The Safe Hiring Manual goes far beyond the typical hiring handbook. It is a comprehensive blueprint for developing a safe hiring program for employers, human resources, security professionals, private investigators, labor lawyers -- anyone concerned about hiring safe and qualified workers. The Manual details how to exercise due diligence throughout the hiring process, significantly increasing an employer’s chance of avoiding the financial and legal nightmares of even one bad hiring decision. The Safe Hiring Manual provides a Safe Hiring Program that includes:

Effective use of applications, interviews and past employer checks as key hiring tools.

• Verify degrees and credentials, and how to legally obtain and use criminal records.
  
• Legal compliance issues, including the Federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) as well as EEOC, Patriot Act, Privacy, Sarbanes-Oxley, state law compliance, and other legal concerns.
  
• In-depth pre-employment background screening and investigative techniques.
  
• New information on how to identify terrorists and perform international background checks.
  
• How to audit the effectiveness of your current hiring program.