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Making
an employment decision is a big deal.
Not
only can a hiring decision have a tremendous impact (positive
or negative) on the company's profits due to their performance,
it can also effectively place a stranger in your business,
where the wrong person can potentially cause irreversible
damage.
For
example - some of the most notorious fraudsters are people
that have a lot of experience with finances and "balancing"
the books. Just imagine how damaging it could be for a business
to hire someone to manage finances or records who's skilled
at covering up illegal activities with complicated record-keeping
(or any other fraudulent activity).
Just
think about the far-reaching, chain reaction of consequences
that would wreak havoc if, say, the company got audited -
and that new accountant you hired was fudging the numbers.
The IRS wouldn't care - as far as they're concerned, whoever
signs the return is responsible.
That's
one example of thousands. The bottom line is that a company
is only as good as its employees. Or as bad
as them.
Before
proceeding further - it's important to point out there
are laws that dictate how and when you're able to conduct
a background or credit check prior to making an employment
decision, as well as what information can be taken into consideration,
and what legally cannot. Laws vary from state to state, so
make sure that you do your research.
For
starters, be sure to acquaint yourself with the applicable
rules set forth by the FCRA (Fair Credit Reporting Act), which
you can view in "summary" at http://www.ftc.gov/os/statutes/2user.htm,
or the complete text in PDF format: http://www.ftc.gov/os/statutes/031224fcra.pdf
For
example - before screening an employee, your company is required
to have that individual sign a disclosure agreement authorizing
the background check. It's important to know what you can
and can't do before you proceed with any kind of screening
process.
How
to Screen Employees Effectively Based On Your Needs
After
you've determined what you can legally search/use as part
of your employment decision-making process according to your
local laws, then it's time to consider the options. (For the
purposes of this article, it's assumed that you'll already
be asking your prospective employees for trade or personal
references and following up accordingly).
In
general, a background check consists of searching for previous
criminal acts within public records, with an emphasis on court
records, convictions (or prison sentences) and where applicable,
financial/civil background information.
There's
two options, generally speaking:
1)
Find out what you can on your own
2)
Outsource the task to an investigation firm and/or purchase
data from an accredited reporting agency
(If
the nature of the job requires your company to review the
applicant's credit history, then you'll have to obtain this
directly from a reporting agency such as EquiFax or Experian,
with the employee's consent and within legal requirements.)
For
a smaller business not requiring a credit check, it might
make more sense to conduct more of a "self-service"
background check by using tools like SnoopStation's
Free Background Check Wizard (also below).
Or
to save time while searching more records, it would be worthwile
to use our recommended online "all in one" public
records search engine, CIS
Worldwide.
For
a larger business with a high turnover rate (or employment
volume), then it would make more sense to outsource the task
to a firm who specializes in performing legal screening and
employment background checks. This also caters more to doing
"batch" searches in the case of screening multiple
persons.
Essentially,
each method will be accessing the same data (public records),
but the time-frame and the overall reach of the
search will improve consecutively from the free
snoopstation search to the paid
CIS search to hiring an actual investigation firm.
It more or less just depends on your needs.
To
begin your FREE SnoopStation background check, start your
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All
information & resources made available on this site fall
under the category of "public records", and are
completely legal to access
for US citizens. However, some restrictions apply - for example,
you cannot use SnoopStation.com to investigate celebrities
or juveniles. See
our terms of use for full details on how you can
use this site.
OR
Looking
for an Instant, "All in
One" Public Records Search?
The
SnoopStation Wizard is an interactive roadmap of public
records sources - not a centralized search engine.
It's
comprehensive, and it works very well - but if you're looking
for an instant search site that can get the scoop on
anyone and search millions of records
in a matter of seconds, there's only a small few
that are legitimate, and they all charge an access fee.
According
to our own research, one site stands out as being the best
source of records, with the largest database of "searchable"
records - and it's also the most affordable; it's called
CIS Worldwide
You
can search the CIS database right now to see if you
get a positive match for the person you want to investigate
- directly from the search form below:
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