Background Screening Tips & Tech

Delays...Outages... Service Challenges- The "NEW" normal? The delays encountered by the background screening industry due to the COVID 19 pandemic were significant. Courthouses were closed, then they were open with reduced staffing, then they closed again.  Clinics and labs saw their employees leave they had to reduce hours of operation and even closed some facilities. Now the industry a...

Greg Hauser, VP of Global Talent Acquisition joins the show Tune in to here some of the secrets that Greg has to share... The discussion is focused around talent acquisition, on-boarding and background screening in the post-COVID environment. Greg shares his 5 key points of focus...   1) Candidate led environment 2) New and improved focus on BRAND values 3) Virtual Work & On-site work (Hybrid...

Staffing Shortages, Supply Shortages & Updated CCF = DELAYS Staffing shortages, Supply Shortages, and the new Federal Chain of Custody form are causing delays with regard to substance abuse, drug testing and occupational health screening. According to i3 Screen the delays are costing employers approximately 3-6 additional days.  COVID Testing scheduling from i3Screen & eScreen is not an op...

California Criminal Record Change Complicates Background Screening (UPDATE) The court case impacting the changes was not heard by the appeals court so now the courts are making changes that impact all of us. Here is a summary of the case in question... In All of Us or None v. Hamrick , the plaintiffs, including a civil and human rights organization supporting ex-offenders, alleged that Riverside C...

PBSA 2021 The PBSA Annual Conference was held in Anaheim, California.  PBSA utilized a hybrid model allow physical attendees and speakers as well as remote access. There were in-person attendees and remote attendees could access the sessions and networking events virtually. It was exciting to see friends, colleagues and partners face – to – face, but the conference lacked the typical energy. This...

Interview with Darrin Lipscomb of Ferretly Darrin is the Founder & CEO of Ferretly CONNECT WITH DARRIN ON LINKEDIN Ferretly is a web-based technology that leverages Artificial Intelligence for social media screening. Darrin has a degree from Virginia Tech and he is a 30-year veteran in the technology industry including launching several software startups with successful exits. His companies ha...

Montserrat Miller of Arnall Golden & Gregory joins the podcast! Montserrat is a partner at Arnall Golden & Gregory and she is co-chair of the background screening industry team  She is certified by the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) as Certified Information Privacy Professionals in both the designations for the United States and European Union (CIPP/US and CIPP/E...

California Court Ruling Complicates Background Screening The court decision would force California courts to removes full dates of birth and drivers' license numbers from their indices. The court case is on appeal, but many counties are already making changes that impact how records can be searched for. Most notably, Los Angeles County has made the change as well as Tulare, Fresno, Kern, and...

Brett Buettner Interview Brett Buettner, managing partner at Buettner Insurance Agency joined the podcast.  He answered questions related to employee benefits (specifically HEALTH insurance) and how it impacts recruiting. He also discussed industry trends and the biggest mistakes employers make when evaluating their healthcare benefits. Connect with Brett: LinkedIn Buettner Insurance

Craig Caddell Interview (Wholesale Screening Solutions) Craig is an industry veteran. He has worked previously at a leading software provider to the CRA industry.  He was a founding, board member of NAPBS (now PBSA) and also worked at Reference Pro.  On the podcast we discuss the following: Industry Trends Wholesale Screening Solutions research capabilities and history.   Continuous Court Records...

Credit Reports... they aren't what you think Today on Background Screening tips and tech we talk about, Credit Reports… they aren’t what you think. Credit Reports seem like the most straight forward search that an employer might request, but they aren’t.   Misconceptions/Myths: They should be part of every background check report. They include a credit or FICO score. They contain public recor...

Brian Fleming of Coastal Payroll - Interview On this episode of the Podcast Brian Fleming shares some insights into the challenges that employers have when working with BIG BOX payroll providers. He shares how compliance and reporting requirements change as you grow your company. Brian is very excited about the Employer Retention Credits that are available to employers and he shares who is eligibl...

