“Diploma mills (or degree mills) are substandard or fraudulent ‘colleges’ that offer potential students degrees with little or no serious work. Some are simple frauds: a mailbox to which people send money in exchange for paper that purports to be a college degree. Others (more…)
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Diploma Mill or Legitimate Educational Institution?
Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011SHRM Survey: More Employers Conduct Pre-Employment Drug Testing
Wednesday, September 21st, 2011According to SHRM, “The practice of requiring job applicants to take a pre-employment drug test appears to be gaining acceptance from employers.” (more…)
A Matter Of Fact Achieves Background Screening Credentialing Council Accreditation
Friday, May 20th, 2011MORRISVILLE, NC & COLFAX, CA, May 10, 2011 – The National Association of Professional Background Screeners (NAPBS®) Background Screening Credentialing Council (BSCC) announced today that A Matter of Fact has successfully proved compliance with the Background Screening Agency Accreditation Program (BSAAP) (more…)
Background Check Myth: The National Criminal Record Database
Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011Contrary to TV crime dramas and Internet Ads, there is no such thing as a true National Criminal Record Database. Databases are compiled by private companies from a mishmash of prior background checks, county court records, state criminal record repositories, sex offender registries, prison systems, etc. (more…)
Background Check Myth: The FCRA Only Applies To Credit Reports
Friday, January 21st, 2011FACT: The FCRA (The Fair Credit Reporting Act) applies to most consumer reports prepared by a 3rd party. (more…)
Background Check Problems: Do Errors Occur?
Wednesday, December 22nd, 2010Errors do occur in background checks! This should be no surprise given the fact that the information contained in a background check is created, compiled, filed, stored, retrieved, and reported by individuals who can make mistakes and (more…)
Form I-9: Avoid the 5 Most Common Mistakes
Saturday, March 27th, 2010The 5 most common mistakes employers make with Form I-9′s are: Using an outdated version of the I-9, Failing to fully complete the form, Not using section 3, Photocopying only part of a document, and “Over-documentation” in section 2. (more…)