According to research conducted by employeescreenIQ’s quality service division, the group found that approximately 10 percent of education verifications completed by the global employment screening company during the second quarter of 2008 uncovered discrepancies between the information it obtains through its investigations and facts provided by job candidates.
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In the current economic landscape, it would not be shocking to hear a company was considering eliminating background checks from their hiring program due to the cost of screening potential applicants. Businesses are under immense pressure to reduce expenditures wherever they can in order to remain afloat. Companies may [...]
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By Dr. Jason B. Morris, Ph.D.
Hundreds of thousands of companies across the globe have entrusted employeescreenIQ to do their employment screening. We have shared exhaustive industry research, insights, and best practices through over 600 blog postings and hundreds of articles accessible through employeescreen University and [...]
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Let’s face it. We’re all looking for creative ways to speed up our daily tasks. We got Blackberrys so we could quickly respond to messages when we weren’t sitting at our computers. Instant messaging became en vogue when we didn’t want to take the time to write out a long [...]
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...We wanted to remind all employers in the state of New York that as of February 1, 2009 you must comply with the New York State Correction Law Article 23-A, Section 753“Licensure and Employment of Persons Previously Convicted of One or More Criminal Offenses”.
Generally, this law requires employers to post a copy [...]
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From our position as a leader in the global employment screening industry, we see a wide range of background check programs. Through our diverse client base, we are positioned to observe how each company strives to meet its goals. While different clients have different objectives, there is one set of [...]
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The year 2009 ushers in with it an unprecedented emphasis on personal credit. Economic conditions worldwide may be as difficult as they’ve ever been in most of our lifetimes, and no one can say for sure if we’ve yet hit the bottom. Identity theft is a term we have all [...]
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Fingerprint-based criminal checks can be a valuable tool to help mitigate risk in an organization’s background screening program. More organizations would probably utilize this tool except for the simple fact that access to state and federal fingerprint databases for employment purposes requires legislated permission. Each state also sets their [...]
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