BRB's Public Records Blog

Audit Your Pre-employment Screening Practices

The Safe Hiring Audit, a book available June 23rd, provides a blueprint to evaluate and improve a company's hiring procedures. Companies of all sizes can identify potential problems and insure compliant hiring practices. This essential guide provides a step-by-step action plan to evaluate current hiring practices and help businesses avoid potential problems.

• Assess all company procedures in the hiring process
• Establish legally defensible practices for dealing with potentially problematic applicants
• Developed for both the small business owners and managers of large corporations

The Safe Hiring Audit is a practical resource for business owners, HR professionals, hiring managers, and security professionals – anyone with hiring responsibilities.   It is written by Les Rosen and Michael Sankey and published by Facts On Demand Press an imprint of BRB Publications, Inc.

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Improve Your Public Record Searching

Facts on Demand Press is announcing the release of a new title, The Public Record Research Tips Book. The book provides “Insider Information” for searching for public records at thousands of government public record agencies and web pages. This resource provides the tips and practical knowledge to guide you to the right source and help you become an ultra-efficient searcher.  The book includes:

Field Guide to Court Record Databases

How to Evaluate Public Record Vendors and Spot "Red Flag" Record Search Sites

Why and When All Criminal Records are Not Created Equal

Identify Federal Watch Lists, Sanction Lists, and Enforcement Actions

Learn About  the Location Anomalies that Affect Searching for Liens and Assets

In-Depth Searching Tips From Nine Industry Experts

The book also includes :

Hundreds of Little-Known Websites Not on the Radar

A Comprehensive Glossary of Terms

Facts on Demand Press is an Imprint of BRB Publications, Inc.  For more information on this title and other public record resources visit the BRB Publication's Bookstore.

New Sourcebook to Public Record Information Available

The 9th edition of The Sourcebook to Public Record Information is now available from BRB Publications.  "The Sourcebook" provides the competitive edge for successful background investigations and public record searching.  This extensive resource profiles over 20,000 government agencies including county courts, county recorders offices, state record depositories, state occupational licensing boards and federal courts and agencies.  More than a contact directory, The Sourcebook details, access requirements/restrictions, online availability, all fees, office hours, and more. Please click here for more information.

New Title, Business Background Investigations, to be Released in October

Business Background Investigations, by Cynthia Hetherington, provides the blueprint to perform proper due diligence and competitive discovery intelligence when examining the backgrounds of businesses and the principals who run them.  This book is applicable to all professionals who are involved in investigations, including insurance and risk managers, attorneys, and security practitioners.

The title is published by Facts On Demand Press, an imprint of BRB Publications.  Click here for more information.