EBI's own background screening library.

With the resources EBI has at its disposal for background screening, drug testing, and human resources management, we felt it was time to offer a consolidated location for accessing many of our best public research materials, hence EBI's background screening online library was born.

You'll also find a complete archive of our EBI Advisor, our periodic newsletter on the background screening industry located here.

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Current topic: Education Background Check: Why outsourcing background checks in education to a professional background screening company is a must. The lack of background screening in many schools has led to several high-profile incidents on a national level, most involving teachers with unknown criminal backgrounds, inappropriate behavior with students, and drug abuse. The result of such failures in the hiring process have led to public cries for accountability and responsibility, especially since the victims of such negligence are among the most vulnerable in our society: kids. In an effort to deal with this downfall, one Massachusetts school committee member believes that the best way to facilitate background screening for schools by outsourcing to a third party. And at EBI, we know this to be the best answer to anyone’s hiring and screening needs. By outsourcing to a thorough and professional background screening agency, employers will enjoy a tailored screening process that will match an individual investigative profile based on job classification and security needs. For example, all teachers should fulfill drug testing and a criminal background check. Anyone handling money should be subject to a credit check as well, while drivers need to take BAT screening (blood-alcohol testing), and be subject to a DMV records check. And good professional background screening should also includes customer service teams to aid in the screening process, and provide more accurate results. To examine an employee’s history on a state, local, and federal level can be confusing and time consuming for the layman, and often leads to the false or incomplete screening results that come out of cheap background checks. Of course at EBI we offer all of the above, but in our case each employer also gets to enjoy the luxury the fastest results in the business. Our average turnaround is 48 hours, saving each employer time and money. Finally, by outsourcing background screening to a knowledgeable third party, every employer can benefit from the knowledge that they’re fulfilling all the standards of the industry, including ADA compliance, FCRA requirements, OSHA compliance, and more. It seems crazy that no one has thought of this solution for public schools in the past, and we’re happy to see that it’s finally getting the consideration it deserves. Call EBI to discuss designing a drug testing program to suit your company's needs.Our reliable drug testing programs will give you peace of mind about drug use in your workplace. Criminal records searches. Random drug testing. Reference checks. Everything for a comprehensive picture of your prospective employees. Call us at 800.324.7700 for details.

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