Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Filtration & Separation Recruiter - International Applicant's and International Degrees

My name is Lisa Sprowls and I am a Filtration Recruiter. I work on many sales/ engineering/executive/ and management level positions serving the search and recruitment needs of both large and small manufacturers and distributors in the Filtration/Water & Wastewater/ Separations/and Environmental Industries.

With each and every finalist candidate that we present to our clients, we also provide a complete background check. Our background checks are provided by our parent company, BackTrack Inc., www.backtracker.com. All reports provided include employment verification, education verification, social security trace report, motor vehicle report, reference checking and criminal records searches.

International Applicant's and International Degrees
More and more companies are beginning to screen and hire international job applicant's to work for their organization. Many times, these applicants will have degrees that were awarded by colleges outside of the United States. If the degree was issued from an accredited institution, it is every bit as valid as a degree that was issued by an accredited institution in the United States. The difficulty, however, lies in verifying the degree with that institution.

Due to cultural differences, language differences, and even time zones, getting that degree verified from an overseas college can become very difficult. As one example, if you are going to try and verify a degree from a college in China you have to deal with a 12 hour time difference to start. Then, the majority of colleges in China require the full name of the job candidate at the time they graduated spelled out in Chinese language characters. If you utilize a background screening company, they should be able to give you some information on what you are going to need in order to verify an international college degree.

Another step you may wish to take is to have the job applicant get their degree translated. There are reputable agencies that will contact the international school, become familiar with their requirements for graduation and degrees, and be able to show you on paper how that degree will be equivalent to a degree offered in the United States. This can become a time consuming option as they generally do take some time to get the degree information translated. Again, your background screening agency should be able to tell you where these organizations are and how to reach them.

Regardless of which route you choose to take to get an international degree verified, please be aware that it takes time and sometimes can be expensive. To try and plan ahead, be sure to have your job candidate prepare a copy of all documentation they have from the school (copies of the degree or certificate, grade reports or transcripts, or even a letter that the school issued indicating graduation). Frequently an international school will authenticate documentation supplied to them quicker than they will look up a job candidate to verify a degree.

Filtration & Separation Recruiter - International Applicant's and International Degrees

Lisa Sprowls
Filtration Recruiter
Recruiter Solutions International
8850 Tyler Blvd.
Mentor, OH 44060
800-992-3875 ext. 313
lisa@rsipeople.com



Filtration Recruiter, Water Recruiter, Wastewater Recruiter, Environmental Recruiter, Fluid Power Recruiter. As an executive recruiter/headhunter dedicated to serving the search and recruitment needs in both large and small manufacturers and distributors. Dan specializes in the search and placement of sales, engineering, management and upper level management positions. Keywords: Filtration Recruiter, Water Recruiter, Wastewater Recruiter, Pumps, Filters, Microfiltration, Water, Oil, Gas, Air, Industrial, Cartridge, Filtration & Separation, Membrane, Reverse Osmosis, Filtration Equipment, Filter Media, Filtration Supplies, Wastewater, Fuel, Environmental, Storm Water, Dewatering Equipment, Woven, Non Woven, Ultrafiltration, Recruiter Solutions International, RSI, Lisa Sprowls, Dan Regovich, Headhunter Filtration, Filtration Headhunter, Filtration Industry Recruiter, Wastewater and Filtration, Water Treatment, Wastewater

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Filtration & Separations Recruiter - What is Adverse Action in Pre-employment Screening?

My name is Lisa Sprowls and I am a Filtration Recruiter. I work on many sales/ engineering/executive/ and management level positions serving the search and recruitment needs of both large and small manufacturers and distributors in the Filtration/Water & Wastewater/ Separations/and Environmental Industries.

With each and every finalist candidate that we present to our clients, we also provide a complete background check. Our background checks are provided by our parent company, BackTrack Inc., www.backtracker.com. All reports provided include employment verification, education verification, social security trace report, motor vehicle report, reference checking and criminal records searches.

What is Adverse Action in Pre-employment Screening?
What is Adverse Action?
Section 603(k)(1) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) states that an adverse action is “a denial of employment or any other decision for employment purposes that adversely affects any current or prospective employee.” These decisions include not hiring, not retaining or not promoting an individual.

