resident Donald Trump called attention to the economy, paid family leave, health care, job training and second-chance hiring in his annual State of the Union (SOTU) address on Feb. 4. It was the last SOTU address of the current presidential term, and though the 2020 election draws near and the Democratic primaries are under way,

For shortlisted applicants whose resumes make it to the pile on an employer’s desk, the next step employers undertake is background checks to verify the information provided by the candidate. Those resumes that do make it through the initial selection process have been sufficiently impressive to grab the employer’s attention with experience and work history