When it comes to employment background checks, everyone is laser-focused on key performance metrics like turnaround time, accuracy and ease-of-use. While these are certainly important, your first priority should always be compliance, especially if you rely on your background check vendor to help keep you compliant.Unfortunately, compliance requirements have changed quite a bit over the […]
Background Check Disclosure Forms Must Be Clear, StandaloneBy David N. AnthonyThe United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit made clear that a prospective employer violates the standalone requirement of the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) by including extra material, such as state disclosure requirements, that goes beyond basic and clear authorization language.Reiterating […]
Sometimes, people are too busy to join us for a live online demo so we’ve created a series of training / demo videos. HR Tech Outlook Magazine named us one of their Top 10 Employment Screening Companies for 2019 because of our superior technology so needless to say, we love to show people all […]
We try to keep our blog subscribers current with the latest trends and information on HR software and technology so we want to share three “must-read” articles with you, including a business case for onboarding automation, an article on the pipeline opportunity for diversity in tech and a piece on the importance of hiring for soft […]
The US economy is firing on all pistons. Companies are desperate to find qualified candidates to meet human resources demands. According to the latest report by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, job openings increased to 6.6 million at the end of March (a 4.2% jobs openings rate), while at the same time job separations declined […]
You’re hiring process has become too costly and time consuming. You’re overwhelmed with resumes. You want to prioritize in-company hiring for your open positions, but you’re not sure how to do that. You’re stressed out by compliance issues that inherently come up in your job.You have so much to worry about that writing job descriptions […]
When I’m shopping for online software, one of the things I’m always curious about is price so I get frustrated when software vendors exclude pricing from their site. Even worse, I get downright annoyed when they have a pricing link that takes you to a page where they want you to complete a “contact us” […]
If you’ve ever been to a SPA, you know that it can be one of the most incredible ways to relax and decompress. The modern-day SPA experience is designed to boost your physical, mental and spiritual health through a selection of therapeutic and restorative treatments inspired by ancient culture and modern innovation alike, and this is […]
Some companies are recruiting from a Spanish-speaking population and these candidates are more comfortable speaking Spanish than English so we’ve created a Spanish Background Checks process.In our system, background checks can be ordered via an email invitation to candidates. This can be initiated directly in our system or via an integration with your applicant tracking […]
You’ve no doubt heard the sayings, “Help Us, Help You” and “A Rising Tide Floats All Boats.” These sayings describe our Referral Commission Program.We pay Referral Commission Partners a 10% commission on the monthly invoice of every client they refer to us, payable for the life of the client.Since the average length of a SafestHires […]