Insights on Hiring: Background Checks, Best Practices, and Compliance News
Why Background Check Companies Should Have a QA Process
From time to time, some of our clients question why SELECTiON.COM® follows a QA process for our electronic database searches. Our SEARCH AMERICA® Reports come back showing “hits” about an Applicant. This QA process takes some extra time to complete, but we believe...
Who Are You REALLY Hiring?
How do you really know who you’re hiring? Does the interview and application allow enough face-to-face time for you to really get a good read on an applicant? Do you have enough knowledge about the applicant to make a great hiring decision? In today’s workplace,...
Infographic- Using Social Media For Background Screening
Sources: SHRM- Using Social Media for Talent Acquisition- Recruitment and Screening 2016 CareerBuilder.com Press Release
Three Reasons to Keep Up-to-Date Employee Background Checks
Background checks and pre-employment screenings during the application phase are a vital part of the hiring process. Becoming equally important, as more employers are discovering every day, is the ongoing process of keeping track of current employees. It may not be...
The Sweetest Words I Ever Hear
INFORMATION OVERLOAD Most of us are inundated with calls from marketers and sales people throughout the day, even if we're not the one making the ultimate buying decision. So even though no one likes the sound of the office phone ringing incessantly, often times it's...
SELECTiON.COM® to Co-Sponsor Catholic Leadership Conference
The 12th Annual Child & Youth Protection Catholic Leadership Conference (“CYPCLC”), to be held next month in Savannah, Georgia, promises to provide more than 200 church leaders with a thought-provoking and inspiring list of speakers and activities, and once again...
Why do Employment Verifications take longer to complete?
Many employers today not only run a criminal history on their applicants, but prior employment verifications, as well. Running this type of report on your applicant can help you determine if you have chosen the right candidate for the position based on an honest...
Happy New Year From SELECTiON.COM®
The calendar says that it’s 2017. Christmas was only a little over a week ago, yet it already seems like such a distant memory. One of my neighbors had their decorations down completely by Noon on December 26. I watched as a maintenance worker began dismantling the...
SELECTiON.COM® Continues To Look Forward While Giving Back
CINCINNATI, OH – Although it is a leading technology and information-based company that usually LOOKS FORWARD to the latest innovations and integrations to better serve its customer base, once again this holiday season SELECTiON.COM® took time to GIVE BACK to the...
WHY Entering the Correct Information is EXTREMELY Important for Employee Background Checks?
In today’s world, where information is extremely important, how do you know you’re getting the correct information? Especially when you are making hiring decisions based off of this information. One major component is to make sure you’re entering and providing the...
Can Applicants Refuse to Disclose their SSN?
In order to do a complete and comprehensive background check for potential employees, most companies request Social Security Numbers (SSN.) But what happens if an applicant refuses to disclose their SSN? It’s important that your company have a policy in place...
The Right Applicants Deserve the Right Pre-Employment Screenings
Employers, and subsequently Human Resources personnel, are constantly seeking to recruit and hire the best applicants available. With a large applicant pool it can be difficult to differentiate one qualified applicant from another. Effective pre-employment...
