Four Common Background Check Misconceptions in the Age of COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has created new challenges for the screening industry. Here’s what employers should consider when ordering background checks.
Background Checks
Top 5 Workplace Safety Trends for 2021
Workplace safety and health initiatives continue to take center stage as the pandemic rolls into 2021.
2020 in Review: State of Social Media Screening
Did COVID-19 impact our 2020 trend predictions about social media screening? Yes. But the real question is how badly.
2020 in Review: State of the Gig Worker
Our EBI prognosticators made bold predictions for 2020. Let’s see if COVID-19 messed them up.
How Background Checks Help to Hire the Best Fit Candidates
Building a talent acquisition process that gets the right talent with the right information at the right time by using background checks.
Too Hot for Social? Defining Acceptable Online Behavior for Employees
A recent poll conducted by our partner Social Intelligence reveals employers are most concerned about these aspects of employees’ online content: 65% Intolerance 35% Sexually Explicit 45% Potentially Violent 35% Potentially Illegal 8% Custom But how do businesses define thresholds for what’s acceptable social media content and what’s not? Are there different standards for different […]
The Definitive Return to Work Glossary
Implementing a Return to Work strategy and program is paramount in fending off COVID-19 and protecting your employees, clients, and visitors from a health, wellness, and safety standpoint. A Return to Work program also protects your physical assets and keeps you moving toward your business goals. EBI wants to help you prepare whatever Return to […]
Why Social Media Screening is Necessary for Informed Hiring
Even before COVID-19 changed our business practices, employers were using online resources to vet candidates. Now that much – if not all – of the hiring process has gone virtual, social media checks can help you get a better idea of which candidates could be a good fit. But there are risks involved. Here is […]
Do You Know Your State’s Marijuana Laws?
The rise of remote workers in response to the coronavirus pandemic has also renewed employer’s interests in drug testing. Namely – should you, and can you – drug screen your work from home (WFH) employees? And if so, what are the most reliable methods in this age of virtual work? These questions will likely steer […]
Ready to Rehire? Five Things Employers Need to Know
You’ve established your COVID-19 workplace safety protocols and procedures. Your office is a picture-perfect model supporting physical distancing. Your reopening guidelines are set. Now, you’re ready to rehire. But just as your operational efforts have had to change to accommodate for this pandemic, so do your hiring strategies. Your candidates may have new expectations. You […]
Reestablishing Company Culture After a Pandemic: Five Things to Know
The future of work will be different; That’s something we can all agree on at this point. As you consider return to work plans, every corner of your business – from operational processes and technology infrastructure to employee monitoring and travel restrictions – will be examined and reassessed. Adapting your culture for this ‘new normal’ […]
How Design Culture Can Positively Impact Your Employees
Are you scared of returning to the office? You’re not alone. The fear factor of returning to work while the coronavirus pandemic is still unfolding should not be underestimated. Employees are frightened of everything from their own personal safety to finding suitable summer arrangements for their children. Workers will be looking to human resources to […]
Blog Topics
Background Checks
- Freelancing is on Fire. Should Businesses Screen Independent Contractors?
- 4 Must Have Elements Every ATS Integration Needs
- To Lie or Not to Lie on Your Resume – Is It Even a Question Anymore?
- Why Now is the Time to Review Your Screening Policy
- Why Social Media Screening is Necessary for Informed Hiring
Drug Testing
I-9 & E-Verify
COVID-19
- Does My Business Still Need a Return-to-Work Safety Plan Now That There Are Vaccines?
- Read, Listen, and Subscribe! Get the Most out of Hiring and Recruiting in 2021 with These Experts
- How Health and Safety Technology May Save Us All in 2021
- Top 5 Workplace Safety Trends for 2021
- 2020 in Review- Part 3: “The Biggest Lesson I’ve Learned.”
Workplace Health & Safety
- The Ultimate Blueprint to Implement Workforce Safety Measures
- Four Vital Steps to Ensure Workplace Health and Safety
- Four Common Background Check Misconceptions in the Age of COVID-19
- Meet the Experts: The Doctors Behind EBI Workplace Health & Safety
- Enhance Jobsite Safety and Productivity With Technology
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