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Why Background Screening is Key to the Hiring Process

Not only does the task become less time-consuming, but employers also gain the ability to customize the screening process. The past few years have been particularly challenging for the restaurant industry. In the midst of initial lockdowns, extended periods of mask mandates, and other pandemic-related restrictions, restaurants were forced to rapidly adapt their operations in…

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Top 5 Screening Trends for 2022

Despite welcoming a new year, HR teams experienced a strong sense of déjà vu during January. COVID-19 cases surged, courtesy of new variants. Job vacancies remained unfilled at record levels, giving candidates more options and employers more competition for talent. Even some, but not all, of this year’s screening trend predictions have a familiar ring…

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A Key Tool to Help You Improve Your Candidate Hiring and Screening Experience

Employers are becoming painfully aware that employees and job seekers hold the upper hand in today’s competitive hiring market. There are simply too many positions to fill, and not enough available talent. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, open positions continue to remain well above the number of hires. This means it’s never been…

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How You Can Increase Hiring and Onboarding Velocity with the Latest Background Screening Technology

The need to hire fast has never been more critical. With talent scarcity and declining unemployment, employers need to onboard and hire eligible and desired candidates at unprecedented rates. And although it can be tempting to speed up the process by cutting corners or skipping steps, doing so comes with risk. Instead, leveraging the latest…

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Businesses Can Address Hiring Challenges by Leveraging the HR Tech Stack

As businesses across industries continue to navigate a rapidly-evolving hiring landscape, the challenges facing HR professionals seem more pronounced than ever. Employee attrition rates have been steadily on the rise over the past two years; competition for qualified candidates remains exceptionally fierce; demand has increased for remote work arrangements; and the rise of the gig…

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Should Employers Relax Background Checks to Overcome Hiring Challenges?

The Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM) recently published an article exploring a new trend taking place among short-staffed businesses navigating the unprecedented challenges of today’s job market: cutting back on background check requirements. Certainly, many employers face significant difficulties when trying to hire new talent. As the author points out, in the past few…

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Sterling + ID.me, a Game Changing Partnership that Puts Identity First

Sterling & Background Checks Background screening companies like Sterling play an increasingly important role in the rapidly evolving world of digital identity. More than 40,000 clients depend on Sterling to help them create environments of trust and safety, relying on us to deliver hundreds of millions of data points related to individual workers each year….

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