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Top 10 Employee Background Screening Posts For 2010

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Social screening candidates, increasingly complex compliance issues for employers and workplace violence articles were the most widely-read posts from our blog in 2010.  Stay tuned and we’ll keep you informed of the latest trends, best practices and legal compliance issues for employee background screening in 2011.

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

  1. Q&A On Using Social Networks For Background Screening
  2. Social Media And Employee Background Screening
  3. 8 Tips On How Employers Can Minimize Risk Of Workplace Violence
  4. Is Your Employee Background Screening Policy Up To Date?
  5. Everything You Need To Know About Form I-9 Compliance
  6. Legislative Alert – Maryland HB175 Seeks to Limit Use of Credit Reports by Employers
  7. Hundreds Of Felons Admitted To Ohio Schools
  8. How To Reduce The Risk Of Workplace Violence
  9. Over 100 Employee Background Screening Resources
  10. 10 Things You Probably Don’t Want To Post On Facebook If You’re Looking For A Job

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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

What are you waiting for? Follow us on Twitter now!

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Q&A On Using Social Networks For Background Screening

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I found an excellent Q&A regarding employee background screening on Human Resource Executive Online.

Question:

Can you provide the parameters for HR in the use of information discovered on the Web, such as Facebook, as it applies to job applicants?

Answer:

Social networks and blogging sites can provide an inexpensive and easy way for employers to gather a plethora of information about potential job applicants. However, employers should think twice about using information found on social-networking sites to make employment decisions because the use of such information could lead to the potential risk of employer liability.

This is because these sites contain information about job applicants that employers would not be permitted to ask about during any job interview. Therefore, using, and in some cases, simply accessing these pages for employment purposes can result in violations of various anti-discrimination statutes, privacy laws, state “off-duty” conduct statutes, and federal and state Fair Credit Reporting Acts.

For the complete article click here.

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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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Best Employee Screening Articles For October & November 2009

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

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