Background Screening Guide for Educational Institutions

Many news stories involve educational institutions’ hiring processes gone awry. Stories of high-level administrators who faked their degrees, previous criminal convictions, and unsavory social media behavior come to light almost weekly.

Whether a small, private elementary school or a large university, these damaging and embarrassing situations affect an institution’s reputation and rattle staff. It may even cause students to lose confidence in the institution itself.

A thoughtful, compliant background screening policy helps education establishments avoid these hiring missteps.