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...
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...
Plenty of applicants...
Who's driving you? Uber has revolutionized the taxi industry with its innovative model of hiring drivers that use their own cars and Uber's system to work when they want and keep vehicles near major business centers. But with that model comes risk, and for Uber and...
Social Security is part of any background check. When you tell a potential employee you'll be running a background check, they usually have a few questions. One of the most important ones to field is "Are you using my social security number, and how are you...
Get the employee you need. Trust is fundamental in any employer/employee relationship. But unless you're your only employee, you'll need to check the background of anybody you're thinking about bringing on board. Otherwise, you might not just wind up with a bad employee, you might wind...
Drug screens are a useful tool for finding the most dependable employees, but not all drug screens are created equal. If your employees will be getting behind the wheel, you'll need to ensure they take a DOT drug test. But what is a DOT drug...
You have more data than ever...
Each month we get calls from individuals asking questions about how employers verify past employment. What they are really asking is if their resume is not 100% accurate will a new potential employer find out? It is called and an employment verification search (EVS) rather than a...
In the United States, background checks have become a normal part of life. Individuals have concerns about their safety and employers need to hire people who are responsible, reliable, and most of all legal. Employers who do not run background checks run the risk of...
