Active Screening Blog
Why Rescreening Employees Is Always A Good Idea
When Should Your Company Rescreen Employees? A nonprofit city zoo found itself at the center of every organization’s worst nightmare when one of its former employees was accused of sex abuse of a minor and arrested on multiple counts of child pornography. While the...
Unlocking Efficiency: 5 Must-Have Elements Every ATS Integration Needs
In today’s competitive job market, streamlining the recruitment process is crucial for companies aiming to attract and retain top talent. Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) have become indispensable tools for HR departments, enabling them to manage the influx of job...
Five Years After McGirt v Oklahoma: Are Your Background Checks Keeping Pace?
In July 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a historic decision in McGirt v. Oklahoma. The case reaffirmed that much of eastern Oklahoma (over half the state) remains legally recognized as tribal land. The McGirt decision effectively restored reservation status...
What Your Organization Needs to Know About the National Criminal Database Search
Background checks are a critical safety and assessment tool. These screens ensure your organization makes informed decisions about the employees they hire and external vendors that may access your organization’s resources. But exactly what types of background checks...
10 Insider Tips to Hiring the Best Employees
Employee turnover costs businesses excessive time, money, and resources. If you want to continue growing a successful organization, it's important to hire the right people for the appropriate positions within your company. Here are 10 insider tips to help with hiring...
10 Background Screening Trends that Will Impact Employers in 2022
As we head into a new year, there are new hiring challenges and demands in the workforce. Going on two years in a global pandemic, onboarding faces different trends that will take place in the background screening process. Remote work has become commonplace, and...
You Should be Using an PBSA Accredited Background Screening Firm
When it comes to protecting your business, your workplace, and your employees, you want to collaborate with a screening agency who has earned accreditation by the prestigious Professional Background Screening Association (PBSA) Only 117 firms across the United States...
Most Common Misconceptions in the Screening Process
Background screening employees and volunteers is the most effective tool at keeping your workplace safe, yet many companies - even billion dollar behemoths - make major mistakes when implementing background check procedures. In a perfect world this important hiring...
Can Businesses Conduct Background Checks on Independent Contractors?
Conducting background checks on full-time and part-time employees is standard hiring procedure for millions of employers, but questions still linger over whether businesses can screen independent contractors, freelancers and vendors. Let’s tackle some of the existing...
Can You Dispute a Background Check?
It’s critical that you request to view your background check results, because if the information is inaccurate, you can dispute your background check report. Mind blown?? Good. That’s what we were hoping for. We can’t tell you how many times we hear from job...