Background Screening Tips & Tech

Court Access Fees on the RISE... Why?Court access fees are on the rise. What does that mean to the screening industry and the clients that we serve?In years past we would see updates to court access fees maybe every quarter or every six months. In the last year we are seeing updated court access fees every month and the additional fees to access court records are starting to stack

Los Angeles County - Dates of Birth Removed?The Los Angeles County Superior court has announced that partial dates of birth will be removed from the public kiosks and from the court website.What does this mean? How does it impact you? The Los Angeles County Superior Court announced on February 20th that as of the close of business on Friday, February 23rd that partial dates of birt

PBSA is celebrating 20 years. They are are a force in supporting and enhancing the background screening industry worldwide.PBSA 2023 (Texas)LOCATION:Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center (Grapevine, Texas)WHEN:Sunday, September 10th through Tuesday September 12th On this episode of Background Screening Tips and Tech, Tim Santoni provides some insights into the show.It's not

Kevin Bachman InterviewKevin was a key executive at Employment Screen IQ, which was acquired by Sterling. He consultants with industry professionals and works with end users, CRAs and data furnishers.He is the The CRA Doctor. He is active with PBSA and has served on the BSCC committee.Kevin and his partner Jason Morris now run IQubed advisors.On this episode we talk about... How to

Tech StackThe 7 Apps/Tech/Software you need to run a better a business.1. Office 365 or Google Apps (email)2. Accounting Software w/Payment Processing (QuickBooks or XERO3. DocuSign or Panda Doc4. Cloud Storage: DropBox, OneDrive, Google Drive5. CRM – Salesforce, Zoho, ?6. Email Marketing (MailChimp, ConvertKit, Constant Contact)7. Team Messaging Platform ...

SSN Trace... Show it or Hide it?On this episode Tim Santoni discusses the history of the SSN Trace. What it's good for. What it's not good for.The legal/compliance arguments for including the SSN trace in the report and why it might be better to run it and hide it from the report.A few options to consider.OPTION 1 -Run the SSN Trace and include all of the results in the report with

Derek Hinton - CRA Zoom- InterviewOn this episode of Background Screening Tips & Tech, Tim Santoni interviews Derek Hinton of CRA Zoom.They discuss Derek's history in the screening industry, the PBSA Accreditation process and why it is valuable for background screening companies to complete have it. They also dive into the services that CRA Zoom offers.Stick around until the en

Background Screening Packages... so many optionsAt a bare minimum the social security number trace and national criminal database search are the typical starting point for most screening packages. The national criminal database has obvious flaws, but this search also covers high level government watch lists and sex offender registries, so it is something that employers are comforta

Social Media Screening... current trendsStatistics- many employers are using Social Media to screen applicants, but the big question is are they doing it themselves or are they using an FCRA compliant screening partner.The current available sites being searched by the AI and Technology Solutions available cover PUBLIC profiles on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter & TikTok.

CRA Help DeskThe CRA Help Desk is a great tool offered by BRB Publications. The CRA Help Desk offers state & FCRA compliance and reporting guidelines when it comes to reporting of criminal records.If you are a researchers handling compliance and adjudication this tool is a must have.The HR Help Desk is an 'add-on' option for Background Screeners that want to offer similar resou