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Sequential Screening: A Secret Legacy Vendors Won’t Reveal
Sequential Screening is the only solution on the market that helps you run fewer background checks. It works by stopping the screening process if candidates don’t meet your pre-specified requirements.
4 min read
A Background Screening Dashboard Built for Strategic Decision-Making
A dashboard that shows you the good stuff. You know, the stuff other vendors don’t want you to see. Think of metrics like cost-per-hire, conversion rate, and summary by state.
6 min read
How Background Check Companies Sneak in Hidden Fees (And How to Spot Them)
Some background check companies have a sneaky playbook. Instead of putting you first, they’re finding ways to pad their profits—hello, hidden fees and confusing invoices!
6 min read
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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...
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?...
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?...
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...
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...
How Background Screening Technology Has Evolved in the Last 10 Years… And What’s Next in 2025
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...
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...
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?...
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?...
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...
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...
How Background Screening Technology Has Evolved in the Last 10 Years… And What’s Next in 2025
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...