Conducting Reference and Background Checks 2014

Key Topics

• Complying with legal requirements of references and background checks
• Applications and obtaining permission to check references
• Verbal and written references: tailoring your questions to fit the job
• Selecting appropriate references
• Verifying position, dates of hire and salary when a company is no longer in business
• How to proceed if the company refuses to give information requested
• Mandatory background checks
• Selecting kinds of background screening
• Verifying education and college transcripts
• What background checks are illegal or ill-advised: controversies over credit and criminal checks
• Access to references
• Drug and Alcohol policies and drug and alcohol tests

Who should Attend

• HR Managers, Directors and Employment Managers
• Chief Human Resource Officers
• Security Officers or Auditors
• Hiring Supervisors