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A New Era in Talent Management Systems

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:30:43 -0400

Kristy Megna is Marketing Communications Coordinator for New Jersey-based iCIMS

Employers Guide to Outsourcing Employment Verifications

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 12:51:31 -0400

Our friends over at the National Association of Professional Background Screeners (NAPBS)recently published a tremendous resource that details everything employers would want to know about Verifications (Education, Employment, Professional License, etc.) and their value when conducting a thorough background check.

The Value and Necessity of An MRO On All Drug Test Results

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 10:09:59 -0400

Joe Reilly is the President of Florida Drug Screening a Florida based third party administrator (TPA) providing drug & alcohol testing services throughout the United States.

Searching Criminal Records

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:47:42 -0400

Mike Sankey is a true pioneer the field of Public Research. He is regarded as a leading industry expert in public records, criminal record access, state DMV policies and procedures, as well as knowing who's who in the commercial arena of public information vendors. The following article comes from his book, The Public Record Research Tips Book

Searching Criminal Records

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:39:36 -0400

Users of Consumer Reports Have New Responsibilities As of November 1, 2008 Under the Federal Trade Commission’s Identity Theft Red Flag Regulations

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:13:50 -0400

New FACTA regulations go into effect on November 1, 2008 and require the creation of a number of new policies and procedures for specified entities. Some of the regulations apply to all users of consumer reports, where others are specific to financial institutions and creditors. By Guest Author Pamela Q. Devata, Labor & Employment Attorney, Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Background Checking Partnerships: No Longer a Luxury but a Necessity

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:54:23 -0400

More employers are realizing that you can't 'judge a book by its cover' and are delving deeper into a candidate's background. By Guest Author Keith Greene, former Vice President of Readiness at the Society for Human Resource Management

Creating Business Results Through Employee Referrals

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 09:41:15 -0400

As we near the halfway point of fiscal 2008, 75% of our external hires are from employee referrals, 2% are from search firms, and we have stopped all newspaper advertising in our largest hiring market.
By Guest Author Ron Bower, Vice President and Director of Talent Sourcing, AmTrust Bank