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nickf - who has written 16 posts on Cheezhead Recruiting News and Opinion.
Nick Fishman is the Chief Marketing Officer and Executive Vice President of employeescreenIQ, a global leader in the employment screening industry. Nick earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from The Ohio State University and has extensive experience in the development of successful sales and marketing campaigns for both large and small organizations. Nick has also served a term as co-chair of the Public Awareness Committee for the National Association of Professional Background Screeners (NAPBS). He also is a contributor to his own company’s blog, employeescreen.com/blog. Nick resides in Chicago, Illinois and proudly serves on the Chicago board of Prevent Child Abuse America.
EmployeescreenIQ is a global background screening company dedicated to superior client service. Their smarter, comprehensive research techniques produce thorough, accurate screening reports that meet the unique needs of their clients and the standards of federal and international employment guidelines. They keep abreast of evolving compliance laws, use the latest marketplace technologies and conduct intensive court-level record investigations. For more information, please visit employeescreen.com.
litigation: trust me, it’s coming
By Nick Fishman - Many you have seen the recent CareerBuilder study which concluded that 1 in 5 employers is using Social Networking sites such as MySpace and Facebook as part of their employment background screening process. While untested to date, we are going to see significant negligent hiring and discriminatory hiring practices claims arise from the use of these sites when making employment decisions. Wait until the litigation starts. Trust me, it's coming.
Continue reading...background checks at the olympics
Thursday, August 14, 2008
By Nick Fishman - Rewind to the Atlanta Olympic Games in 1996: At approximately 1:20 a.m. as I was walking into my hotel, I thought I heard thunder. We all know what happened next. I was awakened by my boss at around 2:30 a.m. wondering if I was OK.
Continue reading...diploma mill busted. employers disgusted. background screening adjusted?
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
By Nick Fishman - Two days ago, the Chicago Tribune reported that a diploma mill based in the state of Washington was busted for selling at least 9,600 fake diplomas to whoever was willing to fork over the green.
Continue reading...10 Trends in Employment Background Screening for 2009
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Who knew people actually read these things? It was great to meet and catch up with those of you who stopped by at the SHRM Annual Conference and said hello. I can’t believe that none of you took the opportunity to heckle me for my Xtra Columns. We even enjoyed hanging and [...]
Continue reading...Doing a Background Check in NY? Be Prepared to Pony Up.
Monday, May 5, 2008
Those of us conducting background checks in the state of New York are familiar with the infamous Office of Court Administration (OCA). It was established in 2003 as a way to consolidate court records and make it “easier” to research criminal cases. And oh yeah, they established an access fee of $52.00 per [...]
Continue reading...employeescreen University Helps Marketplace Increase Background Screening IQ
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Sorry I haven’t posted in a while (to some of you, that might be a blessing). Over the last several months we have been developing a concept called employeescreen University. This free site is dedicated to educating the marketplace on how to conduct an effective background check and to empower individuals with the [...]
Continue reading...More Benefits to Employment Screening in Slowing Economy
Friday, January 18, 2008
Is the state of our economy starting to freak you out? Let’s start by saying that I will not profess to know whether we are heading towards a recession, how long our current economic cycle will last and what the overall affect will be. However, it is safe to say that we can [...]
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