The fact that Millennials have overtaken Baby Boomers as the largest segment of the U.S. workforce is making employers change their methods of background screening for job applicants. Employers need to be sensitive to special issues in hiring and working with Millennials who are motivated and communicate in many different ways.

With Millennials surpassing Baby Boomers as the largest generation of workforce aged people in the U.S., employers will have to adjust workplaces and hiring processes to suit the more mobile technology and social media-oriented behavior of this generation. The most critical issue employers find with millennials, however, is that it is the most “wired” generation so far in history. That means the “applicant experience” during background screening is critical. Any software used to accomplish screening must be intuitive, easy to use, and very clear or an employer may find it has an issue attracting millennial candidates. ESR’s modern technology provides a transparent, outstanding applicant experience along with a portal where applicants can review notices, the status of their background check, access to the completed report, rights under the law, and more.