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You may be wondering, “What is a background check for employment?” Companies use a background check for employment to make sure prospective employees have been honest on their applications. These background checks can be crucial in situations with multiple applicants, so you can pick the best candidate for your company. Some people may bend the…

Prior to using our services, you must complete, sign, and fax the Service Agreement and Notification of Terms to us (see the Getting Started page). Once we receive this form, we will provide you with your Quick Start Kit. Forms included in our Quick Start Kit Our Quick Start Kit provides you with all the necessary forms…

References are an often-overlooked part of the job-seeking process. They shouldn’t be. Don’t assume references are just something to throw at the bottom of a resume. Choose your references carefully. Put thought into who you choose and make sure the people you choose know you are listing them as references. You don’t want them to…

A meticulous background check needs to be completed before a potential employee is offered employment. An investment can prevent the hiring a drug addicted, dishonest, and shiftless employee. As the economies around the world are still struggling to rebound from recent the economic crisis, the last thing any security company, brokerage firm, or hi-tech startup…

One of the most frequently discussed trends in the background check industry over the past few years has been the legislative movement to “ban-the-box.” The “box” in the term refers to the question on job applications that ask candidates whether or not they have been convicted of a crime. “Ban the box” laws require employers…

As a human resources manager or business owner who is responsible for selecting the best candidates for your workplace, a background check company is a partner to rely on to get the job done right. A good background check company will deliver quick, accurate, comprehensive reports to mitigate your risks and help you hire the right people.…

There are a number of different types of background checks that are cost effective, including C.O.P.S. – Criminal Offender Profile Summary. Most reputable and honest investigative service companies offer this powerful multi-jurisdictional search of state and county criminal record databases that includes data from 36 states (over 76 million records), including the Sex Offender Registries…

Opiate addiction is on the rise in the United States. According to a presentation given to the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control in 2014, an estimated 2.1 million Americans were addicted to opioid pain medication in 2012. The number of accidental overdose deaths caused by prescription pain medication has more than quadrupled since 1999. Prescription opiates…

There are reliable tools that will allow for comprehensive background and pre-employment checks. E-Verify has become such a tool. E-Verify is an internet-based system that takes information about an employee or potential employee and compares the information to data from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Social Security Administration. The records are used to…

Instant background checks are a whole lot closer to being a reality now that the Internet is involved in the process of distributing background data. All sorts of background reports have become easier both to complete and to send to recipients with the use of online resources. The increased speed of data sharing has been…