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Fingerprints are becoming a mandatory requirement to work on Government of Canada contracts – is your organization ready?

We will be announcing our new company name of February 1st – be the first to find out all about it!

Mintz Group LLC (“Mintz Group”), a leading global investigations firm, today announced the acquisition of Garda Background Screening Solutions (“Garda Screening”) from Champlain Financial Corporation.

Background Screening companies have been offering National Criminal record searches for approximately 15 years. In the beginning, police services were performing these searches based on a signed authorization provided by a candidate, accompanied by government issued identification.

In a limited job market it’s exciting to meet a candidate who seems ideal. Sometimes, though, a person’s credentials, references and personality don’t give a complete picture of his or her past.

Do you have to export your products to the United States? Or will you be doing so in the future? If so, it is of utmost importance to take all required measures to ensure a smooth process.

Thanks to globalized markets, people are changing jobs much more frequently than ever before.

Normally, getting to know a person takes time. It’s why marriage proposals rarely happen on day one. Employers, however, are in the position of having to fast track the “get-to-know” process.

No one wants to hire someone who will be a security risk to company property or a safety risk to the other employees.

When finalizing a contract with a client and than hearing the words “of course we will need criminal background checks done on each candidate” will mean to some of you; an added expense directly affecting your bottom line.

We have found countless examples of candidate supplied references which were discovered to be false.

In our previous post, we provided tips to identify the best fit during the interview process.

The basic question always remains the same – what can we do to protect ourselves?

Every company experiences it, you have a position to fill in and the resumes keep coming in droves.

At first blush, social networking sites seem like something too good to be true for hiring managers seeking unvarnished insights into job applicants.