CSIdentity, TelecomCareers, and ITJobs.net Help Job Seekers Stand Out With Identify Verification and Background Checks

(June 2, 2009) AUSTIN, Texas - Identity theft protection company CSIdentity (http://www.CSIdentity.com) is joining forces with TelecomCareers (http://www.TelecomCareers.net), a leading telecom, media and technology-focused career site, and ITjobs.net (http://www.itjobs.net) ,a leading IT niche job board, to offer employment screening solutions tailored for job seekers and employers during this challenging hiring market. Technology and communications-focused job seekers on the TelecomCareers and ITjobs Web sites can now become "CSIdentity SAFE Certified" by running their personal information through CSIdentity's screening process. Candidates can then present themselves to prospective employers as "pre-screened," signifying that their identity has been verified and authenticated and a background check has been conducted.

During difficult economic times, desperate job applicants are even resorting to identity theft to obtain employment. An estimated 53 percent of job applicants provide altered or fabricated information on their applications, according to the Society for Human Resource Management. And with identity thieves scouring job sites looking for employment, the job search process is becoming even more difficult for reputable, honest job seekers.

Thus, job seekers who sign up for CSIdentity's background screening process on TelecomCareers.net or ITjobs.net will receive a CSIdentity SAFE Certified seal on their resumes, helping candidates separate themselves from other applicants and allowing hiring managers to more efficiently screen the pool of applicants under consideration.

"In today's economy, job seekers need all the advantages they can get to be noticed by employers and HR managers," said John Scarborough, general manager of TelecomCareers. "CSIdentity SAFE Certified effectively presents applicants to the employer as 'ready for hire' and makes their resume more enticing to review. Through our alliance with CSIdentity, TelecomCareers and ITJobs.net are able to improve the hiring process for applicants and HR managers and prevent the more than 2 million job applicants who use stolen credentials annually from getting hired."

By interviewing and / or hiring job applicants who are CSIdentity SAFE Certified, human resources managers are able to:

• Verify that the applicant's identity information exists.
• Authenticate that the identity belongs to the applicant and is not being used fraudulently.
• Scour more than 350 million digital identity records for criminal histories that could be attached to the applicant's name and name variations (i.e., spelling, maiden names, name changes).
• Ensure up-to-date criminal history clearance for each certified applicant.

"With the job applicant pool rising every day, HR managers don't have the time to read every person's information, and nothing could be worse than going through the entire interview process only to find out that the person you are ready to hire doesn't pass your background check," said Bill Morrow, CEO of CSIdentity. "A resume and candidate that's CSIdentity SAFE Certified gives HR professionals the peace of mind up front that they are evaluating a high-caliber job seeker who is a possible fit for their organization who also has verified credentials."

The CSIdentity SAFE Certified process is Phase 2 of the TelecomCareers / CSIdentity strategic alliance. Phase 1, which launched in November, gave TelecomCareers' business clients, including Ericsson, Alltel, Time Warner Cable and Verizon, the ability to run comprehensive background checks on their current employees or new applicants using CSIdentity SAFESM. CSIdentity SAFE is a Web-based pre-screening process that allows employers to quickly and easily verify and authenticate applicants' true identities, determine if their names or dates of birth have been altered and also perform criminal and sex offender background checks on the information provided and on aliases. Additionally, CSIdentity SAFE offers ongoing monitoring of the identity as long as the person is employed.

About CSIdentity

CSIdentity is the technology leader in providing identity theft protection services to businesses and consumers. The Austin, Texas-based company offers a comprehensive suite of business and personal security solutions targeting all aspects of identity theft. Services include comprehensive background screenings; full-service identity theft protection, insurance and restoration; as well as, proactive breach preparation services from discovery to resolution. CSIdentity partners include leading entities such as IBC Bank, CalPERS (California Public Employees' Retirement System), Security Service Federal Credit Union and an endorsement by the Texas Bankers Association. For more information, visit http://www.CSIdentity.com.

About Arden Media Company / TelecomCareers

Austin based, Arden Media Company provides tech, media and communications organizations with customer and talent acquisition programs through the following companies, which are owned and operated by Arden:

• RCR Wireless News - Since 1982, the leading wireless news source on all things wireless.
• Telecomcareers - Since 1999, the # 1 Wireless and Telecom industry niche job board
• ITjobs.net - Since 1999, a leading IT and Technical niche industry job boarb
• Tech&Jobs Expo - A "local" event series connecting tech, media and communications companies with industry professionals in 20 global markets
• Tech&Jobs Magazine - A comprehensive "guide" to local, regional and global industry associations, events and companies.