by yardstik1dev | Feb 12, 2025 | Industry Insights
Background screening has changed completely in the last decade. What used to take days—or even weeks—now happens in minutes. Go back 20 years, and the process was painfully manual. If you needed a criminal record, someone had to physically go to a courthouse, find a...
by yardstik1dev | Jan 22, 2025 | Industry Insights
Background checks are all about understanding the past to reduce risk in hiring. But how far back should you look? That’s where lookback periods come in. They define how much history is fair game in your screening process. You might think it’s as simple as picking a...
by yardstik1dev | Jan 8, 2025 | Industry Insights
The background screening industry has a dirty little secret: most companies are paying for screens they don’t need, by no fault of their own. And we’re not talking pennies here—these “extras” are bleeding businesses like yours out of thousands of dollars. Sorry,...
by yardstik1dev | Dec 13, 2024 | Industry Insights
You clicked, you scrolled, you shared—and these ten posts won the popularity contest. From breaking down jargon to exposing industry nonsense, these reads turned complicated into crystal clear. Here are our top 10 blog posts of 2024, decided by you. 1. Background...
by yardstik1dev | Dec 10, 2024 | Screening Products
Background checks can feel complicated. County, state, national, federal—what do these have to do with screening? And why does it matter? If you’re not sure how these pieces fit together, don’t worry—we’re about to make it simple. By the end of this, you’ll know...
