Employee Background Check
Employers: Save Time By Hiring A Private Investigator To Conduct An Employee Background Check
By David Almeida
If you are in business, you know that it's important to have a variety of information about those individuals who are working with you. This is true whether the position involves a security detail, handling large amounts of cash or working with a great deal of information such as the social security numbers and credit information for your company's clients.
Therefore, conducting an employee background check is essential in many businesses. However, not every manager or owner will have the time to thoroughly check out everyone who has applied for and who is being considered for filling a position. That's where a private investigator comes in.
It's possible to hire a private investigator to conduct an employee background check for you.
With an employee background check, a private investigator can determine whether the prospective employee:
has a car or truck registered in his or her name;
has a clean driving record;
has indeed attended the college or university listed on his or her application;
has been sued or has a criminal record;
has ever filed for bankruptcy protection;
has sued a previous employer for worker's compensation;
has passed state licensing exams such as those for teachers, doctors, nurses or lawyers;
has ever failed a drug test; or
has been listed on the sex offenders registry.
With this information, you can verify the information that is on the applicant's resume and determine whether or not they meet the criteria that your company sets for its employees.
Much of the information that is included in an employee background check is information that is on public record. Therefore, some businesses may wonder why they should hire a private investigator when it is possible to get the information on their own.
There are a number of reasons why it makes sense to hire a private investigator to conduct an employee background check. Time is one reason: while as an employer may have to place a number of phone calls or conduct a number of searches just to determine who should be contacted to find the information, a private investigator is experienced at conducting employee background checks.
In addition to saving time by having someone else conduct an employee background check, your business will be able to continue to focus on your clients and customers. As a result, your day to day business will not slip through the cracks and you can be sure that the employee background check is conducted without bias.
When the same individuals who conduct interviews also conduct employee background checks, it's possible that a detail would be weighted based on the interview with or personality of the applicant. Because a private investigator is a neutral party, all that will be considered during the employee background check is the information that the search yields.
With that information, you will be better able to determine whether or not the applicant is someone who fits in with your company, your mission statement and the specifics of the position. And, thanks to an employee background check, you can be sure that the person who you hire is a reputable, reliable candidate who will help your business to grow.
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February 3, 2011
8:08 pm
Employee previous work background check question?
I’m applying for a job and I left out my previous job on my resume and application.
My question is how is it possible for that job to show up on a background check if I never included it on any public documents (such as credit card applications, or any other job applications, etc). The only record of my last job was in my 2007 income tax return and that is “technically” information not available to the public – including private investigation firms.
What are the chances that an employee background check will catch this exlcusion?
Thanks!
February 10, 2011
1:48 am
It should show up on your credit report, unless you were not there very long. The EDD should also have records, but they may only keep them 2 years.
February 16, 2011
1:23 am
According to United Background Check, the best place to go for is Public Records Pro
February 22, 2011
11:10 pm
This site gives some info for CA.
http://www.privacyrights.org/fs/fs16-bck.htm
It may help you with some information on background checks.
February 26, 2011
5:27 am
No, simply call and ask for the person that offered you the job and say something like this. Hey this is so and so and just wanted to check in with you to make sure everything was ok. That person is probably really busy with other things that he may have just put you aside for a little bit. This happened to me but I did get the job 3weeks after the offer was made.
February 26, 2011
8:09 pm
Where can I perform a reliable employee background check?
I run a print shop and I am expanding my business. I need to hire an assistant and I want to know where I can do an employee background check?
March 1, 2011
10:55 pm
Felony was dropped to a misdemeanor but what will show up on an employee background check?
About four years ago, I was convicted of a felony but it was reduced to a misdemeanor after a year’s probation. What will show up on an employee background check? Will it just state I have a misdemeanor? And if so, will the cause of arrest remain the same?
March 2, 2011
8:07 pm
Can an employee background check discover a unmentioned previous employer?
I was laid-off “due to downsizing” from a company in which I was employed 11 mos. It was a customer service job in which I hated and I’d like to leave it off my resume in general. If an employer performs a background check, can they discover I once worked for a company and failed to mentioned it?
March 2, 2011
8:34 pm
Yes, they can.
But it does not mean that they will.
If they run a credit check and you had some financial dealing with your previous company, that could well show up. However, they have to get your written authorization to do a credit check, so you will know if you signed one or not.
Employers use the work experience information that you provide to verify previous employment. Typically, they only check back 3 to 4 previous employers. So if you do not mention an employer, they may well never know about it.
However, that is why employers look for gaps in your work history, and they will ask you to explain any gap.
You may not need to omit the employer, because previous employers typically verify only your start and finish work dates. If they give any other information, they open themselves up to law suites about their interpretation of what happened. So company policy is that they do not risk that just to do a free favor for all the new companies that hire their ex-employees.
5 Deadly Mistakes When Undertaking an Employee Background Check:
http://backgroundsearch.com/KWitems/KWnews/employee-background-check.html
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March 3, 2011
8:09 pm
I received a copy of my employee background check Friday but they still haven’t called to finalize things. Why?
I did a pre-employee background check for a company that offered me a position contingent upon passing the background check. The check was completed last Monday, I got a copy of it in the mail from the company Friday but today, Wednesday, they have yet to call and finalize things. I have a clean record, I see the background check that confirms this- why is it taking so long? Should I be nervous?