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Job Screening

Employers Reference Source (ERS) employee screening and pre-employment background checks protects you from future hires who misrepresent their experience. Criminal background search investigation checks, job screening and pre-employment investigations have become one of the best ways for employers to avoid exposure. Check below for some great resources!

Pre-Employment Screening as a Risk Management Tool

By Joel Cheesman -- The most commonly stated reasons for conducting employment screening involve protection. Employers want to protect their customers, employees, products, inventories, intangible assets, reputations, and overall profitability from various forms of risk. Pre-employment screening is a tool that can be used to manage risk. Be aware though that a poor screening strategy can actually increase your risk of employment litigation or a negligent hiring lawsuit. How do you know if you're managing this risk or just... more


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Are You Subject to a Pre Employment Background Check

By Morgan Hamilton -- You probably went through a pre employment background check before you landed your current job. Anybody who wants to find a job often goes through a pre employment background check before being hired for any position. These checks are being done because the employers need to learn about the ilk of individuals they're hiring. This means that your past may come back to haunt you when a pre employment background check is done when you... more


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The Importance Of Employment History Verification

By Patrick Barnett -- Employment history verification is essential for many reasons. Job applicants may lie on their resume to cover up previous employment problems, and even periods of imprisonment that they obviously do not want to reveal in an application for a new job. You are obliged not only by law, but morally, to make as sure as you possibly can that your employees are not harmed through your employment of an unsuitable candidate. Your verification procedure should... more


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Best Tips for Job Qualification Interviews

By Craig Travis -- What the interviewer wants to know with certainty is do you really have the qualities, attributes, skill set, experience, background, technical know-how, etc. to do this job as required? Because if you do, they want to get you into their office as soon as possible so you can be interviewed by their own personnel to confirm that you would be a good match for their firm and that you have a lot to offer them... more


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Screening Hotel Employees and Psychometric Testing

By Patrick Barnett -- Screening hotel employees should involve a degree of psychometric testing in order to determine if the applicant is suitable for the type of work involved. Hotel employees have a particularly close relationship with other employees in addition to exposure to very tempting situations for those with a criminal tendency. For that reason, the normal background employment screening cannot be ignored, and any psychometric testing carried out should be additional to all of the other pre-employment... more