What does this mean for my company?
If your company uses a consumer report/investigative consumer report in whole or in part to deny someone employment or promotion, you are obligated under the FCRA to provide both Pre-Adverse and Adverse Action Disclosures to those applicants/employees.

What is a Pre-Adverse Action Disclosure?
The disclosure must contain information stating that an adverse employment action will be taken, a copy of the consumer report/investigative report, and a summary of the applicant’s/employee’s rights. The disclosure must also include the consumer reporting agency’s name and contact information. Once the applicant/employee receives the disclosure, he or she must be given sufficient time to dispute the information.

What is an Adverse Action Disclosure?
The Adverse Action Disclosure contains wording similar in nature to the Pre-Adverse Action Disclosure and must be done in a reasonable amount of time after the Pre-Adverse Action Disclosure. The disclosure informs the applicant/employee of the final decision made by your company in not hiring, not retaining or not promoting an individual.

Do I need to do both the Pre-Adverse Action and the Adverse Action Disclosures?
Yes. Both are required under the FCRA.

Where can I get samples of these disclosures?
You may either contact our office at 800-991-9694 or click here for samples of the Pre-Adverse and Adverse Action Disclosures. (will link to our pre-adverse/adverse action letters)

Filtration & Separations Recruiter - What is Adverse Action in Pre-employment Screening?

Lisa Sprowls
Filtration Recruiter
Recruiter Solutions International
8850 Tyler Blvd.
Mentor, OH 44060
800-992-3875 ext. 313
lisa@rsipeople.com



Filtration Recruiter, Water Recruiter, Wastewater Recruiter, Environmental Recruiter, Fluid Power Recruiter. As an executive recruiter/headhunter dedicated to serving the search and recruitment needs in both large and small manufacturers and distributors. Dan specializes in the search and placement of sales, engineering, management and upper level management positions. Keywords: Filtration Recruiter, Water Recruiter, Wastewater Recruiter, Pumps, Filters, Microfiltration, Water, Oil, Gas, Air, Industrial, Cartridge, Filtration & Separation, Membrane, Reverse Osmosis, Filtration Equipment, Filter Media, Filtration Supplies, Wastewater, Fuel, Environmental, Storm Water, Dewatering Equipment, Woven, Non Woven, Ultrafiltration, Recruiter Solutions International, RSI, Lisa Sprowls, Dan Regovich, Headhunter Filtration, Filtration Headhunter, Filtration Industry Recruiter, Wastewater and Filtration, Water Treatment, Wastewater

Friday, January 2, 2009

Filtration & Separations Recruiter - What Criminal Search should I run? - Database Searches

My name is Lisa Sprowls and I am a Filtration Recruiter. I work on many sales/ engineering/executive/ and management level positions serving the search and recruitment needs of both large and small manufacturers and distributors in the Filtration/Water & Wastewater/ Separations/and Environmental Industries.

With each and every finalist candidate that we present to our clients, we also provide a complete background check. Our background checks are provided by our parent company, BackTrack Inc., www.backtracker.com. All reports provided include employment verification, education verification, social security trace report, motor vehicle report, reference checking and criminal records searches.

What Criminal Search should I run? - Database Searches
Today when an employer decides to start doing background checks on their job candidates, the most common search that is requested is the criminal background check. The employer may go on line and type in “criminal background checks” in the search engine of their choice. Then sit back and try and weed out one particular company or option from the 240,000+ matches to their search request.

Before choosing someone to do the background check for you, an employer needs to be aware of few things. If you are offered an “instant, nationwide criminal background check” for only “$19.95” you should be a little hesitant. Remember the old adage “if it sounds to good to be true, it probably is”. A lot of the “instant, nationwide” criminal searches are database searches. Database searches have their place and can be useful, but if a background screening company does an “instant database” search for you, they should also be letting you know that that database search needs to be backed up. Databases are just that – a database. You will find a large number of users putting information in to that database. However, it is not always updated on a regular basis. Someone may have been charged with a crime in “Whoville” and that crime will be listed, however what it does not tell you is the case was either dismissed or dropped to a misdemeanor. In order to get that information someone needs to go to the “Whoville” court and look up the court dockets. If you base a hiring decision on what you found in “Whoville” and choose not to hire someone based on that crime, you may find yourself facing a few problems. Also “nationwide” database searches aren’t really nationwide. Sure, you will probably get something from every state, however you will NOT get everything from every state. You may find that one county in a particular state is on the search, or one state run prison from another state is on the list. In that way, it can be listed as nationwide because you are getting something from every state. However, the search is not as thorough as you think. Be very careful with this type of search and be sure to read the fine print on what exactly the information is that you will be getting.

