Employment Background Checks

Enterprise organizations are often required to respond to changes in workforce and business planning by scaling recruiting efforts that support evolving demands. High-volume hiring strategies can help businesses like yours scale productivity and profitability and attract top talent.  The result is an efficient and quick response hiring strategy that supports business growth and opportunities, while increasing retention.  

Discover what high-volume hiring is, the benefits and challenges it brings, and how to develop an effective hiring strategy for hiring at scale. 
 

Understanding how the adverse action process works is crucial to staying on the right side of the law. The adverse process is tightly regulated. The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) applies to employers during the background check process which includes adverse action.

In this Cisive Product Highlight series, we review key tools to consider when screening your workforce, as well as top benefits and features when ordering them through Cisive and our family of brands.

This month’s highlight is Global Screening, helping employers screen in over 200 countries and territories around the world.

In this Cisive Product Highlight series, we review key tools to consider when screening your workforce, as well as top benefits and features when ordering them through Cisive and our family of brands. 

Cisive’s background screening is now available through the iCIMS Marketplace as a prime integration, along with the healthcare division, PreCheck.

The COVID-19 pandemic catalyzed a significant shift in the professional landscape, ushering in the era of remote work. Driven by the need for social distancing and the potential for increased productivity and employee satisfaction, organizations across the globe have adapted to this new paradigm.  

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You’ve seen this show before. The Detective walks into the open floor plan office shouting “I need everything you’ve got on [insert name here] NOW!” The Smart Tech Guru types a quick prompt into their computer and within 10 seconds, up on the seven-monitor display, is the entire life of their target neatly laid out. It includes their financial, criminal, and civil history, and maybe even some juicy details about the circumstances surrounding their most recent divorce or what they like to eat for lunch.

How far back should you search criminal backgrounds for your applicants and employees? What are the restrictions in place? Should you search a different length for different job positions? 

Understanding the reporting period of your criminal background checks can be confusing. There is a patchwork of federal and state laws that limit how far back you can search in your background check.

Traditionally, the background check process is performed in tandem with skills assessments and final interviews during the hiring process. However, in 2021, about 19% of organizations conducted post-hire background checks, according to survey data from the Professional Background Screening Association (PBSA). That's up from 12% in 2020.

Millions of Americans have changed or quit their jobs in recent years, leading to a movement now known as the “Great Resignation.” Over 38 million U.S. workers quit their jobs in 2021, and about 20 million quit in the first five months of 2022.