Anyone can meet anyone online, and anyone can be someone else – real or fabricated – over the internet. As a result, dating website Match.com has been conducting sex offender background checks on all members. A screenwriter who met a man, who had six previous conviction of sexual battery, over Match.com a year ago sued [...]

FBI background checks are already given to many teachers; workers coming in contact with children, the elderly, and the disabled; and government employees, but should they also extend to utility workers? New York Senator Charles Schumer thinks they should be and proposed such legislation recently. Currently, only workers at nuclear plants undergo such extensive screenings. [...]

95-percent of all hiring employers require candidates to agree to criminal background checks before being a job is officially offered. At the same time, because the pool of unemployed workers has expanded greatly over the past few years, employers are stepping up their requirements for positions, not only for skills but also for the hurdles [...]

Earlier, we posted about social media background checks, and their growing prominence in hiring processes. But, when it comes to hiring or even getting an interview, social media needs to be considered. An individual with a respected industry online presence – active on LinkedIn, participates on industry forums and communities, develops connections, or displays an [...]

So, you applied to a position, went through the several stages of interviews, and have been asked to agree to a background check. You’re aware that the potential employer may check all information on your resume and application and may investigate your credit history, but what about social media activity? Social media background checks are [...]