News | August 24, 2004

TruStar Solutions Selected Applicant Insight From Among 80 Employment Screening Vendors To Add To Their Prestigious Partner Of Choice List Because They Are A Reputable, Insured And Financially Sound Company

Indianapolis, IN – Applicant Insight, a trusted provider of Employment Screening Services, and TruStar Solutions, the leader in creating exceptional hiring strategies, have created a newly formed strategic partnership to offer best in class Human Capital solutions for their clients.

Background checks and employment screening are one of the fastest growing needs for organizations looking to maintain quality and safety among their ranks. While the majority of background checks are simply the checking of references, the need for more in depth background checks has become more critical today for several reasons:

  • Some background check companies estimate that between 10% and 30% of all resumes have falsified information.
  • With a high unemployment rate, people are desperate to get a job so they will take to falsifying their resume if they feel it will give them a better chance. This may include using a different name, date of birth, level of education, and misleading employment dates.
  • Security is now an everyday issue. Knowing the criminal background – including misdemeanors, felonies and motor vehicle incidents – is almost mandatory to ensure your employees safety.
  • White collar crimes have risen and companies are now more concerned about intellectual and financial intelligence that could be falsified or stolen.
  • People that have a criminal background will tend to apply for jobs with a company that does not utilize background checks.

Background check companies come in all shapes and sizes from subsidiaries or divisions of large corporations to mid sized stand alone corporations to smaller, localized companies. TruStar Solutions selected Applicant Insight from among 80 employment screening vendors to add to their prestigious partner of choice list because they are a reputable, insured and financially sound company.

Jeff Dahltorp, Director of Marketing and Strategic Partnerships for TruStar Solutions, said, "We search for the same integrity and customer values from our partners that we maintain with our client base. Our recommendations place our reputation on the line which is why we only settle for the best partners in the business."

"TruStar Solutions is the ideal partner for Ai. Their strategic outlook and broad recruitment solutions offer great flexibility and proven success to the human capital marketplace", says Bon Idziak, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Ai. "This type of partnership simplifies the task of vendor selection while offering a broad base of services through a network of Premium Service Providers, a true value to clients of TruStar and Applicant Insight."

About TruStar Solutions, Inc.
TruStar Solutions, Inc. (www.trustarsolutions.com) is the leader in "Creating Exceptional Hiring Strategies". TruStar Solutions partners with organizations to provide unbiased, customized human capital solutions on how to allocate an organization's recruiting budget as effectively as possible on the various career sites and recruitment technologies. They then assist in the ongoing management of the accounts through centralized contacts at TruStar Solutions for vendor negotiation, process consulting, solution implementation, billing, client services and training. TruStar Solutions currently manages recruiting solutions for 15% of the Fortune 200. Clients include: GlaxoSmithKline, Procter & Gamble, Cardinal Health, Philip Morris, Tenet Healthcare, Circuit City, Bayer Pharmaceuticals, Baxter, Target, AIG Valic, Eastman Kodak, Cendant, Progressive, Federated ! Department Stores, T-Mobile and many more.

About Applicant Insight Limited, Inc.
Applicant Insight (www.applicantinsight.com) offers employee screening services, including a variety of applicant screening, background investigation, drug testing and clinical services programs. Since 1990 Applicant Insight has focused on the design and implementation of compliant programs for regulated industries, as well as those companies screening for the purpose of ensuring the safety and integrity of their workforce. Ai's philosophy is to build and retain secure, trusting relationships with our customers, employees, and business partners with service delivery in an industry standard, open technological format in the media of our customer's choice. Applicant Insight is committed to being recognized as the industry's most trusted provider.

Source: About Applicant Insight Limited, Inc.