ABOUT EMPLOYMENT SCREENING RESOURCES (ESR)

Employment Screening Resources (ESR) – ‘The Background Check Authority^SM’ – provides accurate and actionable information, empowering employers to make informed safe hiring decisions for the benefit for our clients, their employees, and the public. ESR:

• Wrote the book on background checks with “The Safe Hiring Manual” by ESR founder and CEO Lester Rosen.
• Streamlines the background screening process and reduces administrative overhead though proprietary technology solutions such as ESR Assured Compliance^SM. 
• Is accredited by The National Association of Professional Background Screeners (NAPBS®) by successfully demonstrating compliance with the NAPBS Background Screening Agency Accreditation Program (BSAAP). 
• Helps employers implement cost-effective and comprehensive Safe Hiring Programs (SHP) to maintain safe workplaces and avoid potential costly "bad hires" while remaining in compliance with a myriad of federal and state laws.
• Acts as a safe hiring partner assisting employers in screening and locating the best employees.
• Offers clients with the most accurate and up-to-date education, information, and training resources for employment screening.

THE CULTURE OF "ESR"

Employment Screening Resources (ESR) helps create a culture of safety by making workplaces safe for employers, employees, and the public. ESR provides employers, recruiters, HR professionals, and security industries with Excellence In Screening, a Safe Hiring Partner, and Real Background Checks:

• Excellence In Screening – ESR is fully accredited by the NAPBS, a non-profit trade association representing the interest of companies offering background screening by promoting ethical business practices, compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), and awareness of issues related to consumer protection and privacy rights within the background screening industry.
• Safe Hiring Partner – ESR promotes safe workplaces through legal compliance, accurate information, and client education that includes books, articles, newsletters, blogs, press releases, international screening resources, tools and services, speaking and training schedule, videos and webinars, and a 30-hour Online Safe Hiring Certification Course.
• Real Background Checks – ESR provides state-of-the-art background screening and drug testing services with fast turnaround time and no shortcuts that include Criminal Record Search, National and Statewide Criminal and Sexual Offender Databases, Driver's License Search, Social Security Number Check/Identity, Credit Report Check, Employment and Education Verification, Reference Check, Drug Testing, Volunteer Screening, Physician and Health Care Provider Background Screening, E-Verify/I-9 Form Employment Eligibility Verification, and International Screening Services.

THE HISTORY OF ESR

Founded in 1997 in the San Francisco area, Employment Screening Resources (ESR) is a leading provider of information, education, and training on “all things background checks” and is dedicated to promoting a safe workplace for both employers and employees. ESR has long provided excellence in the field of employment screening and was rated the top U.S. employment screening firm in the first independent study of the industry. ESR was also the third U.S. background check firm to be 'Safe Harbor' Certified for data privacy protection.

ESR's History is Full of Accomplishment, Innovation, Dedication, and Award-winning Screening Services:

• The National Association of Professional Background Screeners (NAPBS®) Background Screening Credentialing Council (BSCC) announces that Employment Screening Resources (ESR) has successfully proved compliance with the Background Screening Agency Accreditation Program (BSAAP) and is now formally recognized as BSCC Accredited. 
• ESR releases ESRdirect Background Check Services for Small and Medium Businesses.
• ESR releases Third Annual Trends for Pre-Employment Background Screening.
• ESR releases New Resource Center for “All Things Background Checks.”
• ESR enters 10th Year of Publishing Leading Industry Newsletter. 
• ESR releases 36-minute training DVD on how to avoid negligent hiring lawsuits.
• ESR releases Training and Education Site for Background Checks.
• ESR creates 30-hour online Safe Hiring Certification Training course that all ESR staff must complete.
• ESR enters 9th Year of Publishing Leading Industry Newsletter.
• 'The Safe Hiring Audit' by ESR founder and President Lester Rosen published in 2008.
• Revised and updated fourth edition of 'The Safe Hiring Manual' by ESR founder and President  Lester Rosen published in 2007.
• 'The Safe Hiring Manual - The Complete Guide to Keeping Criminals, Terrorists, and Imposters Out of Your Workplace' by ESR founder and President Lester Rosen published in 2005 by Facts On Demand Press. 
• ESR founder and President Lester Rosen serves as co-chairman of the NAPBS board of directors.  serves as
• ESR founder and President Lester Rosen acts as chairperson of the steering committee that founded the National Association of Professional Background Screeners (NAPBS), a professional trade organization for the screening industry. Rosen is also elected to the first NAPBS board of directors.
• ESR was rated the top U.S. employment screening firm in the first independent study of the industry. 
• Employment Screening Resources (ESR) is founded in 1996 by Attorney and President Lester S. Rosen. ESR is created when Rosen joins with an established background and corporate security agency, the Doane Agency, to create a new firm that is dedicated to promoting a safe and profitable workplace for both employers and employees.  

THE PEOPLE OF ESR

Employment Screening Resources (ESR) is a professional background screening firm with a professional staff. Unlike other firms that utilize clerical staff members to retrieve data from computer services, ESR is a professional background screening firm with a professional staff. Every background specialist at ESR has substantial training, education, and experience in the business world as well as background screening. This means at ESR, we do more for you which is why so many well-managed and cost-conscious firms depend upon ESR to provide the due diligence they need in their hiring program.

Find out who the people are behind ESR »»

Please Note: All services are strictly limited to the pre-employment stage and require the applicant's written consent under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. ESR is strictly a Consumer Reporting Agency (CRA) as defined in the FCRA. ESR cannot assist any employer who is concerned about misconduct by a current employee. In that situation, an employer needs to consult with a private investigator and/or an attorney. ESR does not offer legal services, and nothing on the ESR site is intended or offered as legal advice. Any references to legal matters are intended solely to alert employers to possible legal issues so they can consult counsel. ESR does not offer or provide any investigative services of any kind or nature whatsoever. However, for the sole purposes of compliance with California requirements, ESR maintains a Private Investigator's license in California, Private Investigator Number 21580.

Privacy Policy:  ESR is a Consumer Reporting Agency (CRA) that prepares Consumer Reports for authorized employers under the provisions of the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The ESR Privacy policy is very simple: ESR only collects applicant data pursuant to written authorization and Disclosure under the FCRA and only disseminates consumer reports to employers as directed in the written authorization. In other words, data is only collected and distributed at the direction and authorization of consumers. Otherwise, the data is maintained in a secured site. All data is the property of the consumer. ESR maintains strict policies and procedures in all aspects of its operation to protect the privacy of consumers.

ESR is licensed in the State of California PI License number 21580.  ESR does not accept business in the State of Nevada and would be pleased to refer a business to a screening firm licensed in  Nevada.

For the detailed ESR Privacy Policy, see »»