Not all background screening processes are identical in scale, depth, or emphasis and can vary greatly based on a particular organization's location, industry, or priorities. For this and other reasons, we recommend formulating company-specific screening goals for your organization to ensure you’ve[…]

Across industries, many positions require advanced educational qualifications or professional certifications to ensure preparedness for a particular job. Beyond traditional background screening – criminal history, past work experience, etc. – education verification confirms a candidate’s[…]

To confidently hire a promising candidate, an employer must first verify the employment history of the potential employee to ensure that their resume is accurate and confirms the relevant positions they’ve held in the past.

To quickly address the need for more employees during peak seasons and holidays, many employers expedite their standard screening processes by bypassing background verification (or simply conducting it with minimal standards). Although seasonal or holiday employees are only temporary workers with[…]

The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) was created to ensure that businesses protect consumer personal information by getting these businesses to change how this data is collected and what happens to it once businesses have access to this information. As the new year approaches, many of the[…]

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In our related articles, we discuss and define occupational health and wellness and outline the legal considerations for organizations seeking to implement occupational health screenings to improve hiring, employee retention, employee satisfaction, and workplace culture. Here, we’ll explore the[…]

Many organizations use occupational health screenings to determine a potential or current employee’s physical capability to safely complete job-related tasks. Comprehensive occupational health screening can prevent workplace injuries, and disease, and also improve employee satisfaction, employee[…]

At its core, occupational health is designed to ensure job safety for employees across an entire organization while minimizing financial, legal, and reputational risks for employers. As part of this process, employers conduct occupational health screenings to gauge whether a new, existing, or[…]

In an increasingly employee-centric job market where businesses are vying for the same talented candidates, accommodating applicant software can help you improve talent acquisition, expedite time-to-hire, reduce cost-to-hire expenses, and distinguish your company in a crowded hiring environment. As[…]