The Certn Blog

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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. Background checks are an important part of building a secure business, no matter how small.

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Certn Named Leader in Background Checks

Our 2023 Leader status makes sense since we’re committed to changing background screening globally by offering better background checks for everyone.

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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 screening can contribute to a better candidate experience.

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How Background Checks Help Remote Teams

Here’s how background checks help remote teams.

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HR Trends Explained: Background Check APIs

Here’s how background check APIs are making HR work easier.

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How to Overcome International Recruitment Challenges with Certn and Deel

International recruitment challenges are worth overcoming to secure top talent. Here’s how Certn and Deel make it easier to hire internationally.

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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 have internal controls in place to protect sensitive data, and that the controls are operating continuously.

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The Dangers of Not Doing Background Checks

Are background checks necessary? What happens if you skip them? Here are some of the dangers of not doing background checks.

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Reduce Your Time to Hire and Increase Hiring Efficiency

The hiring process is always evolving. Here’s the real scoop on how to be more efficient given the latest changes!

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Background Screening for Canadian Property Management

Certn helps Canadian property management companies conduct identity verification and perform background checks on tenants.

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The Ultimate Guide to Hiring Remote Employees

The global job market has changed and workplaces have been required to get out of their comfort zones and offer more flexible working conditions that are no longer limited to geographical boundaries.

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Easiest Background Check Provider, According to G2

The last time G2’s report came out, Certn earned badges for “Easiest to Use,” “Easiest Admin,” and “Highest User Adoption.” Now the newly released fall report confirms that we’re still the easiest to use, we still offer the easiest admin, and we still have the highest user adoption rate.