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Applicant Screening, Blog, Background Checks, Background Screening, Partnership

Certn Launches on ADP Marketplace

We’re excited to announce that Certn is now available on the ADP Marketplace. Our goal is to be available wherever you hire, and this partnership brings us one step closer to

3 min read

Blog, Background Checks, SOC, Compliance, Background Check Software

SOC 2 Background Checks: Your Complete Guide

In this blog post we cover everything you need to know to unlock the power of background checks for SOC 2 compliance. Learn how background checks play a significant role in

7 min read

Canada, Blog, Background Checks, Background Screening, Criminal Record Check

Jobs that Require a Criminal Record Check

Certain industries in Canada such as education and childcare, health care and social services, financial services and banking, transportation, law enforcement and security, and

4 min read

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Blog, Background Checks, Background Screening

The Future of Work Needs a Better Background Check Process

The future of work – remote work and globally dispersed teams, gig work, and high-volume hiring – needs a better background check process. Fortunately, Certn is streamlining

5 min read

Blog, Background Checks, Background Screening, Funding

Certn’s $30M Boost to Expand Background Checks

We’re excited to announce that the Government of Canada’s export credit agency, Export Development Canada (EDC), is among the investors in our Series B financing round. Certn

3 min read

Canada, Blog, Hiring, Background Check Software, United States

Choosing the Best Background Screening Vendor: What to Ask

Without a thorough background screening vendor evaluation process, you could risk non-compliance and the safety of your workforce and open your organization to reputation or

4 min read

Canada, Blog, Hiring, Hiring Process, HR Trends, United States

How Spreadsheets Are Holding Small Businesses Back and Preventing Them From Reaching Their Hiring Goals

Spreadsheets are a simple and popular way for businesses to consolidate and manage large amounts of employee and candidate data. However, they also have shortcomings in their

4 min read

Canada, Blog, Background Screening, United States, Social Media Screening

Retail Hiring Trends 2023: How Recruiters Can Win with Technology

We get it. We hear retail recruiters say things like they had to ramp up quickly and hire thousands of frontline workers at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and that now

5 min read

Canada, Blog, Background Screening, United States, Social Media Screening

Best Practices for Pre-Employment Social Media Screening

Over 70% of employers believe pre-employment social media screening is a helpful way to vet candidates and 70% admit to doing it, but a do-it-yourself approach can spell danger. A

2 min read

Canada, Blog, Background Checks, Background Screening, United States

Automated Hiring: Hire Faster and Impress Candidates

Monday at 4:30 PM: You’ve just wrapped an unexpected all-hands call. You more or less dropped everything to attend and the meeting went over. You sigh, “What a long week already!”

3 min read

Canada, Blog, Background Checks, Background Screening, United States

5 Reasons to Use Certn Background Checks

“What was it like with my other provider? I had to go to the post office. Where’s the post office? I haven’t been to a post office since like 1974. Yeah, Certn’s helping us!”

2 min read

Canada, Blog, Identity Verification, Background Screening, OneID, United States

What to Know About Identity Verification

Do you know who you’re hiring? With Certn, you can – instantly. Millions of personal data are stolen and misused every day. In fact, almost half (46%) of Canadians report having

5 min read

Canada, Blog, Background Checks, Background Screening, United States, Social Media Screening

Your Questions About Social Media Screening, Answered

You’ve got questions, like “What does Certn check for?” We’ve got answers. Below our background screening experts have weighed in with answers to your questions about the social

3 min read

Canada, Blog, Background Checks, Background Screening, United States

How To Do Social Media Screening Ethically

You’re under increased pressure to make informed, thoughtful hiring decisions despite having more candidates and *less time* than before. Make it make sense. Right?! Not only

5 min read

Canada, Blog, Background Checks, Background Screening

How Automation Helps Staffing Agencies Hire Faster

Streamlined Hiring for Skilled Trades and Labour with Certn and Labourly Labour shortages and the projected recession are expected to put pressure on staffing agencies who recruit

3 min read

Blog, Background Checks, Background Screening, Small Business

Owners: Protect Your Assets with Background Checks

You already have a lot to worry about when it comes to building your small business — we get it. So don’t add more work to your future by skipping a vital step: background checks.

