Active Screening Blog
Do Pending Charges Show Up on a Background Check?
Landing a job with a criminal record is tough; Especially when you consider that 70 million men and women in the United States have been arrested or convicted of a crime that will show up on a background check. When an employer sees a conviction they can get cold...
Department Profile: Travis Del Rosal, Research Manager
It may be hard to tell from a website or a blog - after all, it’s a snapshot of the incredible solutions and contributions the folks here have created within the background screening industry - but there is some SERIOUS WORK going on behind the scenes at Active...
Seeking Better Applicants? Improve Your Candidate Experience.
Super Bowl XLIX is just around the corner (Sunday… Patriots vs. Seahawks if you’ve been living on Mars) and it got us thinking about commercials.The internet is already abuzz of this year’s Super Bowl ads. Some are bound to be hits. Some have bit the dust in glorious...
Should Teachers Be Required to Undergo a Financial Background Check?
There is trouble brewing in Indiana. In an editorial published Sunday by The Herald Bulletin, the newspaper takes a strong stance against a proposed background check bill that would require more comprehensive background checks of school job applicants. We love a good...
Background Check Proposal for Nurses – May Not be Enough Protection
The state senate in Virginia will be considering a bill at this year’s general assembly that would require state criminal background checks for nursing license applicants. Currently, the state doesn’t mandate that nursing applicants must share any substance abuse or...
A “Tiny” Hiring Technicality Can Cost You Big
A tweet from @FortuneMagazine caught our eye recently. Here’s what it proclaimed:Well, paint me purple and call me Barney! We have been extolling the dangers of violating the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) on ActiveCare since practically...
Compliance 101 with Benton Mobley, Director of Compliance
We’re shaking things up on ActiveCare by taking you behind the scenes at Active Screening. We think it’s only fair to offer you this level of transparency since it’s a corporate culture virtue we often promote on this very blog! We’re very proud of our leadership...
No Notice? No Background Check. It’s That Simple.
The latest big name company to find its name and reputation under fire for improperly using background checks probably should’ve known better.The Credit Reporting Agency (CRA) it used to conduct its employee screening certainly should’ve known better.Now, we’re all...
2015 – The Year of the Volunteer
There is a new article making the rounds on the world wide interweb that claims to shed light on what employers can really find about out people through background checks. It’s meant to be educational and give job applicants the latest information on what employers...
Looking Ahead: Top Five Background Screening Trends in 2015
Happy Holidays!We hope you are having a superb holiday season and enjoying your time with family and friends. Although work may be the furthest thing from our minds this time of year, an influx of new information for 2015 is undoubtedly waiting for you when you get...