Active Screening Blog
Reviewing Your Screening Policy: Is it up to date?
Unless you’re in human resources or the background industry, you may not a have clue what a ‘screening policy’ is. But if you’re serious about hiring good people, building a consistent workplace culture, and staying on the right side of the law, you really need to...
Screening for Personality: Finding the Right Fit for Your Culture
This is obviously a hot topic. A simple Google search of the phrase ‘hiring employees to fit your company culture’ yields more than 24 million results. It seems everyone is an expert, or wants to be one, on this crucial hiring conundrum. There is A LOT of information...
Top Talent For Top dollar? Not If You’re Creative.
The first thing we did on Memorial Day was give thanks to all the men and women who sacrificed their lives for America. We would not be living, working and thriving in our country without them. Our children would not have bright futures if not for their selflessness,...
How to Avoid a Cash Crisis with Background Screening
What - or whom - do you believe?Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) who declared this in January:“What he [President Obama] misunderstands is that nine out of 10 businesses fail, so nine out of 10 times, he’s going to give it to the wrong people. He gave $500 million to one of...
Summer is coming: Have Your Kids’ Camps and Coaches Been Screened?
Have your kids camps and coaches had their background checks?Hello muddah, hello faddahI know you’re thinking it’s camp timeBut I warn you to considerHave the counselors been screened for rotten business?I want to hike and bike and swimAnd I’d like to stay real safeSo...
Education Week: Universities and Background Screening: Keeping Campus Safe
It’s graduation time at thousands of colleges and universities. Millions of students are ready to embark on their next stage in life - decorating their ceremonial cap.For inspiration, head here. Head. Get...
How far should schools go to ensure their campuses are safe?
There are some hot headlines in the world of education this week.Some parents are flipping out about naked illustrations in a middle school sex-ed book.College grads are giving their alma mater’s an average grade for life prep.Title IX infraction investigations are...
Why it’s Crucial for Small Businesses to Outsource Background Screening
Now, these are the types of upcoming college graduates, much less people in general, you want to hire. http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/05/15/roommates-buy-lumpy-used-couch-find-40k-in-cash/9146839/ These roommates returned more than $40,000 to its...
Small Business Week: Is Outsourcing right for your business?
We’ve mentioned it before but we’ll say it again: outsourcing is an awesome idea for a small business.Welcome to small business week here at the Active Care blog. ICYMI, we tackled turnover yesterday. Today, we’re going deep discussing outsourcing. (My football...
Could high Turnover cost you your business?
We’re celebrating small business this week at Active Screening. A hearty congratulations and thank you for all your hard work. We know the dedication and devotion you must have to make a small business succeed - kudos to you!There are some big hurdles to overcome if...