Verifications, Inc. and SHL Group plc, Form Strategic Technology Integration Alliance

Partnership Enhances SHL’s Internet Recruitment & Selection System With Automated Employment Screening Services

Minneapolis, MN and Boulder, CO — February 25, 2004 — Verifications, Inc., the leading national provider of employment screening services and SHL Group plc, form a strategic technology integration alliance.

The integration will allow users of SHL’s Web-based recruitment tool to order and manage background investigations and substance abuse testing from within SHL’s recruitment system. Verifications provides a wide range of services which include academic and employment verifications, professional reference and licensing checks and criminal records investigation as well as a complete solution for substance abuse testing.

“Working with Verifications to add to the integrated objective assessment services already available in our Internet Recruitment & Selection System will give our clients access to the tools, services, and information they need to manage the recruitment and relationship building process,” said Nigel Lock, SHL Vice President of Technology Solutions, in the Americas. “Our clients look for best-of-breed services and now they can get the best in employment screening from Verifications.”

Users of the integrated solution will benefit from faster turnaround times on employment screening and substance abuse testing requests, reduced errors from the elimination of duplicate data entry and easy, web-based access to results. Human resource professionals responsible for recruitment and hiring management will experience increased productivity and an overall reduction in their cost-per-hire.

“Automated, web access to Verifications’ comprehensive suite of employment screening solutions will help recruiters become more productive,” explains Jerry Hatton, Verifications’ Chief Operating Officer. “Our partnership with SHL is exciting because we’re making good, practical use of XML technology to extend the services available through SHL’s Web-based solution. It’s all about service and access to information, with the end result being a streamlined hiring process and customers with an enhanced capability to hire the most qualified candidates.”

About Verifications Inc
Verifications, Inc. is the premier provider of background investigations and employment screening services. Over 4,000 companies have chosen Verifications because they consistently provide the highest quality services and the most accurate information. The company is ISO 9001:2000 certified and utilizes state-of-the-art technology to provide services including background checks, tenant screening, substance abuse testing, assessment testing and occupational medical services. For more information, visit them on the Web at www.verificationsinc.com.

About SHL Group PLC
SHL is the world-leading provider of psychometric assessment and development solutions. The company supports organizations in the selection, recruitment, promotion, succession planning and development of talented people at all levels and across all sectors. Operating in 30 countries and more than 30 languages, the SHL Group devises innovative approaches to help organizations increase productivity and gain competitive advantage through the more effective use of their human capital. SHL has over 5,500 organizations as clients, including many of the Global and Times Top 1000, and is recognized as the foremost provider of objective assessment products in the world. For more information please visit www.shl.com.


Contact Information
Michelle Crowe, Director of Marketing
Verifications Incorporated
763-420-0623