Attorney and safe hiring expert Lester Rosen, Founder and CEO of accredited background check firm Employment Screening Resources (ESR), will present the webcast ‘Top Ten Trends in Background Checks for 2012’ at the Institute for Human Resources (IHR) Quality of Hire Virtual Event on January 26, 2012 from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM ET. To register for the event, visit https://crm.hr.com/en/webcasts_events/virtual_events/upcoming_virtual_events/quality-of-hire_gog5ufud.html.  

For the past five years, Employment Screening Resources (ESR) – ‘The Background Check Authority^SM’ and nationwide background screening company accredited by the National Association of Professional Background Screeners (NAPBS®) – has compiled a list featuring emerging and influential trends in employment screening background checks selected by Rosen. In this webcast, Rosen will review the fifth annual ESR Top Ten Trends in Background Checks for 2012:

# 1 - Criminal Background Checks of Job Applicants by Employers Coming Under Greater Scrutiny by EEOC
# 2 - Credit Report Background Checks of Job Applicants by Employers Increasingly Regulated by State Laws
# 3 - Social Media Background Screening Checks of Job Applicants Becoming More Prevalent and More Controversial
# 4 - Automation in Employment Background Screening Leads to Both Increased Efficiency and Increased Risks
# 5 - Background Screening Accreditation Program Proof of Increased Emphasis on Professionalism in Industry
# 6 - Diploma Mills Offering Fake Degrees and False Credentials Likely to Increase in Tight Job Market
# 7 - Employment Screening Lawsuits Increase as Attorneys and Consumers Become Familiar with FCRA Laws Regulating Background Checks
# 8 - New E-Verify Laws Create Complex Web of Federal and State Rules for Employers
# 9 - Offshoring Personally Identifiable Information Outside of US Increases Concern Over Privacy and Identity Theft
# 10 - Self Background Checks Proactively Conducted by Job Seekers to Help Verify Accuracy of their Public Information

The fifth annual ESR Top Ten Trends in Background Checks for 2012 is available at http://www.esrcheck.com/ESR-Top-10-Trends-in-Background-Checks-for-2012.php.  

For more information about Employment Screening Resources (ESR), visit http://www.esrcheck.com/  or call toll free 888.999.4474.