What Do You Mean You Are Going To Do A Background Check? A Guide to Background Checks for Job Seekers
Presented by: Les Rosen, Esq. President, Employment Screening Resources
Thursday, February 18, 2010. 1:00pm to 2:30pm, EST.
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For employers, employment background checks have become a standard tool in the hiring process to guard against bad hiring decision and lawsuits for negligent hiring. For applicants, however, background screening can create an uneasy feeling that they are mistrusted from the start or that Big Brother is watching.
This seminar will cover what an applicant for an internship or job should expect during a background check, as well as their legal rights. It will cover what an employer can and cannot check, how the process works, and what do to if you think the report is inaccurate.
The session will cover new developments, such as the use of social network site in hiring, as well as credit reports, drug tests and the impact of a criminal record, even if it was only a youthful indiscretion in college. Finally, the session will review interview questions that employers may and may not ask.
Program Outline
- Why do employers run background checks?
- What are my legal rights?
- What about my privacy?
- Can a past arrest or conviction I got in college really affect my chances for employment?
- Can employers check out and use my social networking page, and if so, what should I do and what are my rights?
- Can employers run my credit report and use that?
- Verification of degrees-what are employers looking for?
- What are the rules about interviewing—what is supposed to be out of bounds?
About The Presenter
Lester S. Rosen is a nationally recognized expert on pre-employment screening, safe hiring practices, and the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Mr. Rosen is a former criminal defense trial attorney and former deputy District Attorney. He is the founder and president of Employment Screening Resources (ESR). ESR was recognized by Intellectual Capitol Group, the research arm of HR.com, as the top background-screening firm in the United States. Mr. Rosen has written numerous industry journal articles, was a contributing columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle, and has testified as an expert in court trials pertaining to safe hiring and pre-employment background screening.
He is the author of the definitive book on pre-employment screening and legal compliance, “The Safe Hiring Manual-The Complete Guide to Keeping Criminals, Terrorists and Imposters Out of Your Workplace,” (512 pages/Facts on Demand Press). He is also the author of a 30-hour online professional development course on safe hiring. He was also the chairperson of the committee that founded the National Association of Professional Background Screeners (www.napbs.com) and served as the first co-chair.
Mr. Rosen has practiced law for nearly twenty years and has taught criminal law and procedure at the University of California Hastings College of the Law. His jury trials have included murder, death penalty, and federal cases. Mr. Rosen graduated from UCLA with Phi Beta Kappa honors in 1973, and received his J.D. degree form the University of California at Davis in 1976, where he served on the Law Review. He is a certified specialist in criminal law in California.
In addition to his leadership duties with ESR, Mr. Rosen is a sought after speaker at industry conferences and meetings, presenting topics such as The Strategic Role of Safe Hiring, Understanding the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and Ten Steps to Safe Hiring. He consults and speaks with private corporate clients across the United States as well. Recently, Mr. Rosen testified before the California state legislature on pre-employment screening and employee investigation laws in California. According to The Public Record Update, the leading authority on public records searching in the U.S., the signing of two new bills amending California pre-employment screening legislation in 2002 occurred as a direct result of Mr. Rosen’s testimony.
