Written By Thomas Ahearn The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) has released the SHRM Employment Verification Survey to capture information on the challenges associated with the Employment Eligibility Verification Form, Form I-9 and E-Verify, an Internet-based program that compares information provided on I-9 Forms with data from U.S. government databases. The SHRM Employment Verification…
Written By Thomas Ahearn Expectations of privacy rights on social media websites is buttressed by the fact that users must agree to “terms of use” that typically do not allow commercial uses which can include screening job candidates, according to the article Does an Applicant on the Internet Have a “Reasonable Expectation” of Privacy? Part…
Written By Thomas Ahearn Attorney Lester Rosen, a noted background check expert and CEO of Employment Screening Resources® (ESR), will present a session titled ‘The Top 10 Trends for Background Checks in 2014: What Every Employer Needs to Know’ on Tuesday, June 24, 2014 from 2:15 PM to 3:30 PM ET at the 2014 Society…
Written By Thomas Ahearn To help employers understand the possible risks of using social media to screen job applicants, Employment Screening Resources® (ESR) – a nationwide background screening provider accredited by The National Association of Professional Background Screeners (NAPBS®) – has released a white paper titled ‘Ten Potential Dangers When Using Social Media Background Checks.’…
Written By Thomas Ahearn Privacy is a significant issue when using the Internet for recruiting job applicants as more employers rely on social media as a key source from which to acquire talent, according to the article ‘Is Using the Internet to Recruit a Violation of an Applicant’s Privacy? Part I’ on the Recruiting Trends…
Written By Thomas Ahearn A driver with car service company Uber who passed a background check even though he had a criminal record is accused of physically assaulting his passenger and faces criminal charges, according to an article on Forbes.com available at http://www.forbes.com/sites/ellenhuet/2014/06/03/uber-driver-with-felony-conviction-charged-with-battery-for-allegedly-hitting-passenger/.
Written By Thomas Ahearn Novato, CA – May 20, 2014 – Employment Screening Resources® (ESR), a Gold level member of Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN), today announced it has achieved Oracle Validated Integration of ESR’s employment background screening service with Oracle Taleo Business Edition Cloud Service, a component of Oracle Talent Management Cloud.
Written By Thomas Ahearn To help employers and recruiters navigate legal risks when screening, Attorney Lester Rosen, CEO of Employment Screening Resources (ESR), will present a webinar with Clear Law Institute titled Legal Risks of Using the Internet to Recruit and Screen Applicants on Wednesday, May 21, 2014 from 3:00 PM to 4:15 PM ET.…
Written By Thomas Ahearn Attorney and safe hiring expert Lester Rosen, Founder and CEO of Employment Screening Resources® (ESR), will co-present a webcast with iCIMS Product Specialist Kiley Brazil titled ‘Tips for Compliant Candidate Screening’ on Wednesday, May 14, 2014 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. EDT. To register for this event, part of the…
Written By Thomas Ahearn Long before National Football League teams select players in the annual NFL draft beginning Thursday, May 8, 2014 at 8:00 PM ET in New York City, background checks are used to reveal information about the character and behavior of potential picks that cannot be found on game tape or stopwatches, according…
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