Filtration & Separations Recruiter - What Criminal Search should I run? - Database Searches

Lisa Sprowls
Filtration Recruiter
Recruiter Solutions International
8850 Tyler Blvd.
Mentor, OH 44060
800-992-3875 ext. 313
lisa@rsipeople.com



Filtration Recruiter, Water Recruiter, Wastewater Recruiter, Environmental Recruiter, Fluid Power Recruiter. As an executive recruiter/headhunter dedicated to serving the search and recruitment needs in both large and small manufacturers and distributors. Dan specializes in the search and placement of sales, engineering, management and upper level management positions. Keywords: Filtration Recruiter, Water Recruiter, Wastewater Recruiter, Pumps, Filters, Microfiltration, Water, Oil, Gas, Air, Industrial, Cartridge, Filtration & Separation, Membrane, Reverse Osmosis, Filtration Equipment, Filter Media, Filtration Supplies, Wastewater, Fuel, Environmental, Storm Water, Dewatering Equipment, Woven, Non Woven, Ultrafiltration, Recruiter Solutions International, RSI, Lisa Sprowls, Dan Regovich, Headhunter Filtration, Filtration Headhunter, Filtration Industry Recruiter, Wastewater and Filtration, Water Treatment, Wastewater

Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Filtration & Separations Recruiter - International Searches

My name is Lisa Sprowls and I am a Filtration Recruiter. I work on many sales/ engineering/executive/ and management level positions serving the search and recruitment needs of both large and small manufacturers and distributors in the Filtration/Water & Wastewater/ Separations/and Environmental Industries.

With each and every finalist candidate that we present to our clients, we also provide a complete background check. Our background checks are provided by our parent company, BackTrack Inc., www.backtracker.com. All reports provided include employment verification, education verification, social security trace report, motor vehicle report, reference checking and criminal records searches.

International Searches
With the diverse ethnicity of today’s workforce, frequently a company will hire candidates who lived and worked overseas. Many also received their education oversees, including college degrees. A reputable background screening company will be able to complete a background check for you for a job candidate that lived, worked, and was educated in a foreign company. One thing to keep in mind however, are the cultural and societal diversities within that country. If you were to call your background screening company and ask them to verify a high school diploma for someone from 1970 in North Korea, chances of getting a verification are slim to none. Also, in Hispanic societies you will be asked to provide a mother’s maiden name. The Hispanic culture is a matriarchal society which means that everything involving school records is going to be verified using a mother’s maiden name.

If you work with a strong and reliable background screening firm, they will know these differences and be able to help you obtain the information you need to make a hiring decision.

Filtration & Separations Recruiter - International Searches

Lisa Sprowls
Filtration Recruiter
Recruiter Solutions International
8850 Tyler Blvd.
Mentor, OH 44060
800-992-3875 ext. 313
lisa@rsipeople.com



Filtration Recruiter, Water Recruiter, Wastewater Recruiter, Environmental Recruiter, Fluid Power Recruiter. As an executive recruiter/headhunter dedicated to serving the search and recruitment needs in both large and small manufacturers and distributors. Dan specializes in the search and placement of sales, engineering, management and upper level management positions. Keywords: Filtration Recruiter, Water Recruiter, Wastewater Recruiter, Pumps, Filters, Microfiltration, Water, Oil, Gas, Air, Industrial, Cartridge, Filtration & Separation, Membrane, Reverse Osmosis, Filtration Equipment, Filter Media, Filtration Supplies, Wastewater, Fuel, Environmental, Storm Water, Dewatering Equipment, Woven, Non Woven, Ultrafiltration, Recruiter Solutions International, RSI, Lisa Sprowls, Dan Regovich, Headhunter Filtration, Filtration Headhunter, Filtration Industry Recruiter, Wastewater and Filtration, Water Treatment, Wastewater

Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Filtration & Separations Recruiter - Exit Interviews

My name is Lisa Sprowls and I am a Filtration Recruiter. I work on many sales/ engineering/executive/ and management level positions serving the search and recruitment needs of both large and small manufacturers and distributors in the Filtration/Water & Wastewater/ Separations/and Environmental Industries.

