What Reveals In Background Checks?

Most of the people think background check means simply criminal history check, but in actual it contains more than that.

Background checks help to keep yourself , you client, your business and your employees safe from any risk of criminal

activities.

It verifies the given information whether it's correct or not.

Sometimes not doing background checks or poorly done checks lead to criminal offenses in future.

As per survey, 2.3% businesses have witnessed an increase of co-worker violence from 0.6% to 8.2% within the 250

employees organizations.

In organizations, where there are 1000+ employees, the violence case is 34% and increasing gradually.

As per fatalities, 13% in workplace and 9% homicides caused by workplace violence.

What are the information needed for running a background check?

:- Candidates full name-- “first, middle & last

name”

:- full date of birth &

:- Social security number

What criteria are shown in criminal background check?

:- Arrest :- Convictions

:- Court Records :- Warrants

:- Sex offense :- Incarceration records

As per FCRA, “criminal background check doesn't contain civil suits or conviction before 7yrs.

The social security number gives all the reports that will show the name, address history associated with the number of past

years.

The national sex offender registry includes all the cases of state, tribal, and territory sex offense details which shows up in

background check.

Sex Offender Registry

Through the help of background check, an employer can get the following details

:- Bankruptcy :- Account placed for collection

:- Loan information

Credit Report :-

As per FCRA, “employers cann't see bankruptcies after 10yrs and account placed for collection after 7yrs”.

Some states produce 10yr records for the verification while some only need 3yrs records.

Driving Records :-

How far the background check can investigate for screening?

As per FRCA, the limit for screening is 10yrs for bankruptcies and 7yrs for civil suits, tax liens, collection amounts, conviction

etc.

How long these screening takes place?

The screening depends on the service you choose where some corporate choose to fasten the process and some takes time for

a thorough checking of details.

Some corporate only checks for instant results where others opt for checking live records.

Instant result search includes the followings :-

:- Criminal history searches :- Credit history

:- Name & address history :- SSN verification etc.

Live record search includes country, state and federal criminal history.

When is the right time to run a background check?

As an employer, one should run the background after giving job offer.

Many states also prohibit background check until the last stage of hiring is done.

Every employer and applicants are bound to follow the jurisdiction of FCRA regarding the background check and if they

don't obey then they will be penalized as per adverse action effect of FCRA.

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