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How Do Background Checks Work? Many employment offer letters contain language that disclose that the job is contingent upon the successful completion of a background check. These checks may include ...

Our editorial team draws on its extensive knowledge and experience in the background check industry to independently assess screening companies. We evaluated over 40 data points across 20 vetted ...

Brandeis University is committed to promoting a safe environment for the entire community, as well as visitors to campus, and to ensuring that its academic mission is supported by well-qualified ...

With COVID-19 making in-person interviews more difficult, using a good employee background checking service is more important than ever. We test and compare six of the top services. The job interview ...

Policy: Bowdoin College strives to ensure a safe learning, working, and living environment for its staff, faculty, and students. In support of these efforts, Bowdoin requires background checks to be ...

Criminal record checks are at four-year highs in North America, Asia, EMEA and Latin America. Drug screening is common in North America; the US has seen many states loosen rules on marijuana.

Last week, the Federal Trade Commission gave a stamp of approval to a background check company that screens job applicants based on their Internet photos and postings. The FTC determined that Social ...