Webinars
Linked:HR Webinar Series -- Decoding Background Checks
Sponsored by: iCrederity and Better Background Screening
Date: Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Webinar Summary

At a time of economic downturn, organizations need to ensure that they hire the best possible talent. Further, employee recruitment and selection resources must be used wisely. How can employers maximize their investment in employee background checks? Further, what are key legal and ethical issues related to conducting background checks such as employee’s rights and employer’s legal obligations? How can social media be applied to the process of conducting background checks? The panel includes specialists in leadership, social media, ethics, employment law, and human resources management. Participants will gain valuable information on the following topics related to background checks. The panel will answer questions on:

  • Why are background checks important?
  • What are some of the employer’s ethical and legal obligations regarding background checks?
  • What are applicable applicant’s rights regarding background checks?
  • Current topics related to background checks: Ethical and business considerations regarding credit checking, applications of social media to background checks.
Panelists

Mr. Mark Bugaieski, SPHR
Dr. Scott Freehafer, SPHR
Mr. Jim Perry, SPHR
Dr. Cristina Wildermuth
Ms. Patty Wise

Sponsors:

iCrederity is a leading fact verification service that applies sophisticated technologies and programs to helping people and businesses easily establish trust on the Internet. As the web’s first guaranteed trust builder, iCrederity enables people and businesses to certify their own integrity and that of others. iCrederity has developed proprietary fact verification technologies enabling people to verify identity and credentials including background, education, and employment history. Recruiters and corporations can streamline their background screening processes, make them transparent to clients and third parties as a differentiator, and shorten the hiring cycle by requesting candidates to obtain iCrederity Cards, resulting in significant savings.

Better Background Screening is a LinkedIn Group dedicated to HR professionals interested in discussions of best practices that improve the quality, efficiency and cost-effectiveness of background checking, with an emphasis on emerging technologies that enable personnel screening to occur much earlier in the hiring cycle than traditionally possible. Pre-verification earlier in the selection cycle mitigates the cost of bad hires, and lowers the cost of compliance.
HR Certification Institute Pre-Approved Seal

DECODING BACKGROUND CHECKS has received the HRCI Certification Institute "Pre-Approved" seal. It has been approved for 1 (General ) recertification credit hours toward PHR, SPHR and GPHR recertification through the HR Certification Institute. Note: The use of the Pre-Approved seal is not an endorsement by the HR Certification Institute of the quality of the program. It means that this program has met the HR Certification Institute’s criteria to be pre-approved for recertification credit.
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