Understand the importance of verifying past employment and best practices in spotting false credentials.
This topic reviews legal and effective techniques for reference-checking processes, including how to verify education and spot worthless degrees and phony employment credentials. It will cover the legal landscape concerning past employment references, including an employer’s potential liability when providing information. Other topics include best practices when asking for past employment information, helpful insights and best practices in obtaining past employment references, and special issues such as handling verification of current employment, what to do if the past employer no longer exists, military employment, and dealing with employment databases. New technologies and approaches, such as verifications by email, will also be reviewed, as well as special issues involving international credentials and the role of social media sites and Web 2.0 in the process. This information will examine the new trend towards prohibiting inquiries about past salaries and how employers can comply with these new requirements.
Learning Objectives
- You will be able to describe why it is critical to verify past employment and education credentials.
- You will be able to explain best practices when asking for past employment information.
- You will be able to review legal and effective techniques for reference-checking processes.
- You will be able to discuss new laws prohibiting employers from asking applicants about past salaries and how to comply with the requirements.
Agenda
Why It Is Critical to Verify Past Employment and Education Credentials
The Trends Toward an Increase in False Credentials
- False Credentials Are on the Rise
- Numerous Tools Now Available for Dishonest Applicants to Fake Their Past
- Why Employers Are at a Disadvantage in Discovering Fake Credentials
Verifying Past Employment
- Understanding the Difference Between Verification and References
- Legal and Practical Impediments to Requesting and Obtaining Past Employment Verifications and References
- Practical Steps and Tools to Use When Trying to Verify Past Employment
- Who Should Seek Past Employment Information - Human Resources, Hiring Managers, or Background Firms?
- Practical Steps to Take When Another Employer Asks You for Information About One of Your Former Employees
- The Role of Third-Party Services, Databases, and New Technologies to Facilitate Past Employment Information, Such as Artificial Intelligence and Career Passports
- What Is the Value of Business Connection Websites Where Consumers List Their Credentials and Accomplishments?
- New Laws Prohibiting Employers From Asking Applicants About Their Past Salary and Concerns About Wage Equality
- Other Special Issues Such as Military Experience, Dealing With Employment Gaps, and Younger Workers With a Limited Employment History
Educational and Professional Credentials
- The Trend Towards False Educational Credentials and Worthless Degrees From Degree Mills
- Tools Available to Applicants to Obtain Worthless Educational Degrees and Credentials
- Steps Employers Can Take to Verity a Degree Is Authentic and From an Accredited School
- Special Issues When It Comes to Educational Verifications
- Obtaining Professional Credential Verifications
Additional Special Issues for Employers
- Can Employers Rely Upon Social Media Checks to Verify Credentials? The Pros and Cons
- Special Issues Surrounding International Credentials
Speakers
Lester S. Rosen, Esq.,
Employment Screening Resources- Founder and CEO of Employment Screening Resources (ESR)
- Practice emphasizes all aspects of background screening
- Conducts regular seminars and workshops on background screening
- Regular speaker and national and statewide HR Conferences
- Author of The Safe Hiring Manual and The Safe Hiring Audit
- Graduate, Phi Beta Kappa honors, UCLA; J.D. degree, University of California at Davis School of Law
- Can be contacted at 888-999-4474, lsr@esrcheck.com, https://twitter.com/esrcheck, or https://www.linkedin.com/in/lesterrosen/
Who Should Attend
This live webinar is designed for human resource managers, benefits and payroll professionals, business owners and managers, controllers, and CFOs.
