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ASIS Webinar-Social Network Sites: Can You Always Trust What You See?

Published on 20 October 2009 by Jason Morris in ASIS, Speaking

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Social Network Sites: Can You Always Trust What You See?

October 21, 2009 @ noon Eastern U.S.

About the program:

In order for hiring professionals to utilize technologically advanced screening methods to make the hiring process more efficient and timely, these technologies must be used appropriately.

Just a few of the questions that hiring professionals should consider:

Should companies and their screening partners be using social networking profiles to determine hiring decisions?
How is new technology helping organizations integrate their hiring procedures with their background screening practices?
Is a national database search an accurate, stand-alone method of background screening?
Are adjudication modules a reliable tool to use when performing a background check?
How can one determine the authenticity of an online degree?

No two ways about it, technology is impacting employment screening and other elements associated with the hiring process—making staying informed about the practice nonnegotiable.

Presented by:

Jason B. Morris, president & COO of employeescreenIQ, is a licensed private investigator in Ohio, New Jersey, and Nevada. His responsibilities include refining EmployeeScreenIQ’s position as a global employment screening industry leader in best practices and FCRA compliance and to continue to provide its diverse clientele with the support they need to reach their recruitment, retention, safety, and financial goals. Morris also serves as an expert witness in the areas of background checks, employment screening, and the FCRA.

Length of program:

100 minutes

Price:

Fees are per site, not per person, so an unlimited number of coworkers, friends, or chapter members can participate. Registered participants may replay the program twice within 30 days of the live event with on-demand replay.

$99 ASIS Members
$129 Nonmembers
$79 Pre-approved ASIS chapters (email councils@asisonline.org for details)

Please note: Registration entitles a site to one connection for both audio and Web. Sharing registration information with another location will result in an additional registration fee.

Time:

Noon Eastern U.S.

EmployeeScreenIQ’s Nick Fishman to present at Wisconsin SHRM Conference

Published on 12 October 2009 by Nick Fishman in Speaking

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Employment screening is greatly impacted by technology. From topics such as vetting job candidates via social networking sites to how to integrate employee screening with ATS and HRIS systems, technology is omnipresent. Join EmployeeScreenIQ’s Executive Vice President, Nick Fishman, for an informative session about technology’s role in the screening process at the Wisconsin SHRM Conference on Thursday, October 15, 2009 at 3:15pm at the Wisconsin Dells Kalahari Resort.

Obama Warns Teens of Perils of Facebook

Published on 09 September 2009 by Jason Morris in Articles, Facebook, Social Networking Sites, Speaking

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Obama 2008 During Tuesday’s much publicized and controversial speech President Barack Obama touched on a subject we are very passionate about. Echoing the plethora of articles we have written about over the last several years Obama warned of the perils of sites such as Facebook and MySpace.

“Well, let me give you some very practical tips. First of all, I want everybody here to be careful about what you post on Facebook, because in the YouTube age, whatever you do, it will be pulled up again later somewhere in your life,” Obama said.

“And when you’re young, you make mistakes and you do some stupid stuff. And I’ve been hearing a lot about young people who — you know, they’re posting stuff on Facebook, and then suddenly they go apply for a job and somebody has done a search.”

Where EmployeeScreenIQ has warned employers from using such information, he tells kids to be careful about what the put out there in the first place. A smart strategy knowing that not all employers take our advice! Aside from the many EEOC issues an employer could encounter there are several other Federal mandates one could violate. Most notibly is the Fair Credit Reporting Act. (FCRA). To see one of our many presentations on the subject, feel free to visit here!

Obama Warns Teens of Perils of Facebook

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -

President Barack Obama warned American teenagers on Tuesday of the dangers of putting too much personal information on Internet social networking sites, saying it could come back to haunt them in later life.

The presidential words of advice follow recent studies that suggest U.S. employers are increasingly turning to sites such as Facebook and News Corp’s MySpace to conduct background checks on job applicants.

Taking part in a question-and-answer session with a group of 14- and 15-year-old school students, Obama was asked by one pupil for some advice on becoming U.S. president.

“Well, let me give you some very practical tips. First of all, I want everybody here to be careful about what you post on Facebook, because in the YouTube age, whatever you do, it will be pulled up again later somewhere in your life,” Obama said.

“And when you’re young, you make mistakes and you do some stupid stuff. And I’ve been hearing a lot about young people who — you know, they’re posting stuff on Facebook, and then suddenly they go apply for a job and somebody has done a search.”

Obama referred several times to “mistakes” he had made when he was at school but offered no specifics. He has previously admitted to drug use when he was younger.

A survey in June by careerbuilder.com found that 45 percent of employers used social network sites to research job candidates and that Facebook, which says it has 250 million users worldwide, was their site of choice.

Some 35 percent of the employers surveyed said they had found content on the sites that had influenced them to reject a candidate. Examples included inappropriate photographs, information about the applicants’ drinking or drug use, or bad mouthing of previous employers, co-workers or clients.

The Obama White House frequently uses Facebook, Twitter and other social networking sites to bypass the media and communicate directly to Americans.

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Morris to Speak Today at IL SHRM Conference

Published on 23 July 2009 by Jason Morris in Speaking

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EmployeeScreenIQ President, Jason Morris will speak today at the 10th Annual Illinois SHRM Conference & Expo.

Session Details Include:

Technology’s Role in the Employment Screening Process
Presented by Jason B. Morris, President and C.O.O. at EmployeeScreenIQ
July 23, 2009 at 1:45PM CST
Dekalb, IL at Northern Illinois University

Morris to Speak on Thursday in Houston, TX

Published on 18 May 2009 by Jason Morris in Speaking

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hr-houston Morris to speak this Thursday May 21st at the annual Gulf Coast Symposium on Human Resource Issues. Morris’ presentation, Technology’s Role in the Employment Screening Process will be held at 3:45 at the Reliant Center in Houston Texas.

The goal of this presentation is to inform HR professionals how technology is impacting employment screening and other elements associated with the hiring process. Hiring professionals need to know that by utilizing technologically advanced screening methods, the hiring process can be more efficient and timely, but these technologies must be used appropriately.

Social Networking Sites for Background Screening

Published on 27 January 2009 by Jason Morris in Articles, Facebook, Social Networking Sites, Speaking

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I have devoted today to preparing for my presentation in April at this years SHRM Staffing Management Conference. In doing so I have come across a few interesting YouTube videos I found funny. My presentation: “Social Networking Sites: Can You Always Trust What you See?” will dive head first into why employers are putting themselves at risk by using this as a background screening tool.

Enough with my shameless plug on why you should come to my presentation and on with the video’s:

Recruiting Road Show in Cleveland April 29th

Published on 17 April 2008 by Nick Fishman in Conferences, Speaking

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Just wanted to take a moment to plug a really cool event we are participating in later this month. It’s called the Recruiting Road Show and it is produced by well known industry insider John Sumser. Speakers include our good friends Joel Cheesman of Cheezhead fame and Martin Snyder of PC Recruiter. employeescreenIQ’s own Jason Morris will also be a featured presenter and will discuss emerging trends in employment screening and background checks. The event is being held on April 29, 2008 at the offices of PC Recruiter. If you are interested, please register now. I understand that they are limited to just 120 attendees and slots are filling up fast. It should be a great opportunity to learn and network. And it’s free. You heard me, free! (Alright, I’ll retire as a used car salesman after this post)

Click here to register