With each and every finalist candidate that we present to our clients, we also provide a complete background check. Our background checks are provided by our parent company, BackTrack Inc., www.backtracker.com. All reports provided include employment verification, education verification, social security trace report, motor vehicle report, reference checking and criminal records searches.

Exit Interviews
Exit interviews can be a valuable tool for a company to use. Generally exit interviews are conducted with an employee who is leaving the company on a voluntary basis, rather than being laid off or fired. Exit interviews can be as extensive as the employer wants, keeping in mind that the employee may not desire to answer all the questions if there are a lot of them.

Exit interviews are generally conducted and the information is used to assist the Human Resources department in improving existing working conditions for current employees, and for retaining those employees. Your company can learn from the past experiences of the department employees and gain an opportunity to improve management/employment practices accordingly. Effective Employee Exit Interviews are an opportunity to diagnose and improve performance within the company. A “backdoor” reason to do an exit interview may be to find out if there is any costly litigation down the road caused by a disgruntled employee.

Employee turnover is costly and is widely recognized as a key organizational concern. Doing an exit interview will allow you to analyze the data to determine if employee satisfaction is an impact to your turnover. It will also allow you to track trends in satisfaction to measure the improvements that were made. Exit interviews can be a valuable tool that is often overlooked in employment screening, but should be considered by an employer.

Filtration & Separations Recruiter - Exit Interviews

Lisa Sprowls
Filtration Recruiter
Recruiter Solutions International
8850 Tyler Blvd.
Mentor, OH 44060
800-992-3875 ext. 313
lisa@rsipeople.com



Filtration Recruiter, Water Recruiter, Wastewater Recruiter, Environmental Recruiter, Fluid Power Recruiter. As an executive recruiter/headhunter dedicated to serving the search and recruitment needs in both large and small manufacturers and distributors. Dan specializes in the search and placement of sales, engineering, management and upper level management positions. Keywords: Filtration Recruiter, Water Recruiter, Wastewater Recruiter, Pumps, Filters, Microfiltration, Water, Oil, Gas, Air, Industrial, Cartridge, Filtration & Separation, Membrane, Reverse Osmosis, Filtration Equipment, Filter Media, Filtration Supplies, Wastewater, Fuel, Environmental, Storm Water, Dewatering Equipment, Woven, Non Woven, Ultrafiltration, Recruiter Solutions International, RSI, Lisa Sprowls, Dan Regovich, Headhunter Filtration, Filtration Headhunter, Filtration Industry Recruiter, Wastewater and Filtration, Water Treatment, Wastewater

Monday, December 29, 2008

Filtration & Separations Recruiter - Diploma Mills or Degree Mills

My name is Lisa Sprowls and I am a Filtration Recruiter. I work on many sales/ engineering/executive/ and management level positions serving the search and recruitment needs of both large and small manufacturers and distributors in the Filtration/Water & Wastewater/ Separations/and Environmental Industries.

With each and every finalist candidate that we present to our clients, we also provide a complete background check. Our background checks are provided by our parent company, BackTrack Inc., www.backtracker.com. All reports provided include employment verification, education verification, social security trace report, motor vehicle report, reference checking and criminal records searches.

Diploma Mills or Degree Mills
Wikipedia describes a diploma mill or degree mill as “an organization that awards academic degrees and diplomas with substandard or no academic study, and without recognition by official accrediting bodies. These degrees are often awarded based on life experience”. Many of these diploma mills will also have it set up where you can call in to the “school” and receive the verification from the school.

A solid reputable background screening company will generally be able to tell you that a school diploma presented by your applicant is one that has come from a recognized agency or comes from a school that is not nationally recognized. In today’s society, the emphasis for the worker is to be better educated than those who may be competing for the same job. Many people either don’t have the time or the funds to invest in the degree process and find that doing the diploma mill degree is a better option for them. There are estimates that up to 40% of today’s job candidates are untruthful on their resume about their education.

