Universal Background Screening, an award-winning national provider of background screening services, is now certified by Taleo to provide integrated background checks through the Taleo Enterprise platform. Universal’s pre-integrated capabilities enable Taleo customers to seamlessly submit background check requests, obtain paperless candidate authorization and disclosure forms, and view completed background check results.

The Enterprise Edition integration builds upon Universal’s integration with Taleo Business Edition and membership in the Taleo Solution Exchange, while utilizing Universal’s HR-XML Consortium-certified integration platform. Nearly half of Fortune 100 companies and over 5,000 organizations from all industries use Taleo’s on-demand talent management platform.

“We are pleased to expand our relationship with Taleo and to have the opportunity to service a larger audience through our certified, pre-integrated solution with Taleo Enterprise Edition,” said Ryan Krostue, CEO of Universal Background Screening. “Larger employers with complex requirements, especially those in the healthcare and other regulated industries, will benefit from Universal’s screening expertise coupled with Taleo’s recruitment technology platform.”

Universal Background Screening joins Taleo’s elite network of Passport certified partners. The relationship between Taleo and Universal helps customers extend their electronic talent management process to include background checks, and eliminate manual steps such as data re-entry and faxing of forms.

As a Taleo Passport certified, pre-integrated solution, Universal Background Screening’s comprehensive suite of criminal background checks, verifications, drug tests, physicals and related services are available to Taleo Enterprise customers immediately. For more information about activating the integration, please contact Universal Background Screening or your Taleo Account Manager.

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