Employment Screening Resources (ESR)

Fourth Annual 'Top Ten Trends in Background Screening' for 2011

For the past four years, Employment Screening Resources (ESR) – a leading background check provider  accredited by the National Association of Professional Background Screeners (NAPBS®) – has compiled a 'Top Ten' list of emerging and influential trends in pre-employment background screening as predicted by ESR's founder and President Lester Rosen, a recognized background check expert and author of 'The Safe Hiring Manual – The Complete Guide to Keeping Criminals, Terrorists, and Imposters Out of Your Workplace,' the first comprehensive guide for pre-employment background screening. For the year 2011, ESR has chosen to track the following 'Top Ten' Trends:

• Number 1 of Employment Screening Resources (ESR) Top Ten Trends In Background Screening for 2011: Controversy over Whether Employers Using Credit Reports for Employment Screening is Discriminatory Increases
• Number 2 of Employment Screening Resources (ESR) Top Ten Trends In Background Screening for 2011: Questions about Criminal Records of Job Applicants Become More Difficult for Employers to Ask
• Number 3 of Employment Screening Resources (ESR) Top Ten Trends In Background Screening for 2011: Employers Discover Fast and Cheap Online Background Checks Using Criminal Databases Not Always Accurate or Legal
• Number 4 of Employment Screening Resources (ESR) Top Ten Trends In Background Screening for 2011: Background Checks of Temporary Workers Cause for Concern for Employers as Hiring Increases
• Number 5 of Employment Screening Resources (ESR) Top Ten Trends In Background Screening for 2011: International Background Screening More Necessary Due to Mobility of Workers in Global Economy
• Number 6 of Employment Screening Resources (ESR) Top Ten Trends In Background Screening for 2011: Using Social Network Sites Such as Facebook to Screen Job Candidates Increases Legal Risk for Employers
• Number 7 of Employment Screening Resources (ESR) Top Ten Trends In Background Screening for 2011: More Workplace Violence Prevention Education Helps Protect Employers and Employees
• Number 8 of Employment Screening Resources (ESR) Top Ten Trends In Background Screening for 2011: Increased Privacy Concerns Over Offshoring of Personally Identifiable Information (PII)
• Number 9 of Employment Screening Resources (ESR) Top Ten Trends In Background Screening for 2011: E-Verify and I-9 Audits Help Government Find Employers with Illegal Workers
• Number 10 of Employment Screening Resources (ESR) Top Ten Trends In Background Screening for 2011: New Accreditation Standards Help Employers Select Background Screening Firms

About Employment Screening Resources (ESR): Founded in 1997 in the San Francisco area with a mission to help both employers and employees maintain safe workplaces, Employment Screening Resources (ESR) is accredited by The National Association of Professional Background Screeners (NAPBS®) and provides industry leading technology, legal compliance, service, turnaround, and accuracy. ESR also wrote the book on background checks with ‘The Safe Hiring Manual’ by founder and President Lester Rosen. For more information about Employment Screening Resources, visit the ESR website at http://www.ESRcheck.com.