background screening companies
MYB featured in Capital at Play Magazine
Mind Your Business (MYB) was honored to be featured in Capital at Play Magazine’s August Issue. In the article Karen Caruso, Founder/CEO of MYB, discusses how she got her start in the background screening industry and her experience with government contracting. Karen says, “Most people in WNC are surprised to learn that a company like…
Read MoreMYB Welcomes John Lawrence as Chief Revenue Officer
This month, MYB added background screening industry sales and marketing veteran, John Lawrence to our team. John will serve as Chief Revenue Officer and manage all sales, marketing, and customer success personnel and activities. John was most recently Chief Marketing Officer for investigative data provider, Tracers Information Specialists, Inc. (Tracers). Prior to that, John served…
Read MoreBusiness Myth Busters: No Such Thing as an Instant Background Check
In today’s instant gratification economy, it’s easy to see the allure of the “instant” background check. However, good things come to those who wait. An instant background check could do more harm than good by putting your business, employees, and customers at risk. Myth: An instant background check provides the information to make a good…
Read MoreLove Your Business by Working with MYB, Inc.
February brings Valentine’s Day and the notion of love to all things. As we ease into the new year, now is the perfect time to show your business some TLC by outsourcing key tasks to the experienced professionals at MYB, Inc. Our trained experts can execute with ease many of the time-consuming duties that consume…
Read MoreHire Qualified Seasonal Employees with a Certified Background Check
Black Friday 2019 is just weeks away, and retailers across the nation are already searching for qualified seasonal help. Finding good seasonal employees that are dependable, honest, and skilled in customer service means happier customers and larger sales. A worthy goal considering that last year Americans spent over $700 billion during the holiday season! Not…
Read MoreGig economy set to impact background screening in 2018
Millennials have surpassed Baby Boomers as the nation’s largest living generation, according to population estimates released this month by the U.S. Census Bureau (shared by Pew Research). With millennials being a more transient, adaptable, and flexible generation that those before, we’re sure to see such population trends have an impact on employment. In one particular…
Read MoreOregon prohibits employers from screening applicants based on salary history
Oregon Equal Pay Act of 2017 (HB 2005), which will prohibit employers from screening job applicants based on salary history. The bill is part of a new trend being seen across the country, with local and state government working to shrink pay gaps between genders, races, and those in other protected classes. Under HB 2005,…
Read MoreScreening company disappears, slowing pre-employment process
Maryland fingerprinting company Worldwide Management was hired to provide criminal background checks and fingerprinting services as part of the pre-employment process. The company then vanished from its mall location, leaving those who had paid for screening services in the lurch. In addition, Worldwide Management owed the state of Maryland more than $300,000 for collections and…
Read MoreFour reasons to hire a pre employment screening service
Within the past year, Dallas has seen an increase in ride-sharing companies. Similar to taxi services, ride-sharing companies like UberX help commuters get to work or meetings without contributing to clogged highways and stubborn rush-hour traffic, or without wear and tear on their vehicles. However, after it was discovered that one of UberX’s drivers had…
Read MoreTypes of background checks, and what you can expect
Some states now have “ban the box” laws to prevent discrimination; however, in some occupations, a felony can disqualify you from consideration, such as jobs in which employees are expected to work with children.) When you hire a background screening company, they get in touch with a candidate’s past employers, the county clerk in the…
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