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Does CBD Show Up on Drug Tests? Here’s What You Should Know


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Does CBD Show Up on Drug Tests? Here’s What You Should Know

CBD has become a popular treatment for stress, poor sleep, and everyday aches and pains.* But does CBD show up on drug tests? Because CBD is produced from the cannabis plant, folks who are ...

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How Long Does Weed Stay in Your System?


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How Long Does Weed Stay in Your System?

Lee Johnson

It’s never a good time for a drug test. You might have been showing up for work on time every day and just smoking in the ...

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How to prepare for pre-employment screening


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How to prepare for pre-employment screening

Use these five steps to prepare for any pre-employment screening your potential employer might require:

1) Run a background check on yourself

2) Report inaccurate information ...

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Ten Critical Steps for Ex-Offenders to Get Back into the Workforce


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Ten Critical Steps for Ex-Offenders to Get Back into the Workforce

Author and Copyright Holder:  Lester S. Rosen, Esq. Founder and CEO of Employment Screening Resources (ESR) 

Employers have become increasingly concerned about knowing if an applicant has ...

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To Disclose or Not Disclose: That is the Question


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To Disclose or Not Disclose: That is the Question

By Michelle Pyan, President of Commercial Investigations LLC

For many employers, the information found in a background investigation can often inject more ambiguity than clarity into the ...

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Resumes – Fact Or Fiction?


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Resumes – Fact Or Fiction?

By Christine Cunneen, President, Hire Image, LLC

It’s no surprise that people lie on their resumes and CVs. It’s been going on for as long as people have prepared that ever-important ...

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Why Background Checks are a Wise Investment for Businesses and HR Teams


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Why Background Checks are a Wise Investment for Businesses and HR Teams

By Eyal Ben Cohen, CEO, Verifile

In today’s competitive job market, it’s essential for recruiters to ensure they’re hiring the best candidates for their open positions. This requires ...

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Essential Questions to Ask When Switching Employment Background Check Providers


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Essential Questions to Ask When Switching Employment Background Check Providers

Background checking has become an integral part of the hiring process in most firms. The Professional Background Screening Association (PBSA) reported in their most recent annual survey of ...

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Inflation in the Background Screening Industry: How to Keep Costs in Line


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Inflation in the Background Screening Industry: How to Keep Costs in Line

By: Julie Henderson, Chief Revenue Officer for Data Facts

You can’t turn on the news without ...

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The Unexpected Costs of Drug Use in the Workplace


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The Unexpected Costs of Drug Use in the Workplace

By NINA M. FRENCH, President of Employer + Law Enforcement Solutions, Hound Labs, Inc.

How do a bathroom scale and a fitness app relate to ...

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What Employers Need to know About Deepfakes


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What Employers Need to know About Deepfakes

By: W. Barry Nixon, COO, PreemploymentDirectory.com

In the age of the ‘Great Resignation’ and ‘remote working’ recruiting has become more challenging than at any time in modern ...

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Tips and Tools to Help CRAs Screen for Fake Healthcare Diplomas


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Tips and Tools to Help CRAs Screen for Fake Healthcare Diplomas

By Nick Fishman, CMO, Inform Data

 

The field of nursing requires a high level of education and training, and a nursing diploma is a valuable credential that represents the ...

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Expungements and Sealed Records


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Expungements and Sealed Records

By Derek Hinton, President, CRAzoom

If so ordered, a county court will actually seal or expunge the record. So, when you go to the court, the expunged or sealed record is not there. You, in ...

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Are you Complying with FCRA Human Trafficking Regulation Requirements for CRAs?


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Are you Complying with FCRA Human Trafficking Regulation Requirements for CRAs?

By W. Barry Nixon, COO, PreemploymentDirectory.com

Are you aware that background checking firms are now required by federal law to block requested derogatory information from a background ...

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Remote Workforce Policy


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Remote Workforce Policy

By Derek Hinton, President of CRAzoom

The COVID pandemic changed some things temporarily and some things for the immediate future. One of the things that has not gone back to pre-pandemic ...

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Global Screening: A Business Growth Opportunity for CRAs


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Global Screening: A Business Growth Opportunity for CRAs

The Editorial Team

October 11, 2022

Today the workforce is more diverse ...

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How Fair Chance Hiring Represents a Unique Differentiating Opportunity for CRAs


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How Fair Chance Hiring Represents a Unique Differentiating Opportunity for CRAs

by Krisy Bucher, Sr. Director, Marketing Programs, Equifax Workplace Solutions

Millions of Americans struggle to find work because of a previous interaction with the criminal justice ...

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