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Some Slowdowns in County Criminal Background Checks
Corra's Daily Planet | December 17th 2009
County Criminal Background checks are a key component to any background checking package. For those who desire a comprehensive preemployment screening program, the county criminal records search will not only pull the most exacting information from read more
Head Cop In Tennessee County On Hold for Lack of Background Check…
Corra's Daily Planet | December 4th 2009
When you are trying to set an example, it is best to start at the top. This holds true for new policies, branding changes, and especially background checks. If you main guy does not undergo a background check as part of your preemployment scree read more
When Social Media is Part of the Background Check
Corra's Daily Planet | November 24th 2009
It should be no secret at this point that many employers are monitoring social media as part of their preemployment screening program. Many consider the social media monitor just one more background check. Employers monitor largely for a two-fol read more
The Cost of Criminal Records on Background Checks
Corra's Daily Planet | November 23rd 2009
It is no big news that the economic meltdown has resulted in a lousy job market. What is new is the ongoing impact that tight job market has had on many workers who have been laid off or are only working part time. In applying for new employm read more
The Bible and Background Checks
Corra's Daily Planet | November 16th 2009
A woman is claiming her religious beliefs is reason enough not to submit to fingerprinting. According to an article on Short News, a female schoolteacher is suing the State of Texas for mandating fingerprints in order to conduct background checks as read more
Man Shoots Up an Oregon Drug Testing Lab
Corra's Daily Planet | November 11th 2009
It was reported by AP that a man shot up a drug testing lab just outside Portland, Oregon. He killed one woman, and wounded two other people before turning the gun on himself. The Lab where the shooting took place is the Legacy MetroLab, wh read more
Courts Closed Background Checks Delayed for Veteran’s Day
Corra's Daily Planet | November 9th 2009
For those who may be wonder when there is a delay regarding country criminal records, you can hang it on Veteran’s Day. As this is the day to remember our veterans, alive and dead, it is understandable that county courts and many public servi read more
Nebraska Dept of Corrections to Expand Its Background Checks
Corra's Daily Planet | October 27th 2009
Despite the economic crunch on states and their budgetary constraints, the Nebraska Department of Corrections is expanding its list of background checks to be screen its employment candidates. Undoubtedly, this is a very good thing, as the more backg read more
Picking Job References for Background Checks
Corra's Daily Planet | October 22nd 2009
Job References or Professional References, as they are also known, have increasing become part of the preemployment screening program. Job references are viable background checks when it comes to ascertaining your employment candidate’s s read more
Tips for Conducting Education Verification Background Checks
Corra's Daily Planet | October 21st 2009
Education Verification Background checks having increasingly become part of every recruiter’s preemployment screening program. Why? Some of it is the obvious, to qualify a job candidate for meeting the threshold requirements for the positio read more
Job References as Part of Background Checks
Corra's Daily Planet | October 15th 2009
The professional job reference is increasingly an added background check as part of any preemployment screening program. The professional job reference can help human resources and hiring managers better assess skill sets for employment candida read more
Municipalities and School Board’s Need for Faster Background Ch…
Corra's Daily Planet | October 8th 2009
Background checks are a necessary part of hiring employees in the modern world. But there is no sense in conducting background checks as your preemployment screening practices, if you are not going to get them back in a timely fashion or review t read more
State Furloughs Cause Delay in Country Criminal Background Checks
Corra's Daily Planet | October 2nd 2009
County Criminal Records are on of the more important background checks for any preemployment screening program. The County Criminal background checks are the most exact as they are pulled from the county courts. Not only will the county crimina read more
State DMV Fees for MVR Background Checks On the Rise
Corra's Daily Planet | September 30th 2009
Motor Vehicle Driving Reports are essential for companies in the trucking and transportation industry. In order ot meet Department of Transportation, (DOT) compliance standards, all trucking companies must run MVRs on their drivers at least once read more
Social Networks and Background Checks
Corra's Daily Planet | September 22nd 2009
From time to time we receive requests to monitor social networks as part of a preemployment screening program. There are employers who consider the monitoring of the social networks an essential background check. So far, we have not taken this up read more
California to Restrict Credit Reports for Employment Background C…
Corra's Daily Planet | September 16th 2009
Credit Reports are an important part of any background checking or preemployment screening program. Credit reports reveal more than just the personal credit status of your employment candidates. The credit report can also indicate certain b read more
MVR’s Are an Important Part of Background Checks
Corra's Daily Planet | July 29th 2009
MVR’s or Motor Vehicle Driving Records are increasingly a must search for any preemployment screening program. The Driving License Report or DMV search is not only necessary for the trucking and transportation industry, but applies to eve read more
Tougher Background Checks Come with the Recession
Corra's Daily Planet | July 23rd 2009
The recession has brought on one increase other than in foreclosures. Background checks. More employers are not only conducting background checks, but they are adding searches to their preemployment screening program. With the economy being in a read more
Montana City Modifies Its Social Networking BackgroundChecks
Corra's Daily Planet | July 2nd 2009
The City of Bozeman, Montana has agreed to modify its preemployment screening policy with respect to monitoring employment applicants’ social networking sites as part of its background checks. According to the Billings Gazette, job applicants read more
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