This tough economy has generated a whole new series of fraud scams.  Some of which have come to my attention through clients.  One such  may revolve around the pretext of the TARP or stimulus package bailouts.   This proposition is posed as a win-win situation for everyone.    Whether it is in the end remains questionable. This [...]

A state audit of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) found that the agency that runs background checks on school teachers and potential gun buyers often misses information regarding criminal convictions.   The lack of information may be due to a longstanding debate about who is responsible for returning criminal records.   The disagreement sesm to be [...]

Job References or Professional References, as they are also known, have increasing become part of the preemployment screening program.    Job references are viable background checks when it comes to ascertaining your employment candidate’s skill sets and character.    Professional reference background checks are also a good way to help determine you job candidate’s managerial skills and [...]

Education Verification Background checks having increasingly become part of every recruiter’s preemployment screening program.  Why?  Some of it is the obvious, to qualify a job candidate for meeting the threshold requirements for the position.   Clearly, you want to be sure your employment candidate had at least the minimum skill sets for consideration. But there is [...]