Employment Screening

Time-to-hire is a critical metric for almost any staffing agency and HR department, large or small. Employers need to fill seats, and employees need to fill mouths; there isn’t much time for unwanted bottlenecks. As an employment screening partner, we understand the frustrations that unforeseen delays in the screening process can cause. While just a […]

Employment screening is often associated with criminal background checks, but other solutions should be observed. Employment screening also includes the following: Verifications Drug Screening Occupational Health Screening DOT Screening And more Many organizations need more than just a criminal background check solution. They must execute their drug testing program, follow employee health screening protocols, adhere

Current employers are required to place more trust in their workers than ever before. Here are some observations that support that claim: More and more working environments are partially or fully remote. Employees are expecting increasingly more autonomy in their positions. Streamlined workflows and improving AI mean each individual within an organization has more prominent

Emerging AI/machine learning technologies are creating tsunami-sized waves, particularly when it comes to data retrieval and distribution. Our realities are drawing closer to what would have once been seen as a fantasy realm. It is getting easier and easier to imagine a world where AI does it all– and in the context of employment screening,

According to a 2019 survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau, workers in the healthcare industry accounted for 14 percent of the entire U.S. workforce.  These figures have all but grown following the pandemic, making the healthcare industry one of the largest and fastest-growing sectors in the country.  The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics anticipates

Each organization has a unique “why” when it comes to its vetting practices. Some organizations are simply required to screen employees and are allotted a generous budget to do so. Others have experienced one or more incidents of workplace violence or fraud. Some may see a drastic decrease in employee turnover when following a clearly-defined

When it comes to obtaining court records, there are a number of considerations. Are records to be retrieved from the civil courts or the criminal courts?… A federal district courthouse or a county courthouse? The truth is, there is no way to obtain all court information– county and federal; civil and criminal– by searching a

Pre-hire screening is a great way to gauge whether or not new hires meet company standards before entering the doors on their first day. However, standards are meant to be upheld and many organizations don’t have processes in place to keep employees accountable past their hire date. Words like ‘pre-employment screening’ and ‘applicant screening’ work

Hiring is a challenge— and projected turnover rates aren’t going to help matters. As mentioned in a previous article: “According to Gartner, the average organization will see a 20 percent increase in turnover from their pre-pandemic average this year. In other words, a company that lost 50 employees annually in 2019, can expect to lose