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InfoMart’s Top HR & Background Screening Blogs of 2019

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Throughout 2019, I’ve used this blog as a platform to educate, inform, and improve employers’ and candidates’ understanding of background screening. Busting 7 Myths About Background Screening. The background screening industry has seen a few moments of bad press.

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4 Tips for Improving Your Background Checks

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4 Tips for Improving Your Background Checks. Running background checks on candidates is a crucial step in the recruiting process. But background checks can be tedious and difficult to navigate; many states have their own specific laws and requirements, such as Ban-the-Box legislation. October 4 2018.

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An Introduction to Post-Hire Background Checks

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BLOG An Introduction to Post-Hire Background Checks Tammy Cohen , PHR, SHRM-CP July 16 2024 What if you could create a safer, more secure workplace with minimal effort? By now, most companies run employment background checks before hiring.

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Answering the Top 5 Questions Your Talent Has About Background Checks

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Answering the Top 5 Questions Your Talent Has About Background Checks. Over the past 30 years, InfoMart has conducted millions of pre-employment background checks for staffing companies. In that time, candidates and employers have had plenty of questions about background checks. Tammy Cohen , PHR, SHRM-CP.

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What You Need to Know About Marijuana

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Federally speaking, it remains a Schedule I controlled substance and employers are well within their rights to terminate an employee or deny employment based on a positive test for recreational marijuana use. Most other places allow for limited use of medical marijuana under certain circumstances. Medical marijuana.

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Why Are You Losing Top Talent When Recruiting?

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Ensure that every step in the process from the initial interview to the background check is efficient to avoid losing valuable talent to other offers. Tammy Cohen, an industry pioneer and expert in identity and employment screening, founded InfoMart 30 years ago. Ghosting Candidates. Otherwise, they will simply look elsewhere.

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How to Correct Form I-9 & Other I-9 FAQs

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Some major improvements on the form include it being shortened and simplified to just one page, as well as clearer instructions and more guidance provided to employers. Fines vary based on the frequency of mistakes on your I-9s, as well as whether your company is deemed a repeat offender.