Conducting a self background check can identify problem areas way before potential employers or landlords search you up.

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A background check can sink a job offer if prospective employers don’t like what they see. While they can request to have a lot of information about a job candidate’s past included in such a report, ...

Employers are scrambling to hire, and business is booming at Sterling Check, a company that scrutinizes job applicants’ past for information omitted in résumés and that doesn’t come up in interviews.

Significant delays in the processing of background checks are causing headaches across California, leaving applications for jobs and housing stuck in limbo while making it harder for employers and ...

As the economy emerges from the pandemic, hiring has been on the rebound, and with it, employment background screening. According to the Professional Background Screening Association (PBSA), ...

For many companies, running a background check on a prospective employee is the final step before making a hire. A school might run a background check to make sure a potential teacher is properly ...

Enterprise cybersecurity begins with a trustworthy staff. Here's how to ensure that current and prospective team members aren't hiding any skeletons. Security team members are the principal defenders ...