Advisory Boards Offer Wisdom, Ideas
I'm not given to bragging, but I think the facts say I'm a successful entrepreneur. I've started several companies that are thriving and growing, and even landed on the Inc. 5000 list. So what made...... Read More
Mike McCarty
Simple Compliance With a Complex Law
An Indiana company is facing a federal class-action lawsuit for failing to comply with a complex law related to hiring. Yet they could have avoided that lawsuit by following three remarkably simple...... Read More
Hiring: Damned If You Do…
Finding and hiring the right employees is already one of the toughest challenges facing today’s employers. And it seems that every time employers devise a strategy to make that process easier, they...... Read More
No Red Flags is a Big Red Flag
If you've requested hundreds of background screenings on candidates and employees and haven't seen any results, it means one of two things: you're hiring angels, or more likely, your background scr...... Read More
Don’t Drop Your Guard
Why do you lock your home every time you leave it? Most likely, you do it to keep thieves out. Since you haven't experienced any thefts, why continue to lock up? Okay, you're probably shaking your...... Read More
Facility Security Starts at Your Perimeter
The recent shooting at a San Bernardino, California elementary school illustrates a critical principle about security that applies to every business, school, church, or other workplace: it begins a...... Read More
Policy Should be The Foundation of Background Screening
As a provider of background screening services, I’m pleased that a growing number of employers see the value of taking a deeper look at prospective employees. At the same time, I’m concerned at...... Read More
Background Screening Shouldn’t Be a One-Time Thing
Most people have flaws, but a funny thing happens after companies hire them. They become perfect angels, incapable of doing anything illegal or immoral. Do you find that hard to believe? So do I. B...... Read More
You Can’t Have Red Light/Green Light Background Screening
Companies that provide background screening get the call from prospects nearly every day. "We want you to manage our screening process and tell us whether it's okay to hire a particular candidate."...... Read More
Surprising Tales About Background Checks
Over the past decade, our company has performed tens of thousands of background screenings on prospective employees and volunteers throughout the country. The overwhelming majority of those screeni...... Read More