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Survey Results: Background Checks On Job Candidates

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Why do employers conduct background checks?

Which positions require a background check?

What information in a candidate’s background report could have an adverse effect on the decision to hire?

In November 2009, SHRM conducted a comprehensive survey that looked at background checking on job candidates. The survey explored the primary reasons organizations conduct background checks, the categories of job candidates that are checked and other related topics.  Here is the survey in case you missed it when it came out.SHRM Background Check Survey

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FYI Screening On Twitter

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Having trouble keeping up with all there is to know about employee background screening?

We can help.

FYI Screening stays on top of the latest industry news, trends and relevant compliance issues.

We are a powerful source of advice, information, and experience.

One of the best ways to tap into our vast source of information is to follow us on Twitter.

Here is a sampling of tweets from the past two weeks:

  • Ohio bill going too far to protect ex-convicts? Police would have to seal files, media delete old stories http://bit.ly/91Zoe9 #in #hr
  • Employee Background Screening News: Former felons feel boxed in by crime question http://bit.ly/bIJ39E
  • #Privacy Alert: 60% of Americans don’t know copiers store images on hard drives http://bit.ly/b9QWoR (watch the video)
  • MA employers need to review their background check policies to comply with new state law http://bit.ly/bJ9gRW (PDF via Ogletree, Deakins)
  • IL joins other states in making it illegal for employers to use credit histories to evaluate job seekers http://bit.ly/dwT9kn #hr #in #jobs
  • Governor Signs CORI Reform Prohibiting MA Employers from Inquiring About Criminal Convictions on “Initial” Applications http://bit.ly/bX6TOL
  • Background check news: NYC lawsuit: Census Bureau discriminated in hiring http://bit.ly/a3wmXu #hr #emplaw

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The Best Of FYI Screening 2009

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2009 was a year that social media surged and the use of social networks for employee background screening was frequently debated. We saw resume fraud, diploma mills and fake employment websites flourish.  During this time we’ve used our blog to keep you informed of these trends, best practices and legal compliance issues.  Look to FYI Screening for more of this in 2010.

Below you’ll find our most widely-read posts of the year:

  1. The Importance Of Post-Hire Background Checks
  2. 4 Tips On How To Use Social Networks For Employee Screening
  3. The Dangers of Using Social Networks for Employee Screening
  4. Diploma Mills: Degrees of Deception
  5. 5 Legal Reasons Why Your Company Should Have a Social Networking Policy
  6. The Other Background Check: What Does Google Have To Say About You?
  7. Resume Fraud A Growing Concern
  8. Twitter and Employment Law Issues
  9. Job Applicants Are More Likely To Lie As The Recession Grows
  10. The Pitfalls Of Using Social Networking To Screen Potential Employees

Happy New Year!

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How To Protect Your Company When Googling Job Applicants

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Earlier this week I wrote how 100% Of Companies Will Be Using Social Networks As Part Of Their Employee Screening Program By 2012.

Jon Hyman from the Ohio Employer’s Law Blog read this post and offers some advice on how employers can protect themselves when they use social networks to screen applicants.

100% Of Companies Will Be Using Social Networks As Part Of Their Employee Screening Program By 2012

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Dan Schawbel, a personal branding expert, gives his 10 Personal Branding Predictions for 2010.  The one that caught my attention was number ten:

10) Online identities becoming as routine as employer drug tests

In 2009, Careerbuilder reported that 45% of companies are using social networks as background checks.  I’m going to go with 75% of companies for 2010 and then 100% of companies in 2012.  Just like a drug test, going online to review an applicants brand is easy, cost effective and can save headaches later.  There are issues that arise such as possibly losing good talent because of one Facebook picture or judging someone based on their picture and not on their credibility.

What this means for your personal brand: Everyone is going to have to be very careful with what they put online.  Go through your online presence right now to make sure it best represents you as a professional.  Try and see your profiles through a companies eyes too.

The topic of using social networks for background checks has been controversial because of the possible legal exposure but I’m going to have to agree with Dan here…

100% of companies will be using social networks as part of their employee screening program by 2012.

It is important it note that these social searches will not replace traditional background checks (county criminal searches, verification of driving records, education and employment) but will be an increasingly important tool to help companies find the best fit employees for their organizations.

Read Dan’s 10 Personal Branding Predictions for 2010.

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