Employment Screening Resources Announces Updated Edition of The Safe Hiring Manual

Book by Lester S. Rosen Serves as Blueprint for Hiring Safe and Qualified Employees

Employment Screening Resources (ESR), a nationwide pre-employment background screening firm, and Facts on Demand Press announced today the release of an updated and revised edition of The Safe Hiring ManualóThe Complete Guide to Keeping Criminals, Terrorists and Imposters Out Of Your Workplace, by Lester S. Rosen.

The new version contains updated forms and procedures stemming from amendments to the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) in 2004, as well as new information about international background checks, legal decisions affecting an employerís duty of due diligence, and new studies and statistics on the dangers of hiring without adequate pre-employment screening.

A comprehensive blueprint for developing a program to hire safe and qualified employees, The Safe Hiring Manual is written for employers, human resource departments, security professionals, staffing vendors, private investigators, and labor lawyers. The 512-page book details how to exercise due diligence throughout the hiring process, significantly increasing an employerís chance of avoiding the financial and legal nightmares of even one bad hiring decision.

ìThis book is intended as the comprehensive guide to background checks and safe hiring for employers,î explains author Rosen. ìThe book provides a number of practical, cost-free ëhow-toí steps that employers can take immediately to avoid hiring criminals with unsuitable records and imposters. It is also intended as a detailed reference book on safe hiring.î

The Safe Hiring Manual covers:
ï Effective use of applications, interviews and past employer checks as key hiring tools.

ï Verifying educational degrees and credentials, and how to legally obtain and use criminal records.

ï Legal compliance issues, including the Federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) as well as EEOC, Patriot Act, Privacy, Sarbanes-Oxley, state law compliance, negligent hiring and other legal concerns.

ï In-depth pre-employment background screening and investigative techniques.

ï Critical information on how to identify terrorists and perform international background checks.

ï How to audit the effectiveness of your current hiring program and how to select a pre-employment screening firm and how the background screening industry works.

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