Trust runs everything. It’s what makes a stranger feel safe getting into a car, what makes a patient let an aide into their home, what makes a company hire a worker they’ve never physically met. Take trust out of those moments and the whole thing falls apart. Right...
Becca Sayre
Post-Hire Workforce Risk: Why One Background Check Isn’t Enough
You're hiring at scale. Hundreds of workers a month, maybe thousands. Every single one goes through a background check. The results come back, the worker is cleared, and the machine moves on to the next one. It feels like a trust program. But there's a problem hiding...
The Purpose of Background Checks in Hiring Today
Decades ago, background checks were implemented with conviction. Business leaders understood that hiring the wrong person was a liability. They knew that a bad hire could ruin the company reputation, deal a hit to revenue, or change the culture of a winning team. But...
What Metrics Your Background Check Provider Should Give You
Better data means better decisions. It’s that simple. Every high-volume hiring team we talk to wants the same things: hire faster, spend less, reduce risk, and make the process easier to manage. For them, that feels impossible. But it usually feels that way because...
Top 17 Types of Fraud in Hiring in 2025: Stories and Data That Show Impact
AI can do things you’d never even think about doing. But fraudsters have thought about it. And they’ve even figured out how to use it to steal from you and your customers without you ever noticing. 1.6 billion pieces of consumer data were leaked last year. (Source)...
How Long Do Background Checks Take? Exact Answer & What Causes Delays
Hiring teams don’t have time to wait around. When roles need to be filled, every extra day in the hiring process slows down business and risks losing good candidates. That’s why the speed of a background check matters. Most background checks take one to two days to...
Why and How Employers Check Driving History with MVR Checks
Motor Vehicle Record checks (also known as MVR checks) are a common type of screening employers use before—and even after—they hire someone. In this post, we’ll explain exactly what an MVR check is and how to know whether it’s something you need. And here’s the bonus:...
Beat Fraud with Identity Verification and Screening in One Unified Flow
We've heard from our customers for years that fraud is an increasingly difficult problem to solve. It’s no longer an infrequent edge case; it's a pervasive daily problem. Especially for companies hiring in large volumes. One of our customers shared the increased...
How to Keep Background Check Reports Organized for High‑Volume Hiring
If you hire at scale, your background check dashboard probably looks more like a crowded inbox than a tidy list. You scroll, click, and scroll some more, hoping the report you need isn’t buried on page seven. That chaos costs real money with missed follow‑ups, late...
What Does an Employment Background Check Show? Here’s what to Know
There are different kinds of background checks. You know that. But the truth is, it's more complex than it seems. There are different kinds of background checks, different kinds of screens, and a lot of rules around what can show up on a report. It's not your job to...
Speed vs. Accuracy in Background Checks: How to Get the Right Balance
You’ve got candidates waiting to start. Your customers are asking when roles will be filled. And somewhere in between is a background check dragging its feet. Most providers make you choose. Speed comes at the cost of accuracy, and vice versa. It’s a tradeoff baked...
Good vs. Bad Background Check Integrations: How to Spot Them
Background check integrations are supposed to make life easier. Emphasis on supposed to. Ever had to chase a candidate down because they didn’t finish their background check? Or had your team bouncing between browser tabs, trying to figure out where a report even...
How to Stop Your Background Check Provider from Increasing Prices
You just got hit with a huge price increase. You didn’t see it coming. And with no time to switch providers, you feel like you have no choice but to renew. So, what now? Before we talk about how to stop these price hikes, let’s get real about why they happen in the...
What is an Adverse Action? Definition, Process, and Best Practices
When a background check turns up something that makes you reconsider hiring a candidate, you can’t just ghost them and move on. There’s a process you’re legally required to follow. That process is called adverse action. This guide breaks down what adverse action is,...
What Is an SSN Trace? Everything You Need to Know About Social Security Number Background Checks
If you've ever run a criminal background check, chances are you've run a Social Security Number (SSN) trace—whether you realized it or not. It’s the first thing most screening providers do once you hit "order." And for good reason. Skipping an SSN trace in a...
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