HireRight Wins People’s Choice and Stevie® Awards at 2012 American Business AwardsSM

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--HireRight, a leader in on-demand employment screening, was presented with a Bronze Stevie^® Award and a People’s Choice Award at the 2012 American Business Awards (ABA) in San Francisco. HireRight Applicant Center Mobile was recognized as a Best New Product or Service, in the Software, Mobile On-Demand Application category. In its 10^th year, the ABAs – nicknamed the Steviesfor the Greek word for “crowned” – are among the nation’s premier business awards programs.

“It’s gratifying and inspiring to have received so many remarkable entries for this year’s competition. We look forward to staging this event in San Francisco for years to come.”

HireRight Applicant Center Mobile is a personalized candidate portal designed to help applicants through pre-employment screening by allowing them to manage their background check process in real-time, supply information, view the status of their check, and access live help through a smart phone or tablet.

“We are honored by these two Stevie Awards. Our goal with HireRight Applicant Center Mobile was to help employers improve their hiring process while also providing a positive experience for their applicants,” said Mike Petrullo, CEO and president of HireRight. “HireRight Applicant Center Mobile provides candidates with better visibility into the background screening process, enabling them to manage the progress of their checks every step of the way through a smart phone. This greatly improves the applicant experience as well as the turnaround time of a background check, so our clients can hire the best candidates quickly, and we’re thrilled that it has been recognized by the ABA.”

More than 3,000 nominations from organizations of all sizes and in virtually every industry were submitted this year for consideration in a wide range of categories, including Most Innovative Company of the Year, Management Team of the Year, Best New Product or Service of the Year, Corporate Social Responsibility Program of the Year, and Executive of the Year, among others. Stevie Award winners were selected by more than 270 executives nationwide who participated in the judging process this year.

“We’re delighted to recognize so many innovative companies, new products, technical achievements, and technology executives in the ABA’s new product and tech awards categories,” said Michael Gallagher, president and founder of the Stevie Awards. “It’s gratifying and inspiring to have received so many remarkable entries for this year’s competition. We look forward to staging this event in San Francisco for years to come.”

About the Stevie Awards

Stevie Awards are conferred in four programs: The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, and the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about The Stevie Awards at www.stevieawards.com.

Sponsors and partners of The 2012 American Business Awards include American Support, Business TalkRadio Network, CallidusCloud, Citrix Online, Dynamic Research Corporation, iolo technologies, John Hancock Funds, LifeLock, PetRays, Primus Telecommunications Group, SoftPro, and VerticalResponse.

About HireRight

HireRight is a leading provider of on-demand employment background screening, drug and health screening and employment eligibility solutions that help employers automate, manage and control screening and related programs. Many companies, including more than one-third of the Fortune 500, trust HireRight because the company delivers customer-focused solutions that provide greater efficiency and faster results. HireRight also provides pre-integrated employment screening services through e-recruiting solutions from top providers such as Oracle, Taleo, Kenexa, SAP, PeopleAdmin, HealthcareSource, HRsmart, and SilkRoad. HireRight, Inc. is an Altegrity company with worldwide headquarters located in Irvine, California and offices and affiliates around the globe. For more information, visit the company’s web site at www.hireright.com.