News Release: employeescreenIQ, an employment screening company, announced its 2009 list of 10 background-screening trends at the Society for Human Resource Management's Annual Conference and Exposition in Chicago. The list is designed to provide hiring professionals with information about important screening topics in preparation for the upcoming year. See Full Report.
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.
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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Kroll has released the 2007 Hit Ratio Report, providing key statistics for the seven most common employment screening criteria, plus detailed analyses of industry-specific hit ratios for 13 additional industries. The 2007 Hit Ratio Report is derived from a sample of Kroll’s Background Screening clients across a variety of industries and company sizes. See report.
FALLS CHURCH, Va. & IRVINE, Calif. - (Business Wire) US Investigations Services, LLC (USIS), a leading provider of pre-employment and drug testing screening solutions and the largest provider of security investigations to the federal government, and HireRight, Inc. (NasdaqGM:HIRE), a leading provider of on-demand employment background and drug screening solutions, today announced that the companies have signed a definitive agreement to merge through a transaction valued at approximately $195 million. More information.
ADP Employer Services has released its annual Screening Index, a yearly evaluation of employment screening and hiring trends. The index reports on statistics pulled from nearly 5.8 million background checks. Two interesting stats include-
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According to a recent report by ChoicePoint, every day at least 144,000 people with criminal records seek employment or volunteer opportunities with non-profit organizations. Common offenses include larceny, writing bad checks, drug possession, assault, burglary, sex-related crimes, disorderly conduct and forgery. 5% of applications had prior convictions. The statistics are compiled from data from 2002 – 2007. Click Here to read the report.
Kroll publishes an annual Hit Ratio Report which provides key statistics for seven common employment screening criteria. It also provides detailed analyses of industry-specific hit ratios for 13 industries. The report is created from a sample of Kroll’s Background Screening clients across a variety of industries and company sizes.
Notable statistics from this years report include an increase hit ratio of criminal record convictions from 9.1% in 2006 to 9.5% in 2007. Construction, automotive and the retail industry had the highest criminal record hit ratios. Education had the lowest.
To read the report visit www.kroll.com/about/library/hit_ratio.
Per a press release by First Advantage Corporation-
First Advantage Corporation (Nasdaq: FADV), a global risk mitigation and business solutions provider, today announced the purchase of Verify Limited, a premier Asian Pacific employment screening company, by the Employer Services segment of First Advantage. The acquisition further extends First Advantage's ability to deliver its global talent acquisition solutions, especially in the high growth countries of Malaysia and China, and solidifies the company's international employment screening market leadership.
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The Pre-Employment Screeners Conference will take place on November 11-13, 2007, at the Sheraton Sand Key Resort in Clearwater, FL. This national conference pulls 400 -500 people including an estimated 40 -50 vendors. BRB Publications will be exhibiting at the conference. For more information visit http://search4crime.com/.
Kroll has announced it was awarded the Background Investigation Contract by the Department of Homeland Security, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).The contract runs through Aug 31, 2008 with 4 additional 1 year options. The potential value is $30 million dollars. View Press Release.
