Employment background checks help employers hire individuals with integrity whom they can trust, and who do not present a risk to the business, other employees, or the customers and clients that the ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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Brandeis University is committed to promoting a safe environment for the entire community, as well as visitors to campus, and to ensuring that its academic mission is supported by well-qualified ...

A recent decision by a federal appellate court underscores the importance of ensuring that forms used in connection with employer background checks comply with the strict requirements of the federal ...

This policy requires the verification of credentials, criminal history, and other information related to employment decisions. The University at Buffalo (UB, university) requires certain credential, ...

Read on for our guide and learn what a background check shows. Copyright (c) 2018 Andrey_Popov/Shutterstock. No use without permission. A background check can yield ...