Glossary Term: Screening & Background Checks

Definition: A background check is a review of a potential employee’s criminal, commercial, and sometimes financial records. They provide valuable insight into an individual’s history

Definition: Blind screening (blind recruitment or blind hiring) is a recruitment process where personal information that might reveal the gender, age, ethnicity, or educational background

Definition: Social media background screening, or popularly “social media background checks,” is reviewing an individual’s social media profiles and online presence as part of the