When an applicant hands over their data, do they just get the keys? On February 20th, Kalamazoo, MI, saw an enormous tragedy. Jason Dalton, an Uber driver, shot and killed six people and reportedly was even working for the service during the time he was actively...
Before you check, know the law. States are rapidly changing background check laws, with new and tighter restrictions being passed all the time. But New York City's Fair Chance Act is one of the strictest new laws on background checks. So how should employers deal with...
Stephan Baldwin is the Director of Business Development for Assisted Living Center, an online directory of aging care communities. Caring for an elderly person requires a special kind of professional. Family members are trusting these health care providers and nursing care employees with their parents, aunts,...
Did the background check you ran tell the truth? Background checks are crucial to any hiring process; they protect you, your employees, and your applicants. But just as important as the background check is the accuracy of that check, as Wells Fargo is learning the hard...
The employment background check is a crucial step when you are ready to move an application forward. As an employer, it is vital to know your responsibilities. Image courtesy of Flickr Creative Commons. Paul Panzer, a job applicant recently denied employment based on an errant employment...
Do you know who you're hiring? The state of Ohio has been struggling with background checks for a number of years, but someone is finally doing something about it. The state's attorney general, Mike DeWine, is working to overhaul the state's background check system, and it...
Know your employees, not how they fill out applications. Employers are hearing more and more about "banning the box," a movement to remove a checkbox from employment applications that discloses whether or not the applicant has ever been convicted of a crime. It seems likely to...
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Trust your applicants, but verify nonetheless. The background check is a useful tool for finding the right applicant for a job. But your standard background check won't find absolutely everything about an applicant, and you can't check absolutely everything they put on a job application. In addition...
The box is as much mental as legal. Background checks are increasingly central to the hiring process, but not everyone is happy about that. Among them are protesters rallying around a specific cry: "Ban the box." What does this mean, for employers and for applicants? What Is...
