Phony academic degrees and the shady companies who peddle them online are the focus of a new article by EmployeeScreenIQ, a global leader in employment background screening services.

The article is titled "Smoke, Mirrors and Resumes: The Growing Threat of Diploma Mills." It's available here at no charge from EmployeeScreenIQ.

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mployeeScreenIQ, a global provider of employment screening services, has announced its 2010 list of 10 background screening trends. This year’s trends were announced at SHRM’s New Orleans conference and are designed to equip hiring professionals with advance information on crucial screening topics before they become everyday news. view article »

employeescreenIQ is now providing background checks for hiring professionals using greenlightjobs to source candidates.

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EmployeeScreenIQ has launched a redesigned website. view article »

An alarming 57 percent of requests for employment and education verifications were rejected when an electronically signed consent form was used, says employeescreenIQ, a global screening company. view article »

With New York's new posting rules on the use of  background checks set to take effect on February 1, attorney Pam Devata of labor law firm Seyfarth Shaw sat down with employeescreenIQ to discuss what the law says and how it works. Check out this free podcast. No registration required.

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Cleveland, Ohio-based employeescreenIQ was recently named a 2008 Weatherhead100 Award Winner as one of the 100 fastest growing companies in Northeast Ohio. view article »

Background screener employeescreenIQ and ATS vendor myStaffingPro have joined forces. Hiring  professionals using myStaffingPro’s platform can now use employeescreenIQ to background check employment applicants from around the world. view article »

A new alliance will make background checks via employeescreenIQ available to users of iCIMS' Talent Management Solutions. view article »

Resume fudging is expected to rise, says employeescreenIQ, given the state of the job market and the number of workers looking for work. But for workers who don't lie and can get security clearances, ClearanceJobs.com says salaries are about 25 percent higher than for comparable workers. view article »