This week, Philadelphia’s amended “Fair Criminal Records Screening Standards Ordinance” went into effect, continuing the trend of ban the box laws that are in effect around the country.
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Abdul Rastagar
I lead the Product Marketing team at HireRight. I am a customer advocate, digital and future enthusiast, technologist, and all around curious guy.
‘Tis the Season to Be Screening
Needless to say, winter is an important time of the year for the retail industry.
This is, of course, reflected by data from US Bureau of Labor Statistics, showing a sharp annual spike in hiring temporary labor.
Screening Trends and Predictions for 2016
Making predictions about interesting screening trends for the next year is one of my most fun year-end activities, just marginally less exciting than the plethora of holiday festivities and family gatherings that are about to be unleashed.
With a customer base of tens of thousands of organizations, we at HireRight like to think that we have a fairly keen sense for the trends that are happening in recruiting generally, and background screening in particular.
In 2016, we believe a number of existing screening trends will continue to accelerate:
How HR Could Save Valuable Time Every Day Using a Single, Integrated Background Screening System
Have you ever encountered something so illogical and inefficient that the entire experience left you scratching your head afterwards? I once had the pleasure of visiting [name of country redacted] via South Africa. The first step was to get through immigration. Not really sure what to do, I got off the bus and just followed […]
“I’ve already provided this information!” – How an integrated ATS and screening solution can help HR and stop irritating candidates.
Few things bother consumers as much as having a phone support rep tell them to provide their account number, even though they already had to enter it just to be able to speak with the rep to begin with. Unfortunately for HR, this also occurs frequently during job applications, especially when the applicant tracking system […]
New Regulations Impacting Employment Screening in New York
New York City (NYC) has passed two new regulations in recent months that place additional responsibilities on employers conducting employment background checks. These laws are now coming into effect and employers should be prepared to comply with both: Limits to the use of credit checks We had previously discussed Bill 261-A, which limits the […]