Employee Screening Newsletter - Spring 2010

The Spring 2010 edition of our Safe Hire newsletter is available for viewing. We publish our newsletter on a quarterly basis to keep employers better informed about employee background screening trends, legal compliance issues and company news.

In this issue we’re going to cover EEOC compliance and investigations, record retention and a technology update.  Please let us know if there are any specific topics or questions you want us to cover.

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Employee Screening Articles For June & July 2009

In case you missed any of our employee screening articles for June and July, here’s a quick recap of our most popular:

• 6 Tips On I-9 Compliance In The Hospitality Industry
• 5 Legal Reasons Why Your Company Should Have a Social Networking Policy
• Are Colleges Spying On High School Students?
• Hiring Managers Are Checking You Out
• New Employee Screening Trend -Second Chance For Ex-Offenders
• E-Verify for Employers in South Carolina and Mississippi
• Small Business Guide To Pre-Employment Background Checks
• The Hottest, Newest HR Technology for Background Screening
• The Importance Of Post-Hire Background Checks
• 4 Tips On How To Use Social Networks For Employee Screening

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FYI Screening, Inc. offers a complete portfolio of employee screening services that will help you work smarter while providing the industry’s fastest turnaround and the highest quality results. This will allow your company to focus on what really matters:  hiring and retaining the best employees possible.

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Great, New HR Technology for Background Screening - Simplifies HR Management

Take Control With Convenient Account Management Options Built Into Your Screening Software

Go beyond ordering and reports - simplify HR management and tap into powerful tools.

Our client module gives you access to features that streamline the whole screening experience.

• Modify email and fax information, notification preferences and company information in real time

• Sign up for regular screening statistics emails, giving a comprehensive summary of screening information on a daily, weekly or monthly basis

• View past invoices online and download useful documents such as release forms from your own secure site

• Administrative users can add, remove and manage other users online

• Permissions management allows you to limit specific user access as needed

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Cool, New HR Technology for Background Screening - Easy Applicant Management

Applicant Management Has Never Been This Easy Or Intuitive

Find and manage applicants and reports with ease

Our leading-edge technology features an advanced interface and powerful yet intuitive management tools.

• System tracks applicants in progress, completed applicants, those with missing information and those with hits or discrepancies

• Quickly search for individual applicants by name; system auto-matches first and last names and presents them for quick selection

• Advanced search - find applicants by SSN, DOB, searches ordered, date of order and more

• Icons quickly identify applicants with unread searches and status updates, those that need additional information and applicants with discrepancies

• Applicants and status updates are auto-marked as read - no need for an inbox or manual completion

• Easy-to-read report details allow you to quickly find detailed information, notes, documents and full reports

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The Hottest, Newest HR Technology for Background Screening - A Revolutionary Ordering Process

Ordering background screens is faster and more powerful than ever - for new and seasoned users alike.

Simplicity meets flexibility in a revolutionary ordering process.

We put convenience and ease into the ordering process with innovative web technology.

• Order a complete background check on one page, with simple controls to add, remove and edit search details, all on the same page.

• Intuitive workflow makes ordering easy

• Choose from convenient pre-built packages or save your own search groups for easy re-ordering

• Dynamically add and remove searches throughout the entire ordering process

• Strong data validation helps ensure accuracy

• System tracks your search price in real time as you add and change search requests

• Upload release forms and other documents at order time to greatly speed up processing

• Order additional searches for an applicant at any time after the fact

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The Hottest, Newest HR Technology for Background Screening

Your Background Screening Portal Has Never Looked Better

We’re pleased to announce the release of our newest background screening technology.  It’s the most attractive, most intuitive and most user-friendly interface available in the industry.

Revolutionize the way you approach background screening with our visually stunning client portal

From the first moment you see it, you will be blown away by our easy-to-use and powerful client portal for ordering and managing background checks.

• Smart, effective layout and design

• Quickly review common report queues, including the Discrepancy queue for possible hits

• Quick search feature allows real-time applicant name searching without leaving home page

• Locate in-progress and completed applicants with ease, using visual guides and status icons

• Order searches from our list of pre-built packages, or customize your own for convenience

• Manage your account settings, add and remove users, and access statistics, past invoices and documents all from your secure portal

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New Employee Screening Website & Blog

Welcome to the freshly redesigned website and blog of FYI Screening, Inc. It’s simple but elegant and I think it turned out very nice. Many thanks to Chris Hesenflow at Float:Right Media for an outstanding job!

My goal for this blog is to help employers evaluate and improve their employee screening programs to make their jobs easier, prevent theft and loss, and create a safer workplace. I’ll be providing our readers with the most current and relevant background check techniques available, informative articles and industry news.