Background Checks Webinar - (Recorded CD)

Recorder On 02-09-2011

The employment screening tools you’re using to conduct background checks could very well land you under the microscope.

This in-depth, 90-minute webinar. Our expert – a seasoned consultant who specializes in employment screening services – will explain the latest developments related to background checks for 2011, and how you can get the information you need without overstepping your legal bounds.

Plus, you’ll learn the best practices to follow when conducting criminal inquiries; verifying employment, education, and credit-worthiness; and peering into workers’ Facebook pages.

You and your colleagues will learn:

• The types of screening practices a majority of employers across the country are now using to conduct background checks – and the ones you should steer clear of for 2011
• Why using vendors offshore to conduct your background checks could put you at greater risk for liability if personal data is compromised
• What you should look for when selecting a background-screening firm – it’s a growing trend among employers this year
• Which workers and applicants are appropriate targets for background checks, and what you must tell them before and after the search
• The types of information you can legally request from applicants and current employees
• Best practices for conducting employment verifications, educational verifications, and criminal/motor vehicle record checks
• What to use social-networking sites for when conducting background screenings – and what you should never use them for
• The types of blanket policy statements concerning workers’ credit-worthiness that could land you on the EEOC’s radar
• How (and whether) you should file or dispose of background check results

Jared Callahan is the director of client services for Employment Screening Resources (ESR) in Novato, California. Callahan works with employers to conduct background checks and screenings and teaches them about legal compliance efforts across the 50 U.S. states. He began his career in employment screening in 1996 with a private investigative firm, and he has worked as an investigator in the special investigations unit of a large workers’ compensation insurance company.

Approved for Recertification Credit