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6 Top Trends in Employment and Identity Screening

Sterling Check

Amid the uncertainty and disruption of 2020 and 2021, Sterling provided background screening and identity verification, as well as Covid testing and a host of other services, to thousands of organizations, staffing firms, and professionals across the globe, helping them hire safely, quickly, and with attention to compliance.

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4 Ways to Maximize Productivity and Optimize Your Contingent Workforce Background Check Program

Sterling Check

If your process is due for a tune up, implementing these four best practices for screening contingent workers can help. At the same time, reports of identity fraud also ballooned, with the number of stolen identity complaints rising 113% over 2019 numbers according to Federal Trade Commission data. Start with Identity.

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How HR’s Digital Transformation Will Elevate the Candidate, Employee Experience in 2020

Sterling Check

The need for a candidate experience that mirrors the convenience, efficiency and speed of the best online consumer transactions should extend to the background screening process. In 2020, these should constitute table stakes that employers must expect from good background screening service providers in 2020.

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Top 5 Reasons Why Hiring Should Start with Identity Verification

Sterling Check

Before you can realize the benefits, however, you need to know with confidence that the candidates you’re engaged with are who they say they are, and that their biographical information is complete and correct. Reason #1: Clean and Accurate Candidate Information is Critical to the Background Screen.

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Strategies for Hiring Safely in the New World Ahead: An SIA Webinar Recap

Sterling Check

Taylor talked about Form I-9, and how it is usually the “first time most of us check an employee’s ID after we hire them. Increases in data breaches mean that more Personally Identifiable Information (PII) is obtained for misuse, and superior graphics technology makes it possible to forge government-issued documents.

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From Pre-employment Screening to Post-employment Interviews: Strategies for Making Mental Health & Wellness a Priority Throughout the Employee Lifecycle

Sterling Check

Research by the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) found that the number of adults reporting symptoms of anxiety or depression rose from 10% in 2019 to 40% in 2020. Research by the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) found that the number of adults reporting symptoms of anxiety or depression rose from 10% in 2019 to 40% in 2020.

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Home Health Payroll & HR Software: Taking Better Care of Caregivers

Netchex HR Blog

in 2019, right before the pandemic. As an employer, you’ll need to manage background checks , verify licensing documents, and periodically check that certifications have been renewed. Bounced checks and delayed payments can drive away your best talent. in healthcare.