Fort Collins, CO – April 15, 2007 – With a workforce of over 11,000 employees and a high turnover rate endemic to the quick-serve and convenience retail industry, market innovator Sheetz has secured the assistance of Premier Employment Screening Services, Kronos™ and eScreen, Inc to maximize the efficiency of their hiring process. 

Leveraging the Kronos® Workforce Acquisition™ applicant tracking solution, Sheetz, Inc. utilizes Premier and eScreen’s embedded pre-employment background checks and paperless rapid-response drug screening, resulting in a standardized on-boarding process that ensures consistency and compliance for legally defensible candidate pre-screening. Through this integrated solution, Sheetz has streamlined its pre-employment screening process, providing local managers with the competitive edge to hire the right candidate quickly.

According to Susan Schwaderer, Manager of HR Administration for Sheetz, the comprehensive and integrated service of Premier, Kronos and eScreen made their selection process for a pre-employment service provider easy. “We chose Premier and its partners because they offered us an exceptional service package including full integration of screening processes, low switching costs, competitive rates, and fast, flexible, friendly and integrity-driven service,” Schwaderer explained.” “We’re very confident in our decision, with the peace of mind that Premier’s IntegraCheck™ candidate ranking system provides Sheetz and our employment applicants.”

Sheetz store managers can trigger a “position specific” background check and schedule a drug test through Premier from within Kronos. Once the background check and drug test is complete, typically within 48 hours, store managers receive an automated “eligible” or “ineligible” notification based on Sheetz’s corporate hiring criteria. “By creating a consistent, integrated screening process, Premier has removed the risk associated with local managers making potentially arbitrary hiring decisions based on screening results” said Chris Baker, Premier’s CEO. “Delivering a simple “eligible” or “ineligible” notification within Kronos’ applicant tracking system takes the guesswork out of hiring and ensures consistency and compliance”.

To close the loop on the on-boarding process, Premier takes the busy store manager out of the business of notifying candidates when they don’t qualify for employment as a result of the screening process. When Premier notifies a candidate of a potential rejection, they are offered the opportunity to respond directly to Premier though a Candidate Care Line. “Our process places utmost importance on treating Sheetz candidates with respect and dignity during the rejection process. Often, the candidate is a Sheetz customer and the lifetime value of a customer is protected when the employment rejection process is handled well,” said Baker.

About Premier – Since 1995, Fort Collins, Colorado based Premier Employment Screening Services has partnered with employers and non-profit organizations to develop consistent, compliant and legally defensible screening, assessing, and drug testing programs. Designed to streamline the on-boarding process, Premier’s fast, accurate, and cost effective solutions help organizations remain competitive and win the war for talent by selecting safe, competent, high-integrity people.

About Kronos Inc. - Kronos Incorporated empowers organizations around the world to effectively manage their workforce. At Kronos, we are experts who are solely focused on delivering software and services that enable organizations to reduce costs, increase productivity, improve employee satisfaction, and ultimately enhance the level of service they provide. Kronos serves customers in more than 60 countries through its network of offices, subsidiaries, and distributors. Widely recognized as a market and thought leader in managing the workforce, Kronos has unrivaled reach with more than 30 million people using a Kronos solution every day. Learn more about Kronos at www.kronos.com.

About eScreen, Inc. – Located in Overland Park, Kansas, eScreen was founded by the nation's largest MRO corporation in 1998. eScreen manufactures and markets the first and only automated instant clinic-based rapid drug testing device. The drug screening industry is highly fragmented and the testing process requires extensive, time-consuming paper management and extended turnaround time on test results. eScreen is able to offer a rapid, electronic, paperless solution to collection facilities to service their customers in the most efficient and consistent method. For more information, visit www.escreen.com.

About Sheetz, Inc. – Established in 1952 in Altoona, Pennsylvania, Sheetz, Inc. is one of America's fastest growing family-owned and operated convenience store chains, with more than $3.9 billion in revenue for 2007. The company operates more than 340 convenience locations throughout Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Maryland, Virginia, Ohio and North Carolina. Sheetz provides an award-winning menu of Made-to-Order® subs, sandwiches and salads, which are ordered through unique touch-screen order point terminals. Sheetz currently ranks 98th on the Forbes list of largest private companies and has received awards in both Ohio and Pennsylvania for being named among their Best Places to Work in 2007. All Sheetz convenience stores are open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. For more information, visit www.sheetz.com.

Contact:
Brett Martine
Strategic Partner Alliances Architect
Premier Employment Screening Services
800.350.7941 ext. 318