Are Your Applicants Who They Say They Are?
With today’s unemployment rate at an all -time low, candidates are getting more creative in the fight to stand out from the crowd in an impressive pool of resumes. But to what extent will a candidate go to get the job. Take Cindy White for example. She applied for a...
Marijuana Breathalyzer is a Game Changer in the Workplace
Testing positive for marijuana is not a violation in many states. Currently, thirty-three states and Washington D.C. permit recreational or medical marijuana use. This however can cause problems for employers in the workplace. Existing drug tests detect marijuana...
SOURCE. Your Personal Recruiter.
What is SOURCE?Think of SOURCE as your personal recruiting assistant. We take over the front end of the hiring process from posting all the way to the final interview. Once we have fully qualified a candidate, we pass them on to you to review. You can choose to...
Employment Law Updates
Criminal Background Checks are constantly under fire for compliance and equality to applicants. Laws are changing at all levels and it is important to know what laws apply to your organization. Here are a few changes since January that may affect your hiring process....
What’s in a Name?
Occasionally we get a call letting us know an applicant’s name was misspelled or put in backwards followed by the question “Do I need to re-run it?”. The answer is always yes. One of the biggest misconceptions pertaining to criminal background checks, is that the...
New York Has Been Busy
New York OCA On April 13, 2019, New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo approved the State Fiscal 2019-2020 budget which increased the fee charged by the Office of Court Administration (OCA) from $65 to $95 per name. The $30 fee was a compromise between the New York State...
Mandatory Background Checks
On February 7, 2019, Nassau County New York Minority Leader Kevan Abrams proposed legislation that would require hotels and motels to conduct criminal background checks for certain employees. Nassau County could be the first in...
2019 Trends
With a new year comes new trends and the background screening industry is no exception. Don't jump in to the new year confused. Here are the hottest topics in the industry and what employers should be aware of for 2019! Marijuana According to the National Cannabis...