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Faster, Smarter, Easier Employee Screening
In case you missed any of our employee screening articles for May, here’s a quick recap of our most popular:
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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Seyfarth Shaw reports:
“The federal government has extended, for a fourth time, the effective date of the E-Verify requirement for federal government contractors. The regulation is now set to take effect on September 8, 2009. The effective date is being delayed to give the Obama administration additional time to review the regulation, which was originally scheduled to be implemented on January 15, 2009. According to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, an official announcement of the delay is expected to be published in the Federal Register this week.”
– Use of E-Verify is mandatory in 12 states
– 6.6 Million E-Verify queries were run in 2008*
– Over 1000 companies sign up each week*
– More than 100,000 employers use E-Verify today*
– 96% of workers immediately are authorized to work through E-Verify*
– Employees have the right to contest results
– 13% of all new hires were E-Verified in 2008
*Reported by Department of Homeland Security
FYI Screening, Inc. is a leading global provider of employee screening solutions to corporations, government agencies, healthcare systems and educational institutions.
There’s an interesting article from the Social Media Law Student blog titled “The First Law School Seminar Paper on Twitter: Twitter and Employment Law Issues.”
It’s actually a seminar paper authored by Vincent Pascual on potential Employment Law issues that employers and employees may face with regards to what users post online.
“Without much case law to guide people one way or another, employees and job applicants should be highly vigilant about what they post and think twice before they post something. Tweeting should be treated as publishing a story to the front page of a newspaper or website for everyone to see.”
The Top 10 Tweets To Get You Fired
Employee Screening Through Social Networks
The Dangers of Using Social Networks for Employee Screening
Beware: Your ‘tweet’ on Twitter could be trouble
Think of Twitter as ‘Megatexting,’ But Proceed With Caution
Twitter in and about the workplace can bring trouble
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Employers have long known the value of background checks in reducing liability and protecting their investment in recruiting and training employees. But now employers augment this process with their own internet search.
Typically employers are looking for red flags, information that calls into question a candidate’s ethics, responsibility, or professionalism. But often employers also look for experience not listed on your resume and to verify your credentials. Managing your online presence requires proactive tracking of existing mentions and creation of new ones that will make you a stronger candidate to a potential employer.
Take your online image into your own hands, and you can maximize your advantage and minimize any potential damage.
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This is a guest post by Kristi Daeda. Kristi is a Success Coach for organizations and individuals, and counsels professionals at all levels on effectiveness and maximizing talent. She writes about career development, leadership, management, talent and job search at kristidaeda.com.
