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“Reduce
Risk of Immigration Violations with CSI’s
New Audit Compliance Service.”
ACS
protects your company against damaging penalties
by evaluating and improving your existing I-9
employment eligibility verification program.
First, ACS reviews your I-9 process, identifies
potential areas of vulnerability, and recommends
steps to reduce risk and increase compliance.
In addition, ACS uses cutting edge technology
to validate the authenticity of employee identification
documents. Finally, ACS helps your company avoid
future problems by training your staff in I-9
compliance.
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“Creative
Services, Inc., (CSI) receives strong 93/100
rating in a Past Performance Evaluation (PPE)
survey conducted by Open Ratings, Inc.”
Creative
Services, Inc. (CSI), an international leader
in reducing risk and improving workplace safety
and security with high quality pre-employment
screening, background investigations and security
consulting, has recently received an impressive
93 out of 100 in a Past Performance Evaluation
(PPE) survey conducted by Open Ratings Inc.
The overall performance rating was based on
feedback from a random sampling of CSI customers
in eight different industries, including engineering,
public utilities, colleges and universities,
transportation, and defense contractors.
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“Heidi M. Raffanello, former DEA Special
Agent, joins CSI"
Heidi M. Raffanello, retired Assistant Special
Agent in Charge for the Drug Enforcement Administration
(DEA), has been named Director of Government
Services for Creative Services, Inc. (CSI),
a Massachusetts-based national background screening
and security consulting firm.
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“Judith A. Gootkind, VP of Finance and
Administration at Creative Services, Inc. Named
to Board of Directors of NAPBS®”
CSI
is a founding member of NAPBS® and has
sent attendees to all meetings since its inception
in Clearwater, FL. CSI has participated
in the Best Practices Committee since the committee’s
first meeting in Scottsdale, AZ. The team at
CSI was instrumental in creating the Reinvestigation
Requirements of Background Screeners which is
posted on the NAPBS® website.
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Full Article
“What to expect with a background check”
by Elaine
Varelas Boston.com, January 2009
Q.
I've been offered a job contingent on a
background check. Do I need to be worried about
what might come up?
A. Maybe. With the competition hotter than ever
for the jobs that are out there, companies are
proceeding with caution in their hiring. Embezzlement,
scams, harassment, and other illegalities hurt
too many companies and they are working diligently
to protect their employees, their customers,
and their reputations. A background check can
include criminal information such as misdemeanors,
financial and credit data, as well as any other
documentation that might be found in court proceedings,
which are public record.
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“Security Consultancies Announce Strategic
Alliance”
January
2009
Creative
Services, Inc. (CSI) and BitSec Forensics, Inc.
today announced that they have formed a strategic
partnership that will effectuate a combined
expansion of service offerings to include: comprehensive
background screening and screening support services,
employee education and awareness programs, security
consulting and investigation, vulnerability
assessment and risk management, computer forensics,
electronic discovery, cyber investigations,
network security and incident response.
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“Building Security, The latest tools
and technologies to protect your jewelry and
your employees”
August
2008
Ever
since the first time a caveman gave his prehistoric
sweetie a bracelet he crafted from valuable
saber-toothed tiger teeth, and he saw other
members of the tribe eyeing it enviously, security
has been an issue for jewelry makers. And with
the prices of metals hitting record highs, now
more than ever jewelry makers must ensure that
their assets are protected.
more
“Governor
Patrick Announces $331K in New Workforce Training
Grants,
Identifies Attleboro Growth District”
May 2008
Continuing to make economic development investments
in cities and towns across the Commonwealth,
Governor Deval Patrick today announced that
four companies located in Mansfield, Norton
and Taunton will receive Workforce Training
Fund grants totaling $330,828 to train a total
of 511 workers in Massachusetts. more
“CSI
President Delivers Seminar at CUPA-HR Eastern
Region Conference”
May
2007
Alan T. Sklar, CSI President, participated in
a panel presentation on the subject of Background
Screening for Colleges and Universities at the
College and University Professional Association
for Human Resources (CUPA-HR) Eastern Region
Conference held in Atlantic City, NJ on April
29-May 2, 2007. The annual professional
development conference was well attended by
around 400 higher education HR Professionals
from Canada and eastern states from Maine through
the District of Columbia.
more
“Expansion
of CSI’s Nuclear Screening Center Anticipates
Industry’s Renaissance,”
May 2007
Since establishing itself in the mid-1980s as
a preferred background screening vendor for
the highly regulated nuclear industry, CSI has
steadily increased the percentage of its clientele
in that sector. CSI’s prominence
in the nuclear screening arena was greatly enhanced
by the appointment of an industry expert as
Director of Nuclear Operations in October 2003
and the establishment of its Nuclear Screening
Operations Center in Chapin, South Carolina
in August 2004.
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“SURVEY
SAYS: Client Satisfaction High, Some Room for
Improvement”
April 2007
Recently, Creative Services, Inc. (CSI)
invited our clients to respond to an email survey
regarding client satisfaction. We were extremely
pleased with the number of responses, which
represented a statistically significant sample,
as well as with the nature of the responses,
which were overwhelmingly positive. After tabulating
the results, we conducted individualized follow-up
with those clients who provided their identification
to discuss any concerns expressed, so that we
could take corrective action.
more
“Workplace
Violence Survey Results Released”
February
2007
The U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau
of Labor Statistics, recently released the results
of a special Workplace Violence Prevention Survey
conducted to examine the prevalence of incidents,
the existence of workplace security features
and programs, and the impact on the employee
population. The survey encompassed over
128 million workers employed at over 7 million
establishments in private industry as well as
state and local government, though private industry
comprised 97% of the establishments in the survey
population. The data submitted covered
a period ranging from September 2004 to June
2006.
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“Creative
Services, Inc. Celebrates 30th Anniversary”
Launches
Updated Website with Expanded Online Functions
September
2006
CSI’s revamped website is easier to
read and navigate and clearly identifies the
company’s expanded service offerings. Several
sections are devoted to client and consumer
education, in line with CSI’s commitment
to this function. Summaries of government
acts related to the employment process are supplied
along with links to the complete texts, relevant
agencies and articles.
more
“National
Grid Selects Creative Services, Inc. as its
Background Screening Vendor”
June 2006
Creative Services, Inc. (CSI) announced today
that it has been awarded a three-year contract
to perform background screening investigations
for National Grid USA. Citing the depth and
quality of CSI’s investigations as well
as exceptional customer service, National Grid
selected CSI after an extensive search and test
period.
more
“CSI
Partnerships Yield Enhanced Drug Testing and
Fingerprinting Services”
January 2006
Technological advancements and regulatory
requirements, resulting in increased affordability
and accessibility, have produced heightened
demand in the use of drug testing and fingerprinting
in the employment screening process.
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Archived News 2004 
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:: Nuclear
Screening Operation Expands to South Carolina.
:: CSI to
Exhibit at 2004, NEHRA HR Invention Convention.
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CSI is Founding Member of National Association
of Professional Background Screeners.
Archived News 2003
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:: A New
Year...New Risks and Responses.
::
Manufacturing Jewelers and Suppliers of America
and Creative Services, Inc. Grows Alliance.
:: CSI
Welcomes Janet Thiel as New Director of Nuclear
Services.
Archived News 2002
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:: A Time
to Remember...and Look Ahead.
:: Lying
About Degrees Ranks High on Executive Chopping
Block.
Archived News 2001
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:: Homeland
Security.
:: The
Business Journal - In The Wake of Wakefield.
:: Unionized
Employees Right To Representation During Investigatory
Interview Is Expanded To Nonunion Employees.
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