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 [...]
Categories: credit reports, ESR, Lester Rosen, Recent Posts Tags: background, check, company, employment
NAPBS works to increase professionalism in the screening industry
A big positive development for employers, and human resources and security professionals is that the national nonprofit trade organization for the screening industry has firmly established itself as the voice of the screening industry, and is fostering higher levels of professionalism. The National Association of Professional Background Screeners (www.NAPBS.com), was established in 2003 “to promote [...]
Categories: Best Practices, ESR, Lester Rosen, NAPBS, National Association of Professional Background Screeners, Recent Posts Tags: background, employment, national
The seven most common employer concerns about background checks
Even with all of the advantages of a screening program, many employers still have questions and concerns about implementing background checks. These are the seven most commons concerns that employers express: Is it legal? Employers have an absolute right to conduct lawful pre-employment screening in order to hire the best-qualified candidates. A federal law called the Fair Credit [...]
Categories: Background Checks, Best Practices, employment screening, ESR, Recent Posts Tags: background, best, check, company, criminal, employee, employment, public
Background checks may be delayed due to Courts affected by holidays, budget Cuts and weather
California among the states hit hard Many courts throughout the US are closed or delayed due to holidays, budget cuts and weather. In California , there are going to be three court closures in a row as flollows: Friday Feb 12th – Lincolns Birthday Monday Feb 15 – Washington’s Birthday Wednesday Feb 17th – Court Furlough This will delay the [...]
Categories: California Background checks, Criminal Records, ESR, Recent Posts, State laws Tags: background, check
Genuine Fake Diplomas on the Rise
Getting a college diploma apparently no longer requires years of hard work, taking tests, paying tuition or even reading a book. Why bother going though the formalities when all a person needs is a credit card and a web browser in order to buy an authentic looking diploma that mimics real colleges, universities and even high [...]
Categories: education, employment screening, ESR, Fraud, Recent Posts Tags: background, complete, criminal, online, public
SimpleHR and Employment Screening Resources Announces Partnership
SimpleHR, the leading HR Software globally for small business, and Employment Screening Resources , a leading national employment screening background checking firm announced they have partnered for the purpose of providing additional industry leading human resources solutions. SimpleHR is a comprehensive human resources software solution for small to mid-sized business and was recently voted #1 [...]
Categories: ESR, Human Resources, Recent Posts, Technology Tags: background, best, check, employee, employment, international, national
Bank Security site interviews background check expert Lester Rosen
BankInfoSecurity.com, a leading information portal about Banking Regulations, has released an interview with employment screening background check expert Lester Rosen on the top ten trends in due diligence and background checks for 2010. The article is located at: http://www.bankinfosecurity.com/articles.php?art_id=2121 Senior Management level Bankers, IT Professionals, and Banking Personnel use BankInfoSecurity.com learn about Banking Regulations, Industry News, [...]
Categories: Banks and financial institutions, ESR, Lester Rosen, Recent Posts, Social networking sites, Trends Tags: background, check, employee, employment, international, national
Employment Screening Resources Releases Third Annual Trends for Pre-Employment Background Screening in 2010
Employment Screening Resources (ESR) a leading national employment screening firm based in the San Francisco area, has released its third annual Top Ten Tends in Screening and Hiring for 2010. ESR has identified new trends that are starting to make a difference, as well as old trends that have evolved as the screening industry matures and [...]
Categories: Best Practices, ESR, Human Resources, Recent Posts, Trends Tags: background, best, check, criminal, employee, employment, international, national
Employment Screening Resources (ESR) Releases New Resource Center for “All Things Background Checks”
Employment Screening Resources (ESR), a leading national employment screening firm announced today the release of a Resource Center on its web site, containing “All Things Background Checks.” The new feature is intended to provide one centralized location for ESR clients to keep current on the critical task of hiring a workforce that is safe and effective. The [...]
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Increased technology and the end of paper and faxing for employment screening
2010 Trends in Screening–Trend Six: With advances in database technology, and the general acceptance of the HR-xml standardization for database integrations, it appears that the use of paper and faxes is coming to an end. Not that “Going Paperless” is exactly a new development. Employment Screening Resources, for instance, has offered a totally paperless background [...]
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