Due Diligence of Reference Checks is brought to you by Lorman
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.
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