Importance of Checking Alias Names
If you’ve ever wondered why people use alias names, you are not alone. There are valid reasons to use an alias name. Marriages, divorces, and the use...
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What to Do if a Volunteer Fails a Background Check
Volunteers are vital to many organizations, from hospitals and recreation agencies to animal rescue groups and museums. And good volunteers can be...
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Cheap Background Checks, You Get What You Pay For
The old adage of “buy cheap, buy twice” rings true in the context of background checks. Take the cheap route, and you’ll end up frustrated with...
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Should You Run Background Checks on Minors?
Are you considering adding a new contributor to your nonprofit organization, YMCA, camp, or place of employment? If you are like most hiring or...
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Top 5 Reasons To Use a Background Screening Service
As a background screening service, one of the most common questions we get is, “Why should my organization use a background screening service?” Here...
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Do I Have To Give Consent for a Background Check To Be Conducted?
Whether you are a hiring manager at a nonprofit, park and rec department, school, YMCA, or other organization, you have likely wondered whether it is...
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Trust, but Verify Volunteer Candidates and Potential New Hires
It is often said that trust is earned. However, those in charge of schools, parks and recreation departments, staffing firms, YMCAs, and charitable...
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10 Celebrities You'd Be Surprised Have a Criminal Record
Celebrities have it all, right? Oodles of money, beautiful homes, great cars, and personal trainers. But one thing many of them also have that’s not...
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The Use of Gender Pronouns in Background Checks
More than 1 million nonbinary adults live in the United States today, according to a study revealed in the Washington Post. This growing population...
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Evolving Marijuana Laws and How They Impact Hiring Practices
Marijuana laws are dynamic, meaning they change as time progresses rather than remain static. The changing marijuana laws have made hiring that much...
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