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Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) like Taleo and HireList, to name a couple, create a platform to simply categorically sort through applicants. Instead of sorting through applicants one by one, looking through application after application, seeing unqualified candidate after candidate; ATSs remove that burden to fine the most qualified individuals instantly. ATSs are becoming more and…

With over one million drivers arrested for DUI every year, every employer is bound to run into an applicant who has had a previous DUI record in their criminal history at some point, but what should this mean to an employer? An individual with a DUI on their record paints a picture of a lack…

Social media is one of the greatest sources of information into an applicant’s lives, there is no denying it. Many individuals leave their lives wide open to the public without any privacy settings, so what’s stopping employers from looking up potential applicants and snooping around their social media profiles? Well, it may just be a…

The argument that background checks discriminate against criminals is one of the most lobbied complaints against the industry as a whole. Many say this type of discrimination is not too dissimilar from what plagued African-Americans before the Civil Rights Movement, woman before the 1920’s or any other ethnic, race, gender and/or age groups. The distinction…

Employee theft and fraud is something that has always been a problem for businesses. On average an organization can expect approximately a 5% revenue loss from both, although something that may leave you incredulous is that that percentile is expected to rise in the coming years.  You see, many organizations are looking to cut expenditures…

Employment background checks, the term to the unfamiliar conjures up a variety of preconceived misconceptions that just do not accurately reflect the industry as a whole. Many are under the belief that there is an all-encompassing national database that houses the entire country’s criminal record history. Some believe that these databases can be accessed without…

The Fair Credit Reporting Act houses some of the most vital regulations for employers utilizing a third party background check company. It has specific mandates that ensure that applicants receive fair treatment and have a say in the screening process. Although despite its importance, employers have been making some pretty big FCRA blunders in 2014.…

Most employers now screen incoming job candidates’ histories for previous convictions and/or other unfavorable qualities. This ensures that an individual is suitable for the level of responsibility that will soon be entrusted to them, but is one background check enough? The answer is simply… convoluted. In today’s world unpredictability can land anyone unsuspecting in a…