When it comes to being a cross-border employer, there are plenty of Canadian and United States laws to consider, and some of those laws regards how to conduct proper applicant/employee background ...

Employers commonly conduct background checks on prospective employees in various areas that they may think relevant when deciding whether to hire an individual for a job. Yet, federal, state, and ...

Employee background checks are used to locate potentially negative information, such as a criminal record or poor credit history. They are also used to verify prior employment, educational ...

Digital technology has made it easy for employers to peel back the layers of workers' pasts. And they're taking advantage of those opportunities: 73 percent of human resources professionals surveyed ...

You’ve culled through your candidates to fill an opening in your business and finally landed on someone who seems like a perfect fit. No matter how much you like your choice, though, you know better ...

Our editorial team draws on its extensive knowledge and experience in the background check industry to independently assess screening companies. We evaluated over 40 data points across 20 vetted ...

Policy: Bowdoin College strives to ensure a safe learning, working, and living environment for its staff, faculty, and students. In support of these efforts, Bowdoin requires background checks to be ...

Accurate Background, an Irvine-based provider of employee background-screening, has agreed to acquire CareerBuilder Employment Screening, whose similar technologies and services will bolster ...

Background checks are an unavoidable hurdle for countless job applicants as they navigate the often long-winded and intricate process of securing employment. Whether or not a background check will ...

The CSU system-wide policy on background checks is in place and updated to provide directives and guidance on background check requirements. The California State University, Sacramento campus, follows ...

We always meet new people, neighbors, romantic interests, employees, and so it goes, and usually, we just can’t be sure what they’re about. You could try spending months or years to get to know a ...