Top Surprises from the 2019 PBSA Survey
For the third year, the Professional Background Screening Association (PBSA, formerly known as NAPBS) conducted a survey of human resource professionals to gather opinions and processes being used in background screening. The information found in [...]
Top 6 Questions to Include in Your RFP to Platform Providers
Are you fed up with your proprietary software platform’s back-end limitations, or has your third-party provider stopped fulfilling its upgrade promises? Then it is time to test the waters and find a new software platform [...]
Common Elements of a Background Check: Criminal Searches
Pre-employment criminal background checks safeguard the global workforce. Organizations of all kinds screen potential and current employees to make sure their workplace continues to be safe for their staff, customers, and vendors. Making a bad [...]
How Employee Monitoring Protects Companies
It’s easy to think of “history” as the past, but of course, history continues. Applied to employment, this idea means an applicant’s behavior and trustworthiness aren’t set in stone the moment you hire them. Pre-hire [...]
Form I-9 Extended Past August 31st
The current version of Form I-9, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services agency’s (USCIS) Employment Eligibility Verification form, expired on August 31st, 2019—however, the agency has extended the deadline until a new version of the [...]
Texas 101: Doin’ Stuff
When you're in San Antonio for the NAPBS Annual Conference, there are a ton of fun things to do near the hotel that are cheap - or free!
Texas 101: Ropin’ Right
How do you round up new business? Cody Reeves has the right tools (just like Accio).
Texas 101: Dressin’ Smart
Texans are neighborly, so we want you to feel right at home when you're here. Martine Lacombe has some tips on getting that "Lone Star Look."
Texas 101: Talkin’ Texan
If you're coming to the NAPBS conference in San Antonio in September, you'll want to be able to speak the language. Deric Hamilton is here with a primer on Talkin' Texan. [...]