The Background Checks, Criminal Records and Safe Hiring: Everything you Need to know for an Effective and Compliant Program 2017 is a seminar that covers topics such as:
- The basics of a negligent hiring lawsuit and defenses that work and do not work
- Why background checks and due diligence have become mission critical for employers
- Why knowledge of the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act and similar state laws is critical in the hiring process and how to avoid class action lawsuits
- Best practices and cutting edge issues such as the new EEOC focus on criminal records and credit reports and the use of social network sites
- How the FCRA protects consumers and what an employer must do when a consumer disputes a background report
- The Four Basic Steps needed for compliance with the FCRA
- The latest best practices and new technologies
- How to spot fraudulent employment and education credentials
- Why employers, human resources, and recruiters use search engines and social network sites to screen candidates
- Steps your organization can take today to implement a legally compliant program and to hire the best employee
- Audit current hiring and screening practices for legal compliance
- The dangers of using social media sites to select or recruit applicants
- Why employment references create legal issues for employers and strategies for obtaining information and dealing with requests from other employers
- Effective and legal strategies to verify an applicant`s past employment and education accomplishments
- Why international background checks are becoming mission critical for employers
- Why phony education credentials are problematic and how to spot degree mills
- Screening tools available to employers
- The challenges and availability of international background checks including international criminal records, as well as employment and education verification
- The mechanics and practical aspects of setting up and administering a screening program
- How screening can be integrated with your applicant tracking system
- How to screen employees after they have been hired
The Background Checks, Criminal Records and Safe Hiring: Everything you Need to know for an Effective and Compliant Program 2017 brings together:
- Employers
- Human Resources professionals
- Hiring Managers
- Business Owners
- Risk Management and Security Processionals
- Staffing Directors
- Recruiters
- Staffing Professionals
- Background Screening Professionals
