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Employment Screening Expert Lester Rosen to Present Session on Background Checks at SHRM Annual Conference

By ESR News Staff
Employment Screening Expert Lester Rosen, President of Employment Screening Resources (ESR), a leading employment screening firm headquartered in the San Francisco area, will present a session on background checks at the SHRM Annual Conference and Exhibition on June 30, 2010, in San Diego, California. 
The annual event – the world’s largest human resources conference [...]

ESR Provides Information to Job Applicants on Background Checks and Credit Reports

By Thomas Ahearn, ESR Staff Writer
Job applicants need all the information they can get on the subjects of credit reports and background checks, especially when credit report checks by some employers for certain job positions during employment background checks could mean the difference in finding work.
Employment Screening Resources (ESR), a leading national pre-employment screening firm [...]

Bill Would Strengthen Accuracy of Employment Background Checks Using FBI Criminal Database

By Les Rosen, President of ESR & Thomas Ahearn, ESR Staff Writer
Employers that rely on criminal records databases to conduct background checks on potential employees also rely on the accuracy of the information in those databases. Now a federal bill introduced in the House would help to strengthen the accuracy of the Federal Bureau of [...]

National Criminal Databases Always Work On TV Crime Dramas, Not Always In Real Life

By Thomas Ahearn, ESR Staff Writer
According to popular TV crime dramas, today’s investigators – along with old fashioned gut instincts – use all technology at their disposal when it comes to tracking down and arresting the bad guys. One such technological advantage is a centrally located national computer database containing all past criminal records of [...]

Employment Screening Resources Announces Free Employer Background Check Tools

By Jared Callahan, Employment Screening Resources
Employment Screening Resources (ESR), a leading national employment screening firm based in the San Francisco area, announced today that free tools available at the ESR Resources Center to help employers hire safe, honest, and qualified applicants.
The ESR Resources Center provides employers with “All Things Background Checks.”   Employers can find among other tools:

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Background Check Expert Lester Rosen To Present at National Webinar on the Use of the Internet, Facebook and Social Networking sites to Screen Job Applicants

By Jared Callahan, Employment Screening Resources
Employment Screening Resources,  a leading international employment screening background checking firm headquartered in the San Francisco area, announced that its president, Lester Rosen, will be presenting a national webinar on Tuesday, March 23, 2010  on “Screening Applicants Using Social Networking Sites: Legal or Liability? 
The webinar is sponsored by Lorman Education Services, [...]

Employment Screening Resources (ESR) Releases New Services for Background Checks for Small and Medium Businesses

Employment Screening Resources (ESR), a leading national employment screening firm announced today the release of a web site focused on providing quick and easy access to legally comliant essential background checks to small and medium businesses.  The service is available at: http://www.esrcheckdirect.com/ 
The new service, called ESRDirect, provides small and medium business with a simplified online [...]

Employment Screening Resources to provide background checks as a member benefit for NCHRA members

Employment Screening Resources (ESR) is now providing background checks to members of the Northern California Human Resources Association (NCHRA), the second largest Human Resources Association in the country, as an added member benefit to NCHRA members. Employment Screening Resources is a leading national employment screening background checking firm located in Novato, CA and a long time me supporter of the NCHRA.

Employment Screening Resources and Taleo Business Edition Join Forces for Integrated Background Screening

Employment Screening Resources (ESR), a leading national employment screening firm, announced completion of its integration with Taleo Business Edition™. This new integration provides a simplified, paperless technology solution to perform legally compliant employment background checks.
Taleo Business Edition™ is the leading on-demand talent management solution for companies with up to 5,000 employees. Taleo Business Edition helps [...]

Employment Screening Resources quoted in article on MSNBC on credit reports

An article in MSNBC examining the use of credit reports and employment quoted Employment Screening Resources President Lester Rosen on how credit reports are used in screening.  
The article concerned the current controversy over the use of credit reports and the suggestion that in a recession, that credit reports can harm job applicants.  See:  http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35512038/ns/business-eye_on_the_economy/ 
ESR was [...]