December white paper titledVoice-Male/Voice-Female is now available

Click here to read our newest white paper. This white paper discusses the ways that men and women communicate differently.

Read the latest news from Validity in the November Newsletter

Click here to read the November Newsletter. This newsletter contains valuable information on any new services or laws pertaining to the background screening industry.

November white paper titled Negligent Failure to Plan is now available

Click here to read our newest white paper. This white paper talks about the reasons companies should have plans in place in the event of a crisis.

Validity Screening Solutions Announces Acquisition of Fairfield Information Services

For more information about this acquisition, please click here.

October white paper titled Recruiting and Retaining the Next Generation is now available

Click here to read our newest white paper. This white paper outlines ways to recruit and retain members of the newest generation entering the workplace, Generation Y.

Read the latest news from Validity in the September Newsletter

Click here to read the September Newsletter. This newsletter contains valuable information on any new services or laws pertaining to the background screening industry.

New Team Members

Validity is pleased to announce the addition of the following new staff members to our team:

• Emily McClelland has joined Validity as our new Account Executive. She will be responsible for developing and maintaining new and existing partnerships with industry-specific clients to ensure their satisfaction. McClelland has a Bachelor of Arts in journalism and mass communications from Kansas State University.

• Claressa Clem has been hired for the position of Accounting Assistant. Clem has more than four years of experience in accounting. Her responsibilities will include managing client invoicing, processing payables and generating payments.

• Ryan Morley has joined Validity’s quality assurance and compliance department as a Quality Assurance Assistant. Morley has nearly seven years of experience in investigation, loss prevention and compliance. He will be responsible for ensuring efficiency, quality and compliance of information that is released to clients. Morley has a Bachelor of General Studies from Missouri Southern State University.

September white paper titled The Dark Side of Discretion is now available

Click here to read our newest white paper. This white paper focuses on the dark side of discretion and how it links leader personality to organizational failure.

Validity announces a new integrated background screening solution for PeopleSoft customers

For more detailed information about this integration, click here.

August white paper titled Are We Having Fun Yet? is now available

Click here to read our newest white paper. This white paper explains how attitude can affect performance in the workplace.

Read the latest news from Validity in the July Newsletter

Click here to read the July Newsletter. This newsletter contains valuable information on any new services or laws pertaining to the background screening industry.

July white paper titled Social Networking and Employment Law is now available

Click here to read our newest white paper. This white paper discusses the legal issues that may be involved with using the internet and social networking sites during the recruitment process.

Validity Screening Solutions Continues to Expand

Validity Screening Solutions has recently increased their office space by 40% in order to accommodate their continuously growing team of dedicated employees. The company is pleased to announce the addition of the following new staff to their team:
Brandon Kenig has joined Validity as a new Account Executive. He will be responsible for developing and maintaining new and existing partnerships with industry-specific clients to ensure their satisfaction. Kenig has a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and marketing with a co-major in political science from Creighton University.
Cinnamon Long has been hired for the position of Quality Assurance Assistant. She will be responsible for ensuring efficiency, quality and compliance of information that is released to clients.
Patrick Windes, Rebecca Scarlett, and Nicole Vera have joined Validity’s customer care department as Client Relations Specialists. Their responsibilities include assisting clients, daily administrative duties and ensuring client satisfaction.

June white paper titled "Earn You Degree in 28 Days" and Other Diploma Mill Scams is now available

Click here to read our newest white paper. This white paper discusses the growing problem of diploma mills and new legislation being passed to fight back against them.

Read the latest news from Validity in the May Newsletter

Click here to read the May Newsletter. This newsletter contains valuable information on any new services or laws pertaining to the background screening industry.

May white paper titled What We Know About Leadership is now available

Click here to read our newest white paper. This white paper explores the effects that personality, leadership, and organizational effectiveness can have on individuals and organizations.

Read the latest news from Validity in the March Newsletter

Click here to read the March Newsletter. This newsletter contains valuable information on any new services or laws pertaining to the background screening industry.

Read the latest news from Validity in the January Newsletter

Click here to read the January Newsletter. This newsletter contains valuable information on any new services or laws pertaining to the background screening industry.

The Validity Team Continues to Grow

Validity is pleased to announce the addition of three new staff members to our team. Carolyn Raper-Hortua has been hired as our new Client Relations Manager. Raper-Hortua has worked in the background investigations industry for nearly six years and most recently was employed by Kroll Government Services. She will be responsible for managing and training the client relations specialists and quality assurance department and maintaining department standards. Her educational history includes a double Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Sociology from Iowa State University and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Kansas School of Law. Validity Screening Solutions has also hired two new Client Relations Specialists. Katie Davis and Jeff Reynolds will be responsible for working with new clients, daily processing duties and ensuring client satisfaction.

Validity featured on HigherEd.com

Click here to read a recent article on HigherEd.com.

Validity Hires New Communications Manager

Denise Dillon has been hired as our new Communications Manager. She will be responsible for developing and executing all marketing initiatives as well as all external client communication. Most recently she was on the marketing team at Reece & Nichols corporate office. Dillon has a Bachelor of Arts in business/communications with a marketing emphasis from Augustana College in Sioux Falls, S.D.

Validity recognized at the Blue Valley Board of Education Meeting

Validity was recognized at the October 8th Blue Valley Board of Education Meeting. The recognition was for continuing donations to the Blue Valley Educational Foundation through event sponsorships and our Invest In Tomorrow program. Click here for more information on the Blue Valley Educational Foundation.

Validity featured in the Columbia Missourian

Click here to read a recent article in the Columbia Missourian.

June white paper on "I-9 Compliance" is now available

Click here to read our newest white paper. This paper was written and provided to us by Mira Mdivani from the Mdivani Law Firm in Overland Park, KS. In 2005 and 2004, she was voted BEST OF THE BAR, IMMIGRATION LAW by lawyers who read the Kansas City Business Journal.

Washington State passes new law surrounding use of credit reports

The state of Washington has passed a new law regarding the use of credit reports for employment purposes. This law only applies to employers in Washington State. The new law adds job relatedness requirement for employers using credit reports. Under S.B. 5827: "[A] person may not procure a consumer report for employment purposes where any information contained in the report bears on the consumer's credit worthiness, credit standing, or credit capacity, unless the information is either: (i) Substantially job related and the employer's reasons for the use of such information are disclosed to the consumer in writing; or (ii) Required by law." This was signed into law on April 18 and goes into effect July 22nd, 2007.

Validity promotes from within

Validity Screening Solutions recently announced its decision to promote Kelly Brannan to Vice President of Operations. Brannan has been with the company for more than four years and was promoted from her previous position as Director of Client Services.

Validity featured in the Hartford Courant

Kristin Smith, our manager of client services for the academic division was recently quoted in the February 4th edition of the Hartford Courant newspaper. The article is titled, “Colleges Digging A Little Deeper.”
Click here to read the article.