement, and the well-documented population shift to the Sunbelt states. Deliver Best-in-Class Onboarding.

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How HR’s Digital Transformation Will Elevate the Candidate, Employee Experience in 2020

Sterling Check

The need for a candidate experience that mirrors the convenience, efficiency and speed of the best online consumer transactions should extend to the background screening process. In 2020, these should constitute table stakes that employers must expect from good background screening service providers in 2020.

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Should You Include Social Media in Background Checks?

Cisive

In a 2020 survey by The Harris Poll , 70% of employers who responded said they believe every company should screen candidates’ social media profiles during the hiring process and 78% of employers believe that current employees should maintain a work-appropriate social media profile. Creating a Social Media Screening Policy.