First Contact HR is experiencing the economic recovery first-hand, as our background-screening activities continue to increase, thanks to you, our valued clients. This increase leads us to believe that our valued clients are either expanding their operations or replacing staff turnover that occurred over the past couple of years. First Contact HR appreciates the opportunity to help you hire great talent and GROW! Keep reading for better news…

Better News…

On Thursday, May 19, 2011, First Contact HR will be recognized as Small Business of the Year by the Eastern Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce for its innovation, client focus and community service at the Huntingdon Valley Country Club, Huntingdon Valley. First Contact HR’s event sponsor is PROXUS, a strategic partner specializing in payroll, HR consulting and employee benefits. We invite our clients, friends and colleagues to join us as we are recognized along with other leading organizations.

News Flash…

Given the recent scrutiny by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) over the use of criminal records and credit reports, we have dedicated this newsletter to the actions that our valued clients and other organizations can take to improve their current background-screening process.

For starters, we suggest taking a fresh look at your employment application and how you are using it to augment the background-screening report. Next, we offer steps to revitalize your background-screening program so it is up-to-date, legally compliant and achieves the desired goals.

As your talent acquisition needs continue to increase, keep First Contact HR in mind for customized training in such areas as leadership development, management basics, interviewing, leader integration, employee engagement and diversity integration.