June 2009 DIGEST
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In this edition of Screen News, we cover 20 of the top background screening news stories from last month. Remember, if your company has news send it to feedback@deverus.com so we can share it!
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5/4/2009
Improve Hiring Process By Integrating Background Screening With ATS
Modern background screening has evolved into a complex and highly automated process conducted by most businesses large and small. Employers need management solutions to cope with recent challenges impacting background screening such as: globalization and international screening; increasing regulatory requirements; immigration reform; collaboration needs; and screening an expanding pool of jobseekers.
5/6/2009
New Officers, Board Of Directors Announced For The National Association Of Professional Background Screeners
The National Association of Professional Background Screeners held its Annual Conference April 18-21, in St. Louis, Mo. During the annual membership meeting, Dan Shoemaker, Director Central Business Unit, USIS, was elected as chairman. Laura Randazzo, COO, HRPlus was elected to the position of chairman-elect. Theresa Preg, AVP Market Development, LexisNexis Co., was elected to the position of treasurer and Fred Giles, National Diagnostics Inc., was elected as secretary. Larry Lambeth, President, Employment Screening Services Inc., will serve as immediate past chairman.
5/7/2009
Recommended ‘Best Practice’ Guidelines For Background Screening In Health Care Industry
In the health care industry, where millions of patients – often in vulnerable and compromised positions – put their lives in the hands of trusted caregivers every day, the importance of background screening for current and potential staff members goes beyond cost, compliance, and legal liability issues. It can be a matter of life or death.
New, Integrated Hiring Solutions Platform Announced By S2Verify, The New Process Innovator In Employment Screening
At the leading edge of an industry that has been increasingly commoditizing its services to different customer segments with widely varying needs, S2Verify LLC, a new process innovator in the background screening market, today announced the launch of its new Integrated Hiring Solutions platform and website, www.S2Verifyhire.com. This new offering - the first fully-integrated hiring solution, is focused exclusively on the needs of human resources departments, and specifically on providing staffing managers with a seamless platform to streamline the management of their end-to-end hiring process.
5/8/2009
Nationwide Court Document Retrieval From G.A. Public Record Services, Inc.
G.A. Public Record Services, Inc. (GAPRS), the nationwide public record search specialist, announces the release of GAPRS Docs, a new public record document retrieval service. This service will allow customers to obtain, through GAPRS’ fully secure web site, full case details and document copies of any criminal or civil case throughout the US including federal records and bankruptcies. Certified document copies will also be available.
5/9/2009
Big Kudos Go To Small Businesses
Julie Hakman, president of AmericanChecked Inc., a background screening company, was one of the big winners Friday at the Small Business Awards luncheon.
5/11/2009
Do You Have The Lowdown On Your Employees?
According to Ideco Group Limited, a shareholder of South Africa's largest background screening company, Kroll, at least 18% of all credentials tendered by job applicants at present are questionable or outright bogus, including degrees, diplomas, IDs, driver's licences and passports. Even more alarming is the fact that more than 20% of all job applicants have criminal records ranging from murder, rape and armed robbery to petty crime and white collar fraud.
5/13/2009
Crederity Launches Employee Lifecycle Management Suite For Recruitment And Staffing Industry
Online identity and credential verification firm Crederity has launched a new set of services as a part of Employee Lifecycle Management Suite to help recruitment and staffing companies to screen and assess potential candidates. These services aim to remove the bottle necks in the hiring process by reducing the hiring time for a potential employee. Crederity has also started a pilot project with leading staffing solutions companies including Team lease and Vault Info to offer pre-verified candidates to their clients.
Employers Choice Online Now Offering I-9 Verification Through Social Security Administration's E-Verify Program
Employers Choice Online is pleased to announce its partnership with the Department of Homeland Security to offer employment eligibility verification electronically.
Innovative, Secure And Efficient Describes Employers Choice Online New Background Screening Software
The stakes have never been as high for employers debating whether to perform employment backgrounds checks on applicants. In many ways, corporate America is at war. Companies are constantly under attack and often from within. Employee dishonesty, the proliferation of white-collar crime, and a myriad of internal threats such as lawsuits involving wage & hour disputes, sexual harassment claims and workers' compensation claims threaten to bring many employers down from the inside.
5/18/2009
CT House: Credit Score Not Relevant In Workplace
A number of factors can contribute to deterioration in individuals' credit scores, from late payments on bills to short sales of residential properties. Given the financial hardship facing many Americans, maintaining a good credit history during the recession has become a more daunting task.
5/19/2009
USIS Acquires Labat-Anderson, Professional Services Firm
US Investigations Services, Inc. (USIS), the largest commercial provider of security investigation services to the federal government, a leading provider of pre-employment screening solutions, and a top provider of information services to the insurance industry, announced today the close of the financial transaction and acquisition of Labat-Anderson, Incorporated, a professional services firm serving government agencies in the areas of litigation support and information systems and services.
Background Screening, An Integral Part Of HR Activity
Human capital is increasingly being acknowledged as the most important investment for any company. Finding the right talent in the right job at the right time is a humungous challenge that the HR teams are facing in the current hiring scenario.
5/23/2009
Employment Screening Resources (ESR) Announces That Its President Will Present At Hrstar Conference In San Francisco
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 at the HRStar human resources conference in San Francisco on July 15, 2009.
5/24/2009
Hometemps.Com Combines Classified Ads And Background Investigations Of Home Service Providers
Pittsburgh business woman teams up with Internet entrepreneurs to launch hybrid business directory, classified ad, and verification and background screening web site for home service providers and caregivers.
5/26/2009
Britt Kauffman Hired as Executive Consultant for deverus
deverus, inc., a leading provider of background screening software and solutions, is pleased to announce that Britt Kauffman has been engaged as an executive consultant.
Monster Offers Background Screening Services Through Alliance With HireRight
Monster.com®, the leading global online careers and recruitment resource and flagship brand of Monster Worldwide, Inc., today announced the availability of HireRight®’s candidate background screening services through Monster.
5/27/2009
Accurate Background Introduces New Online Technology For Background Checks
Accurate Background, Inc. released today its latest technology for pre-employment background screening. Called AccurateNow, it allows small to medium-size businesses and human resource professionals an on-demand solution to create their own corporate account online and begin ordering comprehensive background checks on job applicants within minutes.
No Time Like The Present To Get Into Business
While there may not be a perfect time to open a new business, particularly in the midst of a prolonged economic slump, Lyn Neufeld felt that now was as good a time as any.
Neufeld, in partnership with two local doctors, opened a branch of SureHire on 97th Avenue on May 1. SureHire, a Leduc-based company, specializes in pre-employment screening and occupational testing. It has six locations in Alberta as well as two in the Maritimes.
5/28/2009
deverus to Hold Summer Training at Major League Baseball Parks
deverus, Inc., a leading provider of software and hosted support services for background screening companies, unveiled today a new series of educational training seminars for their current and prospective clients in the background screening industry.
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