by Tom Ahearn
4/27/2009 11:26:00 AM
With the immense popularity of online social networking gathering spots such as Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter, companies that feature background check services should follow suit and make their own websites more interactive, user-friendly, and "social" to attract online customers.
A monthly analysis of U.S. consumer activity at the top online properties for March 2009 by comScore, Inc. and Media Metrix service revealed that Twitter.com more than doubled its visitor b...
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by Tom Ahearn
4/20/2009 4:12:00 PM
With winter nearly over, now is the time to start thinking about “Spring cleaning” and other “do-it-yourself” projects. One such "do-it-yourself" project that you might consider is building your own Personal Background Check.
Who needs to have a personal background check? Most everyone these days. Companies use your personal identifying information to access various public and private sources to determine if any criminal, credit, empl...
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by Tom Ahearn
4/13/2009 11:48:00 AM
A recent article by a Singles' Guide asked the question: “Should You Background Check Your Date?”
The author told the story of a recently divorced single mother of two in her twenties who joined a dating website and accepted a date with a man who was attractive, polite, well spoken, and nicely dressed. However, when the woman mentioned her date’s name to her co-worker the next day, she was told never to see him again because he was a convicted felon and had spent se...
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by Tom Ahearn
4/7/2009 1:41:00 PM
In today’s economic climate, finding a job seems next to impossible. The most recent unemployment numbers are truly staggering. According to a Labor Department report:
There are more than 13 million officially unemployed people in the United States;
The unemployment rate has reached its highest figure in a quarter of a century;
Over five million jobs have been lost since the recession began in December 2007.
As if finding a job wasn’t tough enough, jobse...
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by Tom Ahearn
4/3/2009 3:50:00 PM
From entry level to executive suite, most jobs these days require a background check. Various surveys show that between 80 to 95 percent of U.S. businesses conduct some variety of background checks on prospective employees, and many employers are re-checking current workers in addition to applicants.
Statistics show that hiring managers find discrepancies on over 50 percent of applications and resumes. With the rise in unemployment resulting in a large pool of jobseekers, employers can &...
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