5 min read

Applicant Screening, Blog, Background Checks, Background Screening, Candidate Experience, Hiring Process, Partnership, Background Check Software

Streamline the Hiring Process for a Better Candidate Experience

Streamline Hiring with Certn and Freshteam On top of helping you learn meaningful information about your candidate, the way you run a background check or all of your background

4 min read

Blog, Background Checks, Candidate Experience, News

Certn Named Leader in Background Checks

G2 Rates Certn Leader in Background Check Category TL;DR The G2 2023 market reports awarded Certn its usual badges for Leader and Easiest to Use, which is always something to

3 min read

Human Resources, Blog, Identity Verification, Hiring, Background Checks, Hiring Process

How Background Checks Help Remote Teams

Behind every new hire is a team of people. If you work in HR you know hiring any new employee is an investment, from recruiting and hiring to training and onboarding. According to

3 min read

Blog, Background Checks, Hiring Process, Tech, Background Check Software

HR Trends Explained: Background Check APIs

According to Harvard researchers, the average employee toggles between different apps and windows more than 3,600 times a day. Which is...a lot. For HR professionals, minimizing

4 min read

Security, Blog, Background Screening, SOC

What Is SOC 2

Developed by the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants (AICPA), Service Organization Control (SOC) 2 is an auditing procedure that verifies companies

3 min read

Blog, Background Checks, Compliance

The Dangers of Not Doing Background Checks

Are background checks necessary? Is it okay to skip them? What happens when you do? These are questions that are worth asking if you run a business in the US, because the answers

6 min read

Blog, Case Studies, Property Management

Canadian Property Management Companies: How Background Checks Help

When Vancouver-based Canadian property management company Advent Real Estate Services started using Certn’s background screening, it found that Certn's services helped solve all

6 min read

Blog, Hiring, Background Screening, Hiring Process, HR Trends

2022 HR Trends Background Screening Helps With

2023 is just around the corner. And while the workplace is very different from what it was at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020, to say the change is done is

6 min read

Blog, Certn, Background Checks, Background Screening, Trust, Tech

Beyond Risk: At Certn, It's All About Tech, Trust and Truth

The background check industry has too long revolved around risk and safety – intimidating topics. Many of our competitors use fear and uncertainty as a selling point. But at

3 min read

Blog, Hiring, Background Checks

How The Hiring Processes have Changed and How We Can Adapt

Hiring isn’t a one–way process anymore. The industry is changing rapidly due to the global pandemic still affecting nearly 212,800 jobs just in January 2021 alone and with the

3 min read

Blog, Retail, Staffing, Background Checks, Hiring Process

6 Struggles in Retail Recruitment and How to Solve Them

It’s been a rough year for retail. COVID-19 has presented a huge challenge for brick and mortar-based businesses, with many stores closing, reducing hours and staffing, and

5 min read

Canada, Blog, Identity Verification, Background Screening, United States

The Global Solution to Remote Hiring: OneID

Many background check providers still rely on manual processes to do the ID verification process. This can really slow down your hiring. With Certn, you can benefit from

2 min read

Blog

Win at hiring with the new Certn and Greenhouse integration

Hiring just got easier. Certn is glad to announce that we’re entering a partnership with another leader in the HR space, Greenhouse. We provide the most comprehensive, AI-driven

2 min read

Blog

Certn: Growth Leaders Of Tomorrow

VICTORIA, B.C. April 14, 2020 Certn has been selected as one of Canada’s top tech companies in the information and communications industry. It was announced that Certn was added

1 min read

Blog, Gig Economy

How Gig Work is Changing in COVID-19

The world of work has been an ever-changing landscape. But we’ve never seen shifts of this magnitude before. Everyone’s talking about Gig companies. Some experts say it’s due to

4 min read

Blog, Njoyn, Certn

Certn Partnership with Njoyn

At Certn provide a complete background check system for all your hiring needs with results available at lightning speed. We offer criminal record checks, credential verification,

3 min read

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Latest Certn Background Screening Insights

Certn Launches on ADP Marketplace

SOC 2 Background Checks: Your Complete Guide

Jobs that Require a Criminal Record Check

The Future of Work Needs a Better Background Check Process

Certn’s $30M Boost to Expand Background Checks

Choosing the Best Background Screening Vendor: What to Ask

How Spreadsheets Are Holding Small Businesses Back and Preventing Them From Reaching Their Hiring Goals

Retail Hiring Trends 2023: How Recruiters Can Win with Technology

Best Practices for Pre-Employment Social Media Screening

Automated Hiring: Hire Faster and Impress Candidates

5 Reasons to Use Certn Background Checks

What to Know About Identity Verification

Your Questions About Social Media Screening, Answered

How To Do Social Media Screening Ethically

How Automation Helps Staffing Agencies Hire Faster

Owners: Protect Your Assets with Background Checks

Streamline the Hiring Process for a Better Candidate Experience

Certn Named Leader in Background Checks

How Background Checks Help Remote Teams

HR Trends Explained: Background Check APIs

What Is SOC 2

The Dangers of Not Doing Background Checks

Canadian Property Management Companies: How Background Checks Help

2022 HR Trends Background Screening Helps With

Beyond Risk: At Certn, It's All About Tech, Trust and Truth

How The Hiring Processes have Changed and How We Can Adapt

6 Struggles in Retail Recruitment and How to Solve Them

The Global Solution to Remote Hiring: OneID

Win at hiring with the new Certn and Greenhouse integration

Certn: Growth Leaders Of Tomorrow

How Gig Work is Changing in COVID-19

Certn Partnership with Njoyn

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