Most hiring workflows have gone digital: applicant tracking, e-signatures, automated background checks, digital I-9s: organizations have invested heavily in streamlining the process from offer to day one. Yet for many HR, talent acquisition, and compliance teams, one piece of the puzzle has never caught up: fingerprinting.
In the majority of organizations, ... Read More
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May2026
Finding the right candidate is only half the work. Getting them from offer acceptance to day one without losing momentum is where many hiring processes quietly break down. Disconnected tools, manual handoffs, and limited visibility into screening progress can slow everything down at exactly the wrong moment.
To address that, Universal ... Read More
May 15, 2026Ashley McManus
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May2026
Most conversations in background screening focus on the same short list: faster turnaround times, new AI features, cleaner candidate experiences, better platform integrations. Those things matter, but there's a quieter factor that often determines whether real innovation actually happens, and whether it holds up five years from now.
Who owns your ... Read More
May 11, 2026Ashley McManus
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May2026
A "good enough" background check might actually be good enough for a lot of industries: healthcare is not one of them.
Place a clinician at the bedside, send a caregiver into a patient's home, or staff a critical hospital department, and background screening stops being a procurement line item. It becomes ... Read More
May 4, 2026Ashley McManus




