Stephanie Whalen has been a valued member of SELECTiON.COM® since the beginning. Here's a little more about her. Favorite part of working at SELECTiON.COM® I enjoy working with numbers and the people I work with. Favorite Hobby Watching sports. Favorite Quote "Great...
Insights on Hiring: Background Checks, Best Practices, and Compliance News
What is the CFPB and why does it matter to the background check industry?
by Thomas Wright, Satisfaction Executive SELECTiON.COM® The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has been in the news a lot recently with its first and only director, former Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray, stepping down the day after Thanksgiving and...
Continued Breaches of Large Companies Leaves Many Asking “How Secure Are We?”
by Brian Huseman, Satisfaction Executive SELECTiON.COM® How does your hiring process account for data security? With the recent surge in security breaches at companies like Equifax, Yahoo, Verizon and Uber, just to name a few, it may be past time for your company to...
3 Retail Holiday Hiring Challenges
by Julie F. Burke, Vice President of Sales SELECTiON.COM® The retail industry faces some unique challenges when it comes to performing background checks during the Holiday season and hiring the best employees possible. Based upon my experience working in the retail...
Unemployment Rates Are Down. Unfortunately, Applicant Embellishment Rates Are Not!
by Thomas Wright, Satisfaction Executive SELECTiON.COM® The Labor Department reported recently that the U.S. jobless rate fell to 4.1% in October, a 17-year low. According to CNN’s Patrick Gillespie (@CNNMoney), “That's why some experts think the U.S. economy is at,...
Employee Spotlight: Jennifer Clark
Jennifer Clark has been a valued member of our Operations team since 2014. Here's a little more about her. Favorite part of working at SELECTiON.COM® I have really enjoyed working for SELECTiON.COM®. I love working at SELECTiON.COM® because of the great employees,...
Customer Service – From the First Call to Customer Satisfaction!
Companies are not all created equal, and for that matter, neither is customer service. However, when it comes to the customers themselves, most will agree on one thing: customer service is the top reason that they continue doing business with any company after the...
If Unemployment Levels Are Down, Why Are Stress Levels Up?
by Wayne J. Jung Wasp Barcode Technologies recently released their annual State of Small Business Report and not surprisingly more than half of the 1,100 small businesses surveyed indicated that hiring new employees was the top challenge facing them in 2017. Less than...
3 Ways To Keep Your Workplace Safe
Knowing the background of your applicant can be your greatest indicator of their ability to do their job. Unfortunately, criminals aren’t going to just give you their records or tell you where they committed their crimes. In fact, there are a few tricks that criminals...
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