February 6, 2017
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Compliance, Job Interviews
January 25, 2017
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Background Checks, Blog
Why Pre-Employment Background Checks Are So Important
Imagine opening the front door to your house and inviting strangers in to come stay for awhile. Unless you had good reason to do so, you would probably find this act risky and dangerous. These individuals could rob your home or hurt your loved ones.
January 19, 2017
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Background Checks, Blog
Should Hotels Perform Background Checks?
Background checks for management positions are standard practice in the hotel business. Employees in these positions are privy to sensitive information regarding the hotel and guests, so the benefits are assumed to outweigh the costs. For lower-level positions, however, the cost associated can seem too
January 19, 2017
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Background Checks, Blog
University of Iowa to Background Check Applicants
Since June 2015, the University of Iowa changed their application process for incoming and transfer students. The new policy calls for students applying to the school to disclose any criminal records that they might have. Iowa State University and the University of Northern Iowa already have
December 19, 2016
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Background Checks, Blog
What Can My Employer See If They Check My Social Security Number?
Employers are now increasingly using background check services when making new hires. Pre-employment screening is done by companies to help confirm that job applicants have given truthful and accurate information about their identity, previous work history and education, in addition to running criminal background checks.
December 19, 2016
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Background Checks, Blog
Online Learning For Workplace Safety
The Most Cost-Effective Way to Workplace Safety TrainingWorkplace safety is always a major business objective no matter how large or small a business may be. Savvy business owners provide workplace safety courses either in-house or online. However, the most cost-effective way to provide workplace safety
November 19, 2016
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Background Checks, Blog
The Need for Pre-employment Backgroud checks
When hiring new workers to staff a business, it is prudent to ensure that the person you choose legitimately meets criteria to do the work, has been reasonably law-abiding, and is healthy enough to complete assigned duties. Positions specifying a certain level of educational achievement or
October 19, 2016
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Background Checks, Blog
Workplace Safety: Are You OSHA Compliant?
Workplace safety is essential to avoid worker injury. However, business owners know that monitoring workplace safety is also a way to reduce liability and increases in the cost of business liability insurance. In many types of workplaces, there are areas that are required by OSHA to
October 19, 2016
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Background Checks, Blog
Private Eyes Testimonials
“We let other companies know if you want a company that is going to get it done call Private Eyes!” – Pinnacle The background check has become a critical component of the hiring process. It’s a tool that not only verifies qualifications. It ensures a candidate meets
October 19, 2016
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Background Checks, News
News: Private Eyes
We’ve seen these stories unfold before, where violent events take place at a workplace. For most of us, however, we don’t believe those kinds of tragedies or dangerous situations could ever happen to us, but they do. Today’s world moves at a very fast pace with