There are many different answers for this question with different variables. A basic background check includes a felony and misdemeanor criminal check along with a Social Security Trace. Some companies also provide many other services ranging from Sexual Offender Checks, Motor Vehicle Reports, Employment and Education Verification, Federal Criminal Check, Professional Reference Checks and Professional License Checks. Read More…

When searching for a background check company, I didn’t know who I should trust and which site would be the best for my company. I settled with Crimcheck.com, based out of Cleveland, and I could not be any happier with their services. Read More…

If you’re looking to do your own background check or simply snoop through friends and family members criminal records, or even to see if you have a criminal past, the easiest way to begin this process is by looking through public records. Read More…

On average a background check done by a company can take anywhere from practically instantaneously to 5 business days depending on the depth and variety of the check. Usually though, it takes between 48-72 hours. If it’s for a government position that check can take up to a few months to complete. Also, once a company has run a background check on you, it’s your right to obtain a copy of the report for free, if you desire. You can ask the company you applied with or the company that did the check for a copy and they can give it to you free of charge.

The Fair Credit Reporting Act states that a company can go back infinitely for conviction records, but only 7 years for arrest records. There are certain exceptions where some companies go back 10 years. And there are other companies that utilize a database check that can go back as far as 30 years or more. It all is dependent upon which type of screening the company uses. If you are applying for a government position, the law doesn’t apply and they can go back however far. So it is dependent on the company and the type of job.

For most businesses, the driving factors for outsourcing employment screening and background checks are time and the accessibility of data. Read More…

Unfortunately, the answer is yes! According to the “2006 ACFE Report to the Nation on Occupational Fraud and Abuse,” about 87% of criminals caught had no prior criminal history. Read More…

With a whopping 30% of job seekers falsifying information on their applications, reference checks are critical to making a sound hiring decision. Reference checks are a valuable tool, not only for verifying information on an application, but also for gaining a knowledgeable perspective of the candidate’s character, qualifications, and work ethic. Read More…

In today’s employment world, anyone in charge of making hiring decisions for a business understands the importance of conducting a criminal background check. Just like calling references and conducting a personal interview with the applicant, a criminal background check is an essential step in the pre-employment screening process. Using the proper criminal background check allows you to make an informed and confident hiring decision. Unfortunately, most hiring managers do not fully understand how to conduct a proper criminal background check. Read More…

All job applications have a section for the applicant to list their professional references. As an employer, you take the time to carefully review the list of professional references and even call each person individually to ask about the individual applicant. Everything seems all right so you should go ahead and hire the applicant based on these references, right? Wrong. Read More…