Webhire Partners With Leading Background Check Provider

Sterling Testing Systems delivers new pre-employment screening capabilities

Lexington, MA - Webhire, Inc., a leader in talent management solutions, today announced a partnership with Sterling Testing Systems, the nation's leader in pre-employment screening services. The partnership will provide Webhire customers with access to an online solution for background checking, employment and education verification, drug testing, and other screening services available from Sterling. The combined solution facilitates the recruiting process by providing customers improved access to the resources and tools necessary to source and select talent more efficiently.

"Faster, more efficient access to trusted background checks and pre-employment screening for Webhire users further extends Webhire's commitment to end-to-end talent management," said Michael Moretti, Senior Research Analyst at HR.com. "This partnership is another way in which Webhire delivers the resources recruiters and human resource executives need to make the right hiring decisions."

With this partnership, Webhire customers will have the opportunity to choose from a variety of online pre-employment screening options and to view the results of the screening services for each candidate in the customer's Webhire talent management system. This streamlined solution enables companies to increase the efficiency of their candidate selection process, ultimately expediting the recruiting process and decreasing time to hire qualified employees.

"By partnering with Sterling, Webhire provides yet another tool to maximize the effectiveness of our customers' recruiting efforts," said Susanne Bowen, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Webhire. "Pre-employment screening and background checks are a critical factor in identifying and hiring the right candidates, the result of which will be improved employee retention rates."

"By offering an integrated solution, Webhire customers get even faster access to the benefits of Sterling's high-speed delivery of pre-employment screening results," said Paul Mladineo, Vice President of Strategic Development at Sterling. "With screening results readily available within the candidate record, recruiters and hiring managers are able to more efficiently extend offers to the right candidates and complete the hiring process."

The partnership directly supports Webhire's belief that the future of talent management lies in the ability to strategically manage the entire employment life cycle; from initial attraction, sourcing and selection techniques to executing effective hires through a positive, meaningful candidate relationship, continuing through employee retention. This integrated solution now gives mid-market companies the opportunity to take advantage of a best-of-breed pre-employment screening solution, resulting in the selection of more qualified candidates, and the ability to hire, promote and develop better employees for the long term.

SOURCE: Webhire