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El Salvador Background Checks - Facts & Stats

El Salvador Background Checks - Facts & Stats

El Salvador sends more people to the United States than any other Latin American country after Mexico. About 1.4 million Salvadoran-born people live in the U.S., many spurred to come here by natural disasters — a hurricane in 1998 and two earthquakes in 2001.

Of course, people have their own reasons for immigration, and Salvadoran immigration has continued since those events. The nonpartisan, nonprofit Pew Research Center calculates that Salvador-born immigrants in the U.S. increased by 142 percent between 2000 and 2017 alone.

India Background Checks: 6 Things To Know Before Hiring from India

India Background Checks: 6 Things To Know Before Hiring from India

Background checks in India have become more commonplace for U.S. employers.

One reason is that Indian immigrants in the U.S. have increased in numbers in recent years. Estimates are that Indian-born immigrants in the U.S. number as high as 2.688 million, a 13-fold increase compared with 40 years earlier and a 50 percent increase in the past decade alone. Indians trail only Mexicans and Chinese as new arrivals in the U.S. annually, according to the Columbia Business School.

Argentina Background Checks: 5 Things Employers Should Know About Doing Background Checks in Argentina

Argentina Background Checks: 5 Things Employers Should Know About Doing Background Checks in Argentina

Let’s look at five things U.S. employers should know about background checks in Argentina.

Global Backgrounds offers a complete line of international background checks on Argentine nationals who are in the U.S. already or have applied for work during the process of immigrating here.

Brazil Background Checks: How Our Company Conducts International Background Checks on Brazilian Citizens

Brazil Background Checks: How Our Company Conducts International Background Checks on Brazilian Citizens

It shouldn’t be surprising for a Brazilian immigrant to earn an interview with a U.S. employer for a management or professional job, especially in regions of the US like South Florida. According to the Migration Policy Institute, a U.S.-based non-profit that studies immigration, Brazilians in the U.S tend to be better educated than other nationalities from Latin America, and as a group attain a higher level of education than U.S.-born citizens.

Mexican Background Checks - Fast Facts & Services for Employers

Mexican Background Checks - Fast Facts & Services for Employers

Mexico sends a high percentage of foreign-born workers to the United States. Only a professional background search company, such as Global Backgrounds, can adequately verify the value of potential foreign born employees through international background checks.

Mexico, which shares a long border with the U.S., has sent more immigrants to the U.S. than any other country, according to the Pew Research Center, a non-profit U.S.-based fact generator. That means the likelihood of a U.S.company interviewing and finding interest in a Mexican-born job applicant is higher than for almost any other nationality.

Part 3 of 4: Are Instant Criminal Background Checks Compliant with the Fair Credit Reporting Act?

While the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) does not explicitly address instant search results provided by databases, recent penalties imposed by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has answered this question clearly; instant searches alone are not compliant with the FCRA.  If you use background checks to help you make business decisions, it’s important that both you and your background check provider remain in compliance with the FCRA.  If you do not comply with the FCRA, you are exposing your business to significant and avoidable litigation risk.  

Part 2 of 4 on Employment Screening: Criminal Background Checks

Part 2 of 4 on Employment Screening: Criminal Background Checks

Part two of our four part series on employment screening addresses the topic of criminal background checks and how employers can optimize their employment screening procedures.

NYC Local Law 37 of 2015 Significantly Restricts Employers Use of Consumer Credit Profile

NYC Local Law 37 of 2015 Significantly Restricts Employers Use of Consumer Credit Profile

NYC Local Law 37 of 2015 impacts employers ability to use consumer credit information.  This article provides a guide to help companies navigate this new change which goes into effect on Sept. 3, 2015.

Part 1 of 4 on Employment Screening: The Importance of Validating Credentials

Part 1 of 4 on Employment Screening: The Importance of Validating Credentials

Hiring a new employee can be exciting. It can mean that the business is growing or it can be a relief to fill a critical vacant position.  It can also be very risky if the new employee isn't able to perform at the expected level, is intent on defrauding the company, or if the screening process is non-compliant with the applicable regulations.  To mitigate this risk, businesses need to perform comprehensive and compliant pre-employment screenings.