Active Screening Blog
Can a Background Check Alone Protect Your Child From Predators?
It’s not even June yet and parents must already make decisions about what their kiddos will be doing this summer. From camps to vacation bible schools, and youth sports groups to summer school, there are plenty of options to keep our children busy. But what about...
CRA Background Check or FBI Fingerprint? What You REALLY Need to Know
ICYMI, we did a series of profiles on some of our wonderful Active Screening team members at the start of the year. Our goal was to give you an inside look at our intelligent decision makers and creative geniuses who take their extraordinary knowledge of the screening...
Why Millenials Job Hop and How This Affects Your Screening Procedures
This recent headline from mashable.com that we spotted on Twitter caught our attention:We clicked on it (and so can you by clicking on the headline) for a lot of reasons, some of which include:One) We’re always curious about the current job market and what challenges...
Follow These Top Tips for Background Checking Your New CEO
Not too long ago on ActiveCare we tackled a touchy subject - the apparently incomplete and/or lackadaisical vetting of CEO’s, upper management and other C-Suite candidates. Click on the headlines below to read the entire articles:Honesty in the Hiring Process: Liar,...
Border City Contracts for Private Screening, Must Develop a Policy
A couple of weeks ago we told you about an issue affecting some border cities and towns. The problem is that some state laws prohibit checking another state’s criminal records during the screening process. In the case of East Grand Forks, Minnesota, the laws were...
Workplace Violence and What it has to do with Background Checks?
*This post is part of our continuing April coverage of Workplace Violence Awareness Month. Click on these headlines to read our other pieces: Hiring Millenials – Why Adding Workplace Perks Shouldn’t be the Only Strategy You Incorporate Houston and Uber Lock Horns Over...
Houston and Uber Lock Horns Over Background Checks
*This post is a part of our continuing examination throughout April of issues impacting Workplace Violence Awareness Month. Can a city compel a business to conduct more stringent background checks if the city feels its residents and visitors are at increased risk?...
Hiring Millennials – Workplace Perks Shouldn’t be the Strategy
A buzzy new article making waves on the internet claims that businesses need to adopt more creative and flexible perks to attract quality millenial employees. The author says flexible work time, working from home, free meals, and relaxed dress codes are some things...
Does a Background Check Show My Entire Employment History?
Your employment history stretches a couple of decades and it includes at least one job you got canned from and a too-short stint at another company. Do you need to include these on that lengthy employment history section on most applications? Does a background check...
What You Need to Know About Background Checks for Truckers
A recent collision between a truck driver and an Amtrak train in North Carolina is shedding light on how big rig drivers are screened for duty. ICYMI, the collision happened in early March when a tractor-trailer got stuck on the tracks while trying to make a turn. The...