Insights on Hiring: Background Checks, Best Practices, and Compliance News
The Fair Credit Reporting Act Is About More Than Simply Credit
One of the most frequent questions that we receive from our clients is whether their organization has to abide by the terms of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) if they are not seeking an applicant’s credit information. The simple answer is yes. And here’s why… The...
We Need A Background Check As Part Of Your Application
by Wayne J. Jung “That statement alone sends shivers through many of our applicants, especially those with something to hide who fear the disclosure will cost them their chance at a job.” That’s what an HR director recently told me as we were discussing the type of...
In The World Of Background Checks, Enough Is Never Enough
by Wayne J. Jung When I started in the background check business, one of the first things I learned was that no “silver bullet” reporting solution exists. Which I understood to mean, despite the use of an overused analogy, that there wasn’t one single report that...
Fingerprints Can’t Be Faked, But The Records Are Not Always As Thorough As You Might Need Them To Be
According to The Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System (IAFIS), which is maintained by the FBI, there are currently 78-million subjects in its criminal master fingerprint file. When you take into consideration that slightly more than one in three...
Government Shutdown Affects E-Verify Service
According to the DHS website, the government shutdown has caused them to suspend their E-Verify services. SELECTiON.COM®’s customer support and all other services are up and running. This will only affect the E-Verify reports. E-Verify telephone and e-mail support...
Life Came at Me so Fast in 2017 I’m Two Weeks Late in Publishing My Holiday Blog Post
by Wayne J. Jung Life comes at you fast. I know, what an overused cliché. In fact, you hear it so much online these days that it really has lost its significance. Which I suppose makes it the truest of truisms. During the holidays especially, the speed with which we...
Employee Spotlight: Stephanie Whalen
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...
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,...
