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HireRight and PeopleAdmin Team to Bring Seamless Hiring and Screening Solution to the Higher Education Market
Source: HireRight Inc.
Feb 21, 2006, 10:10

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE via COLLEGIATE PRESSWIRE)--Feb. 21, 2006--HireRight Inc., the leader in on-demand employment background screening services, and PeopleAdmin, the leader in employment and position management systems for the higher education sector, today announced a partnership that will result in a seamless employment recruiting and screening solution for Higher Education institutions.

 
HireRight's on-demand employment background and drug screening services will be pre-integrated into the PeopleAdmin applicant tracking solution for easy ordering and management by PeopleAdmin's customer base of over 230 universities nationwide.
 
PeopleAdmin offers recruiting software systems uniquely designed to automate the recruiting process for the higher education sector. Through this partnership, HireRight will provide PeopleAdmin customers with such screening services as criminal background checks, employment history, education and credential verifications, sex offender registry searches, credit and motor vehicle history checks, professional reference checks and drug tests.
 
"PeopleAdmin has established a solid leadership position in employment management software for the higher education arena. We selected HireRight for two reasons - its unmatched focus and expertise in the higher education market and its unique integration capabilities," said Jeff Carpenter, chief executive officer, PeopleAdmin. "HireRight has demonstrated its commitment to higher education institutions and its understanding of the unique challenges universities face. HireRight's platform allows for deep, productized integrations that provide a more seamless experience for the user and can be deployed and operated without the risks associated with one-off integrations."
 
The pre-integrated solution will allow PeopleAdmin clients to quickly and easily order background checks and drug tests for staff, faculty, part-time, contract employees and other types of labor. The integration reduces data entry tasks, improves process efficiency and data quality, speeds results and helps assure consistency in the screening process.
 
"PeopleAdmin has greatly enhanced our hiring process for applicants and hiring units alike - speeding time-to-hire, reducing costs and improving our ability to communicate with applicants," said Linda Gallicchio, employment manager, University of Kentucky. "Consistent employment screening procedures are critical to helping assure the safety of everyone in a university setting while respecting their privacy and we're thrilled that we'll now be able to further improve our process efficiency by ordering and managing HireRight's employment screening services directly through our PeopleAdmin recruiting solution," concluded Gallicchio.
 
"HireRight is pleased to partner with PeopleAdmin, the unparalleled leader in employment software for higher education," said Eric Boden, president and chief executive officer, HireRight. "The employment applicant pool in a university setting is large and diverse and the PeopleAdmin applicant tracking system is extremely important to efficiently manage it. This integration partnership will allow PeopleAdmin customers to more easily, quickly and efficiently manage the background screening portion of their recruiting process."

About PeopleAdmin

PeopleAdmin is the leading provider of online employment application systems to colleges and universities. Over 230 leading campuses, including SCT clients like Columbia University, Cal Poly, University of Arizona, Virginia Tech, University of Kentucky, Texas A&M University and the University of Pennsylvania have selected PeopleAdmin to dramatically reduce the time and costs associated with the employment application process. PeopleAdmin is based in Austin, Texas and has been serving the needs of higher education for over five years. For more information, please visit www.peopleadmin.com or e-mail the company at [email protected].

About HireRight

HireRight is a worldwide leading provider of on-demand employment background screening solutions that help large organizations more efficiently implement, manage and control multifaceted screening programs. Many of the world's most innovative and successful companies trust HireRight because the company delivers more effective, customer-focused solutions that provide greater efficiency and faster results. HireRight is the pioneer and recognized leader in providing pre-integrated employment screening services through enterprise e-recruiting solutions from best-in-breed providers such as, Oracle/PeopleSoft, Taleo, Recruitmax, VirtualEdge, Deploy Solutions and now PeopleAdmin. HireRight's worldwide headquarters are located in Irvine, with offices and affiliates around the globe. For more information, visit the company's Web site at www.hireright.com.


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