Press Release 04/02/14


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W. Barry Nixon
1-949-770-5264
wbnixon@preemploymentdirectory.com

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

PreemploymentDirectory.com Announces the Addition of Background Screening Industry Thought Leaders Insights to its Background Screening Information Portal for Human Resources Professionals

 

Summary

PreemploymentDirectory.com, the world’s leading background screening information portal for human resources professionals and hiring managers is pleased to announce the addition of background screening industry thought leaders’ insights to its heavily visited web site. The new section is called the Background Bistro named after the column with the same name in the leading e-magazine, The Background Buzz, which is distributed worldwide to the background screening companies and professionals that manage background screening programs internal to their organization.

Lake Forest, CA, April 2, 2014 – PreemploymentDirectory.com announced a significant content enhancement to its flagship website.  A monthly column including interviews with the background screening industry’s top veterans and thought leaders will be added to their industry leading online directory of background screening companies – PreemploymentDirectory.com. The new section is called the Background Bistro, named after the column with the same name in the leading e-magazine, The Background Buzz, which is distributed worldwide to background screening companies and professionals that manage background screening programs internal to their organization.

The new Background Bistro section will feature interviews with a C-Level executives from top suppliers to the background screening industry.  W. Barry Nixon, COO, PreemploymentDirectory.com, said, “By directly making available to Human Resources professionals insights and information about top leaders in the industry we are helping to open the lines of communication and understanding between buyers and suppliers in the industry.”

Nixon launched The Background Buzz, the first digital magazine to offer industry focused news and information to the background screening industry in 2005. The e-magazine has grown to become the leading publication in the space. He is also the co-author of the book, Background Screening & Investigations: Managing Hiring Risk from an HR and Security Perspective, and is a certified Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR). In addition, Mr. Nixon publishes the Annual Background Screening Industry Buyers Guide and co-Chairs the International Committee for the National Association for Professional Background Screeners (NAPBS®).

Nixon said, “Adding the Background Bistro section to our industry leading web site is an important step for PreemploymentDirectory.com towards achieving its’ goal to become the primary information portal on background screening for the human resources community. We are striving to become the ‘go to’ source for hiring managers, human resources and talent management professionals worldwide when they are looking for information about background screening.”

Many of the top suppliers and thought leaders in the background screening industry have been featured in the Background Bistro column. “Shane Long, CEO of deverus added, “The unique information available through the Background Bistro has offered deverus insight and understanding that simply could not have been foundthrough any other source. The chance to be a featured thought leader within the column presents further opportunity to not only learn, but to contribute to broader industry conversations. The Background Bistro is an industry resource that is very valuable and bringing it to PreemploymentDirectory.com will allow it to be an asset to that many more people.”

”Barton Taylor, CEO, Tazworks, one of the veterans of the background screening industry said, “It was a lot of fun to be featured in the Bistro column. I had some funny phone calls with people who were curious about my photo and the article. Readers got a lot of insight into me and it allowed us to develop personal relationships, which is key to the way we do business.”

The Background Bistro section will be housed in the Supplier/Provider section of PreemploymentDirectory.com which also features the only directory on the Internet that showcases suppliers to the background screening industry. Timothy Brothers, Vice President of Sales and Technology, Innovative Enterprises, Inc. added, “I was happy to join the ranks of our CEO Cliff Williams who was previously featured in the Background Bistro column. It’s a very personable way to gain an understanding of thought leaders unique points of view and to connect with a wider audience. ”

For additional information about the Background Bistro section, executive interviews that appear in the section or other information about PreemploymentDirectory.com, visit www.PreemploymentDirectory.com or contact W. Barry Nixon at 1-949-770-5264 or wbnixon@preemploymentdirectory.com

 

About PreemploymentDirectory.com:

PreemploymentDirectory.com is the leading and most comprehensive web based directory of background screening companies designed to make it easy for businesses to quickly find a company to meet their screening needs. In a recent review of online directories and buyers guide PreemploymentDirectory.com rank # 1 in having the most background screening firms listed. In fact, PreemploymenetDirectory.com has more background screening firms listed than ASIS International, NAPBS®, SHRM and Workforce Magazine combined. The Directory includes an information rich U.S. and International Resource Center that provides important information about conducting background checks in countries around the world.

PreemploymentDirectory.com also published the leading e-magazine for the background screening industry, The Background Buzz as well as the Annual Background Screening Industry Buyers Guide which showcases many of the top background screening companies in the world.