Safeguard Screening » Applicant tracking

Background Check Turnaround Time an Issue for Jails

Safeguard Screening — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 00:17:32 +0000

Turnaround times for background checks are an important issue for employers. Human Resources manager are anxious to onboard new hires and get them into the pipeline. Background checks are sometimes streamlined or sidelines altogether in order to fulfill a hiring need. A recent article about Luzerne County Correctional Facility is a lesson in what not to do. The warden admitted that in at least four situations, employees were put to work before their background checks were returned. And the background checks arrived on average of 56 days after the employee’s first day of work. Also, the background check results were claimed to provide little information beyond what is already available online. They appear to be using an public access Pennsylvania terminal for their criminal records checks, and handwritten interview questions for their education verifications and employment verifications.

How run a background check on potential executives

Safeguard Screening — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 22:52:56 +0000

Hiring a new executive today can be a frustrating and expensive enterprise. You want to attract and retain top management talent, but in this recession you might be hindered by a shrinking personnel budget and bewildered by the flood of seemingly qualified candidates’ resumes. Using a recruiter can assist in your pursuit of a qualified candidate but the commission rates can be expensive. You can save money by implementing an applicant tracking system, such as CATS (a SaaS) which will help you screen and filter job candidates based on qualifications. Candidates will signup for your jobs online on your website and provide you the application information, including a electronic signature.

Complete Integrated Background Screening
You may want to consider using Corra Group’s applicant tracking system, which is fully integrated with their background screening service. After you candidate’s have signed up, you can decided which candidates to send through the background screening process. Corra makes the background checks easy by providing you with various screening packages, including an Executive Screening Package called the “Corner Office”, which retails for about $179 per candidate. This package not only provided criminal records search, employment and education verification, but also looks for federal crimes and county civil actions. You can never be too careful in this age of corporate unethics.

Lastly, consider your overall background screening policy and decide whether to review social networking sites such as LinkedIn, etc. to determine if your candidate identity could be confusing to your public. As an executive, the public identity must be consistent or our corporate message is muddled up.

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125 unemployed human-resource professionals share support

Safeguard Screening — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 21:36:09 +0000

Philadephia Business Today reported that the Philadelphia Human Resource Planning Society sponsored a seminar for laid-off human resource professionals. The seminar was attended by more that 125 unemployed professionals who learned new tips and tricks from five panelists including Glenn Sward, head of recruiting for the Americas at SAP America, Inc.

Sward provided a wealth of information to the laid off HR professionals. He stressed the importance of networking, and trying to find a connection to the person who will be interviewing you. Tap your network, search LinkedIn for someone you know what a connection and don’t be afraid to ask for an introduction to get in the door. Just make sure you have the qualifications so you don’t over-leverage your connections; they might not be as receptive to your next request.

Another point of attention of thank you notes, and the importance of personalizing them, and “address priorities” He also touched on the important aspect of “Ego” in your job loss, that my inhibit you for telling others you are out of work. He encourage Philadelphians to reach out to other adults you know, such as other parents on sports team, or other axes of adult interaction, a regular coffee shop crowd, Monday Night Football, salsa class, volleyball class. Make the professional connection, link up on LinkedIn, and be assertive, but don’t be annoying.

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Applicant Tracking Software as a Service SAAS

Safeguard Screening — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 18:16:55 +0000

As your company grows, you should consider integrating your applicant tracking software with your background screening system. Operating independantly, these two Human Resources business processes require data entry for applicant data and management oversight. When you integrate these processes, you reduce or eliminate the data entry by your human resources department. Applicants will apply for your jobs online, complete an electronic job application and electronically sign a release form allowing your firm to conduct a background screening should you decide to clear the candidate for potential hire. Your dashboard will allow you to review background screening information in real time and make a decision. You can issue denials with a click of a button.

Career Center
You can create a online career center for your firm. Take your organizational chart and upload job requirements for each position. As position become open in your firm, post a job based on your requirements, or modify your requirements. As your org chart changes, store and modify these changes online.

The ease of integration will save your administrative time, cut costs, and attract savvy employees.

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