#56 - How and When to Use a Background Check when Hiring, with Lester Rosen of ESR Check

Lester Rosen is an Attorney and CEO of Employment Screening Resources (ESR), an employment screening firm located in Novato, California. Les is the a frequent public speaker nationwide and author of The Safe Hiring Manual - The Complete Guide to Employment Screening Background Checks for Employers, Recruiters, and Jobseekers, the first comprehensive book on employment screening. In this episode Les and David discuss the importance of using a background check when hiring, when to use a background check, why it's important to tell job candidates about the background check and ask them if anything will show up on their record, what kinds of entries on a background check would disqualify someone for a job, the legal difficulties in having marijuana products in the workplace, how easy it is to falsify education background, "you just can't assume that someone has a degree", and more.