ESR Knowledgebase for Publications, News Articles,
and Safe Hiring Information
This page contains articles and special reports written by ESR on pre-employment screening background checks, safe hiring and legal compliance issues as well as news articles quoting ESR. All articles by ESR are copyrighted and may not be reproduced or republished without permission. Additional information, including the ESR 50 State Legal Compliance Guide, is available for ESR clients only.
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General Introduction to Pre-employment Screening and Safe Hiring
NEW for 2009: ESR Release Second Annual Report on Trends in Backgrond Screening for 2009.
Background Screening Can Help Boss and Applicants – Article in the Sunday San Francisco Examiner/Chronicle in the Career Search Section –View Point column by Lester S. Rosen, President of Employment Screening Resources.
Ten Safe Hiring Tools --Ten Tools Employers can use immediately to promote safe hiring that don't cost a dime!! By Les Rosen, President of ESR (reprinted from the San Francisco Chronicle)
Cost-Effective Safe Hiring Techniques for Large Employers by ESR President Les Rosen. Published in Security Technology and Design, July 2004. See article»»
50 state background screening compliance guide –Â Exclusively for ESR clients: State-by-state guide to the proper use of arrests, criminal convictions, state FCRA laws, reference checking, and other helpful information-exclusive for the use of ESR clients. Contact ESR Customer Service. This is ESR's own proprietary guide, and is not purchased form any source.
Special Report on Using and Obtaining Criminal Records--Part One
This is a review of the area of obtaining and using criminal records. There are a number of legal and practical considerations that are discussed. For example, to automatically exclude an applicant because of a criminal conviction, and it is unlawful to consider certain criminal records. A pre-employment firm must know what records an employer can legally possess. Reprinted in HR.com
Crimes, Criminals and Hiring – A special PowerPoint presentation on this critical area by Lester S. Rosen, Attorney at Law and President, Employment Screening Resources. (C) 2002 by Lester S. Rosen
For Job Applicants with Criminal Records: " Criminal Records and Getting Back into the Workforce:
Six Critical Steps for Ex-offenders Trying to Get Back into the Workforce," by ESR presdient Lester Rosen. –Â Originally published online at Privacyrights.org.
Use Your References Well – Article in the Sunday San Francisco Examiner/Chronicle in the Career Search section--View Point Column by Lester S. Rosen, President of Employment Screening Resources.
Special Report: Obtaining Employment References – This special report discusses the current state of California law pertaining to both giving and requesting references. It also reviews the procedures used by ESR in its reference checking services.
Watch for Employment Gaps – This little story about a computer school will tell you all you need to know. (Based upon an interview with ESR Presidents Les Rosen, reported in Workforce.com)
NEW!!The Top 10 Signs You Are Hiring A Lawsuit Waiting To Happen
Les Rosen (reprinted form HR.com)–Employee lawsuits often catch employers by surprise. Yet, an examination of the employee's application shows that an employer could often have predicted well in advance that they were hiring a lawsuit just waiting to happen.
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) and Legal Considerations
Special Report: Complying with the Fair Credit Reporting Act in Four Easy Steps.
This special report by ESR reviews the steps that employers need to take to comply with the Fair Credit Reporting Act in conducting pre -employment background screening of job applicants through a Consumer Reporting Agency such as Employment Screening Resources. One the first articles written on FCRA compkaince for background checks iin 1998 (with updates added to keep it current)
Working with the Fair Credit Reporting Act Article on the FCRA for Loss Prevention and Internal Security Departments covering the role of internal security in doing pre-employment screenings and investigation of current employees under the FCRA.
Safe Hiring Audit – An outline of 27 steps you can take during the recruiting, hiring, training, and post-hire stages to minimize any surprises concerning the background of one of your employees. By Lester S. Rosen, Attorney at law and President, Employment Screening Resources. Reprinted from WORKFORCE.com
Safe Hiring Checklist – A checklist that can be used by hiring manager to document whether your hiring process is a safe one. By Lester S. Rosen, Attorney at law and President, Employment Screening Resources. Reprinted from WORKFORCE.com
Outsourced Screening for Hospitals – Special Report for hospitals and health care providers – "Outsourced Pre-employment Screening," by Les Rosen, president of ESR. This is a report on how hospitals and health care facilitates outsource this important task. www.medcareers.com is the Internet's most comprehensive, easy-to-use site devoted exclusively to providing career and staffing solutions for healthcare professionals.
Hiring Safe Health Care providers Safe Hiring and Risk Management – from the Association of Staff Physician Recruiters (ASPR) Fall, 2000 newsletter-article by Calvin Bruce, C.P.C and Les Rosen, President of ESR, on Physician Recruitment
Risk Management and Pre-employment Screening for Hospitals and Health Care Organizations–A Critical Responsibility
It is estimated that hospitals and health care providers pay $100,000,000 a year in damages for acts caused by people that they hire with a criminal records that cause damages to co-workers or patients. This article by ESR examines the risk-management aspects of health care providers and the reasons and steps to institute a program of pre-employment screening.
Working with the Fair Credit Reporting Act Article on the FCRA for Loss Prevention and Internal Security Departments covering the role of internal security in doing pre-employment screenings and investigation of current employees under the FCRA.
High tech resume traps–Article from leading computer industry magazine InfoWorld, August 16, 1999, concerning three resume pitfalls for high-tech workers that can delay or scuttle a job offer, quoting ESR
International Background Screening, Terrorist Search and the Patriot Act
Helpful pointers to keep in mind when evaluating a candidate who has come form a foreign country or when hiring someone from abroad who will work for you in that country as a representative. Details about ESR services for international pre-employment screening searches.
Policies and Procedures for Safe Hiring including information on how to set up a screening program, materials for internal policies and procedures and employee manuals, and legal compliance information and FAQ's about the mechanics of a screening program. (For ESR clients only–see online client help or contact ESR Customer Service)
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