Posted January 27, 2012 — By Tom Ahearn, ESR News Editor
With the National Institute on Aging (NIA) estimating that approximately seven million Americans are long-distance caregivers for their aging parents who live an hour or more away, the need for trusted and qualified caregivers in rising fast and is expected to grow over the next four decades as the segment of the U.S. population between 20 and 64 – the age group most often faced with caregiving – shrinks while the share of people 65 and older rapidly expands, this according to the Associated Press (AP) story ‘Millions now manage aging parents’ care from afar’ published in various news outlets. Read More…
Posted January 26, 2012 — By Tom Ahearn, ESR News Editor
A new report “Violence in the Workplace” by the National Council on Compensation Insurance, Inc. (NCCI) shows that while work-related homicides and injuries due to workplace assaults remain well below levels observed in the mid-1990s, homicides committed by “work associates” – a Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) category made up of both coworkers and customers – have increased. To view the complete report, visit: https://www.ncci.com/documents/Workplace_Research.pdf. Read More…
Posted January 25, 2012 — By Tom Ahearn, ESR News Editor
Attorney and safe hiring expert Lester Rosen, Founder and CEO of accredited U.S. background check firm Employment Screening Resources (ESR), will speak on “The Challenges of Safe and Smart Hiring” at the Employee & Background Screening Seminar in Amsterdam, The Netherlands on February 2, 2012 from 3:30 PM to 7:00 PM Local Time. For more information and to register for the seminar, visit http://cv-ok.nl/inschrijven. Read More…
Posted January 24, 2012 — By Tom Ahearn, ESR News Editor
A majority of larger companies are relying more on technology tools such as Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) to search for the right skills and experience in job seekers as recruiters and hiring managers are being overwhelmed by the volume of résumés in the current job market, according to an article from The Wall Street Journal (WSJ). An expert on Applicant Tracking Systems from International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) quoted in the story said the proportion of large companies using ATS is in the “high 90 percent” range and it is “very rare to find a Fortune 500 company without one.” Read More…
Posted January 23, 2012 — By Tom Ahearn, ESR News Editor
The question of whether criminal background checks for job applicants are a smart move or a discriminatory practice is answered by Attorney and safe hiring expert Lester Rosen, founder and CEO of background check firm Employment Screening Resources (ESR), in an exclusive interview with Tom Field, Editorial Director of Information Security Media Group. The interview ‘Top 10 Screening Trends – What You Need to Know Before Conducting Background Checks’ detailing ESR’s Top 10 trends in background checks for 2012 is at: http://www.bankinfosecurity.com/interviews.php?interviewID=1347. Read More…
