2012 brought about a lot of changes to the background screening industry particularly the use of criminal background records in the hiring process. With the new EEOC guidelines and new US State laws pertaining to the use of criminal history checks in the employment screening process it is a good time to look into a professional third party employment screening company to use as a source for background check reports. Professional employment screening, pre-employment screening and background screening companies keep abreast of changes and new laws influencing the background check industry and offer expertise and professional background reports that help Corporate America make sound hiring decisions while avoiding illegal discrimination. To learn more about how independent third party background screening companies can help human resources make sound hiring decisions without discrimination read recent CriminalBackgroundRecords.com press release: http://www.criminalbackgroundrecords.com/news/2012-12-7-Jobs-and-Pre-Employment-Screening-in-2013.html