http://www.employeescreeningblog.net Employee Screening & Employment Background Checks Sat, 23 Aug 2008 01:12:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Employers with hiring experience know the time and energy pre-employment reference checks can require. Those who have completed this part of the hiring process have undoubtedly suffered through countless phone calls, often involving disconnected phone numbers and supervisors who have long since parted ways with the listed companies. Even so, ... http://www.employeescreeningblog.net/employee-screening/the-importance-of-checking-references-during-employee-screening.php The United States is not the only country to see the increased need for employee screening. An article published August 12th 2008 by The Economic Times references the growing use of background checks by small businesses in India. The article states that background checks were traditionally considered a practice reserved ... http://www.employeescreeningblog.net/employee-screening/in-the-news-employment-background-check-industry-surging-in-india.php     Employee fraud is a major issue in the United States. The term ‘fraud,’ in this case, stands for anything from property theft to misrepresentation to complicated legal schemes. The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners released a report in 2006 entitled, “The Report to the Nation on Occupational Fraud and Abuse.” ... http://www.employeescreeningblog.net/employee-screening/employee-fraud-statistics-call-for-proper-employment-screening.php As it has been said, nothing in the world is free. A lot of buzz has been circling lately about new websites that allow the public to check criminal records nationally. These sites claim that they perform a complete criminal check.  Read the fine print. These free sponsored criminal background ... http://www.employeescreeningblog.net/employee-screening/employee-screening-advice-avoid-free-criminal-record-searches.php A PEER report is the term used for a Pre-Employment Credit Check. These reports are procured from the major credit reporting agencies and offer insight into the financial history of a potential employee.  When a PEER report is included in an employment background check, the candidate must agree to have ... http://www.employeescreeningblog.net/employee-screening/using-pre-employment-credit-checks-in-your-employee-screening-process.php The Vail Daily newspaper recently published an update to the story of a Vail, CO resort currently involved in a lawsuit. The suit stems from an employment background check that did not do enough to uncover a ski instructor's criminal background. The ski instructor in question was charged with rape of ... http://www.employeescreeningblog.net/employee-screening/in-the-news-vail-co-resort-sued-over-insufficient-background-check.php The Necessity of Ongoing Employee Screening for Current Employees Contrary to popular belief, employee screening does not always end with the hiring of a new employee. Numerous industries are already utilizing post-hire screening with many more on the way. Post-hire screening is recurrent screening that periodically checks certain aspects of an ... http://www.employeescreeningblog.net/employee-screening/15.php Blog #1: The BBC Reports on Embellishing Students & Employee Screening The BBC recently reported on a matter very interesting to the employee screening industry. It was concerning a study done by the UK employee screening agency Powerchex.  It involved verification of nearly 4,000 students’ application materials for financial service positions. ... http://www.employeescreeningblog.net/employee-screening/14.php   Comprehensive employee screening is to discount background checks as fine dining is to fast food. Proper employee screening is not as easy as selecting something off a drive thru menu and picking it up at the window.  Like fine dining, it is a multistage process that in the end, provides ... http://www.employeescreeningblog.net/employee-screening/employee-screening-begins-before-you-think.php   It’s a hard lesson to learn that potential employees can’t be taken at face value. Regrettably, every seasoned business owner learns that some applicants are less than they present themselves as. This is why professional and comprehensive employee screening is a necessity. There is more than one part to the ... http://www.employeescreeningblog.net/employee-screening/the-components-of-a-comprehensive-employee-background-check.php