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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.

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The folks from RecruiterEarth have asked us to conduct a webinar on the negative effects social networking sites can have on your background screening program.  EmployeeScreenIQ president and C.O.O. Jason B. Morris will present Social Networking Sites: Can You Always Trust What You See? via webinar at 4pm est on Wednesday, September 30, 2009.

Interested in attending?  Click here to register.

Checkout a brief description of the webinar below.

The social network revolution has changed many communication channels, but should it affect the way job applicants are screened? Sites such as Facebook, My Space and LinkedIn contain a wealth of personal information, but should you trust the information found on these sites? Does this practice pose a threat to possibly violating FCRA and EEOC guidelines and other best practices? Join EmployeeScreenIQ president and C.O.O., Jason B. Morris for this insightful presentation.

This session will help you understand the possible negative ramifications of using information from social networking sites in your employment screening processes.

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The Bozeman City Commission called a special meeting last night to decide whether the city should hire a third party investigator to look into the hiring practices of the city’s human resources, police and fire departments after the city drew worldwide criticism for requiring job applicants to provide passwords to social networking sites like MySpace and Facebook on their job applications.  Needless to say, the vote culminated in a unanimous yes.  Personally, I think a negative vote on this move would have resulted in more criticism for the city.

Since this story broke, we have been all over it like bees to honey.  And we will continue to follow it in anticipation of the outcome.  The use of social networking sites as a background screening tool is a very hot topic for hiring professionals and the result of this inquiry could ascertain its level of appropriateness, if any, in the decision making process.

Stay tuned…

Investigator to look into Bozeman “social media” policy

Montana’s News Station – June 30, 2009

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