Aashi Arora Interview On this episode of Background Screening Tips & Tech, Tim Santoni interviews Aashi Arora of iRise Executive Coaching. Aashi Arora, is the principal executive coach at iRise and has over 20 years of executive and administrator level experience in operations, healthcare, professional mentoring and coaching. She has many certifications Gallup (Certified Strength Coach) Lean S...

Bruce Berg - Berg Group Consulting- M&A, Trends... (Interview) On this episode of Background Screening Tips & Tech, Tim Santoni chats with Bruce Berg.  Bruce is a legend in the background screening "CRA" space. He successfully grew and sold his background screening business to HireCheck which is now First Advantage. His consulting business, Berg Consulting Group, just celebrated...

On this episode Tim Santoni interviews Leslie Groene of Groene Consulting. Leslie is sales trainer, consultant and coach to businesses. Leslie focuses on determine the goals of the organization and then creating strategies and assembling a team to meet those GOALS. Connect with Leslie: Groene Consulting LinkedIn: Leslie Groene on LinkedIn

On this episode we interview Anita Nygaard of CorHR. Anita Nygaard is Founder and Lead Consultant of CorHR, Inc. a Human Resources consulting firm.  CorHR partners with professional services businesses across the state and country to provide expert advisory on the three C’s: Compliance, Coaching and developing Managers, and building Cultures that reinforce an effective workplace. Resources... Stat...

Kathy Dawson - Dawson & Dawson Interview On this episode Tim Santoni interviews Kathy Dawson. They talk about the current state of hiring for office positions. A key area of focus is how to get productivity from a workforce that is nearly 75% remote at this point. Kathy provides some great insights from her experiences. Kathy is the former president of NAWBO and she has a Woman Owned Small Bus...

Substance Abuse Screening...cannabis, compliance, policies On this episode we talk about the changes in substance abuse screening due to legalization of marijuana in many states. We also cover policies that need to be in place to have an effective substance abuse screening program. Diluted Specimens Foreign Substances in Specimens Positive Tests Timeline for ELECTRONIC passport

Social Media Screening & Monitoring There is a ton of buzz around social media screening. Is it going to be adopted by employers? What are the compliance risks? What can be reported? What social media platforms can be searched? Can you search private accounts? Tune in to learn more... https://www.santonibackgrounds.com

Transgender Applicants & Team Members- Background Screening Methodologies In this episode Tim Santoni talks about how the considerations you should evaluate as it relates to the background screening procedures when it comes to transgender employees and applicants. Check with your background screening partner that you are running a robust search that covers all legal names the applicant might h...

Do Organizations Rely on Background Checks Too Much? https://www.shrm.org/resourcesandtools/hr-topics/talent-acquisition/pages/do-organizations-rely-on-background-checks-too-much.aspx In this episode of the podcast Tim & Joe discuss the points raised in this article. Of course this article illustrated some scenarios that don't occur very often and are "worst case" offenders, but...

Episode 16; Nick Fishman Interview On this episode we interview Nick Fishman who was part of the leadership team at Employment Screen IQ (CRA) where he helped grow the company that was eventually acquired by  Sterling. Nick now has a consulting practice and is also the CMO at SJV Data Solutions. Biggest changes Nick has seen as far as change in policies or philosophies by HR Professionals as it re...

On this episode Tim & Joe cover the Holiday Wishlist for Human Resources Professionals. 1) Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)    Acquire TM (EON Applications) is one of our favorites 2)  Add something new to Screening & Risk Mitigation programs   Social Media Screening   Criminal Monitoring   COVID 19 Testing 3) Evaluate / Audit your current Background Screening Provider 4) Networking... fin...

Matt McGregor of First Advantage (Non-Profit & Education Expert)  Interview On this episode we interview Matt who is truly an expert in working with NONPROFIT organizations to support their mission while mitigating exposure to risk. Matt understands the mission of his clients. On this episode we talk with Matt about the following topics; 1.     As you work across the nonprofit space what are y...

7 Year Criminal Background Checks...What does that mean exactly? On this episode we clear up some of the confusion around what a 7-year criminal background check is or can be. Establishing a history of addresses reported or utilize by an applicant going back 7 years will give a background screening partner the ability to look for criminal records in all counties of residence going back that far. T...