Filtration & Separations Recruiter - Diploma Mills or Degree Mills

Lisa Sprowls
Filtration Recruiter
Recruiter Solutions International
8850 Tyler Blvd.
Mentor, OH 44060
800-992-3875 ext. 313
lisa@rsipeople.com



Filtration Recruiter, Water Recruiter, Wastewater Recruiter, Environmental Recruiter, Fluid Power Recruiter. As an executive recruiter/headhunter dedicated to serving the search and recruitment needs in both large and small manufacturers and distributors. Dan specializes in the search and placement of sales, engineering, management and upper level management positions. Keywords: Filtration Recruiter, Water Recruiter, Wastewater Recruiter, Pumps, Filters, Microfiltration, Water, Oil, Gas, Air, Industrial, Cartridge, Filtration & Separation, Membrane, Reverse Osmosis, Filtration Equipment, Filter Media, Filtration Supplies, Wastewater, Fuel, Environmental, Storm Water, Dewatering Equipment, Woven, Non Woven, Ultrafiltration, Recruiter Solutions International, RSI, Lisa Sprowls, Dan Regovich, Headhunter Filtration, Filtration Headhunter, Filtration Industry Recruiter, Wastewater and Filtration, Water Treatment, Wastewater

Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Filtration & Separations Recruiter - Why Should I Hire a Company to do Background Checks

My name is Lisa Sprowls and I am a Filtration Recruiter. I work on many sales/ engineering/executive/ and management level positions serving the search and recruitment needs of both large and small manufacturers and distributors in the Filtration/Water & Wastewater/ Separations/and Environmental Industries.

With each and every finalist candidate that we present to our clients, we also provide a complete background check. Our background checks are provided by our parent company, BackTrack Inc., www.backtracker.com. All reports provided include employment verification, education verification, social security trace report, motor vehicle report, reference checking and criminal records searches.

Why Should I Hire a Company to do Background Checks
An employer can do their own background checks on potential new hires. There is no law anywhere that states they must use a third party service. However, before you decide to tackle the project in house, you do need to ask yourself and your HR Manager a few questions regarding legal issues, as well as other questions. Is your HR Manger familiar with the large amount of legislation that covers background screening? Are they familiar with the the guidelines that must be adhered to under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA)? As far as legal questions that can be asked, does your HR Manager know what to do with arrest records, sealed records or deferred adjudication records? Are they familiar with which states have a 7 year limit for reporting criminal records unless wage is a consideration? What states require that an applicant be given a copy of a background screening report, whether they ask for a copy of it or not? Are you a national employer? Do you or the HR Manager know the laws of each state regarding employment screening in order to be FCRA Compliant?

These questions barely scratch the surface. The time commitment necessary by your staff to learn all that needs to be learned in order to stay complaint may very well be cost prohibitive. If that is the case, you may be better off bringing in a third party employment screening service to your team. Be sure to work with one that has a solid reputation and that can answer all your questions.

Filtration & Separations Recruiter - Why Should I Hire a Company to do Background Checks

Lisa Sprowls
Filtration Recruiter
Recruiter Solutions International
8850 Tyler Blvd.
Mentor, OH 44060
800-992-3875 ext. 313
lisa@rsipeople.com



Filtration Recruiter, Water Recruiter, Wastewater Recruiter, Environmental Recruiter, Fluid Power Recruiter. As an executive recruiter/headhunter dedicated to serving the search and recruitment needs in both large and small manufacturers and distributors. Dan specializes in the search and placement of sales, engineering, management and upper level management positions. Keywords: Filtration Recruiter, Water Recruiter, Wastewater Recruiter, Pumps, Filters, Microfiltration, Water, Oil, Gas, Air, Industrial, Cartridge, Filtration & Separation, Membrane, Reverse Osmosis, Filtration Equipment, Filter Media, Filtration Supplies, Wastewater, Fuel, Environmental, Storm Water, Dewatering Equipment, Woven, Non Woven, Ultrafiltration, Recruiter Solutions International, RSI, Lisa Sprowls, Dan Regovich, Headhunter Filtration, Filtration Headhunter, Filtration Industry Recruiter, Wastewater and Filtration, Water Treatment, Wastewater