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Historically, businesses have relied on checks of a single jurisdiction's criminal records data. Often these checks have been limited to checks of their local county's criminal court records. However, many companies' experiences have shown that applicants frequently have committed crimes in jurisdictions outside that of their current residence. And with our mobile society, many people are in hiding from their past.
 For this reason the HireSafe program was designed to give our Clients the ability to conduct efficient and cost-effective multi-jurisdiction background checks. Our program locates ALL of the jurisdictions that an applicant has lived in for the previous seven years---the maximum that the FCRA allows. This is the ONLY procedure that assures an accurate background check. We do NOT rely solely on stored database information which often contains inaccurate and out-of-date information.
All of our County Criminal record searches are conducted IN THE LOCAL COURTHOUSE by professional background screening researchers. Their experience and knowledge enable them to understand what information is needed and where to find it. They are also familiar with the common ways applicants attempt to hide information or avoid detection. In addition, this is the ONLY legal format by which criminal records can be utilized for employment purposes as stated in the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Learn how we retrieve criminal records.
HireSafe operates strictly within all sate and federal laws, and adheres to the principles established by The National Association of Professional Background Screeners.
Do you have any idea who it really is that you’re hiring?
Who to Check:
You do not have to do background checks for everyone in your company, but your reasons for doing them all or not doing them all should be related to legitimate business interests. For example, if your company has 120 employees, 40 of whom read utility meters and work on appliances in customers' homes and 80 of whom are administrative personnel, you may have a legitimate reason for investigating only the meter readers and appliance repair personnel. But if you investigate one meter reader or appliance repair person, you should investigate all of them.
Depending upon your business, there are many different types of applicants whose background should be checked as a part of your routine decision making process:
When to Check:
Knowledge is only valuable if it can be used effectively. So check early and often:
Types of Background Checks:
You may want to consider utilizing some or all of these in your efforts to perform due diligence:
Questions to ask a prospective background screening vendor:
Then ask yourself the all-important question;
am I comfortable sending confidential employee information to this company?
Trusting confidential information to strangers on the internet with criminal intentions can become a nightmare for you and your applicant. And there’s also the legal liability from the lack of proper compliance with state and federal laws.
A faceless company in cyberspace can be a ticket to disaster! So when considering which supplier of background checks to work with, be on the lookout for the following 12 Bad Practices:
1. There is no mention of The Fair Credit Reporting Act anywhere in their Web site
2. They promise to “find out anything about anyone”
3. They don’t have a physical address listed anywhere on their Web site
4. They claim that their “law enforcement contacts” provide special data to them
5. They don’t have anyone to answer questions
6. They are not licensed investigators in their state or managed by a licensed professional
7. They offer “National Wants & Warrants” direct from the FBI files for sale*
8. They offer a “National Criminal Record Search” from the FBI files for sale*
9. They claim to provide instant compliant results on criminal searches from any state
10. They don’t have a Privacy Policy
11. They do not carry Professional Liability insurance (Errors & Omissions)
12. There are no applicant disclosure forms or subscriber agreements
 Remember that when confidential employee information is submitted to a virtual company in cyberspace that data is at risk of Identity Theft!
Protect your good name and that of your applicant. Know whom you are working with.
*Use of this information directly from the FBI is restricted to law enforcement only in the investigation of crimes. Unlawful access or use of this data is a Federal offense. More information about FBI crime records.
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Do you carry Professional Liability Insurance (similar to malpractice insurance)?
Do you have a physical office; are you just operating in cyberspace from a post office box?
Are you licensed to operate by your state?
Are you available and qualified for testimony if I need to litigate?
Are you capable to testify on my behalf if I need to litigate?
Do you supply disclosure forms for my applicant?
How do I know that your reports are legally compliant with the FCRA?
Can I talk to someone about questions that I have, or are you just a web site?