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Pre-Employment Screening
An applicant's social security number is compared to records held by credit reporting agencies. A complete address history is provided in this search and tells us where to search for county level criminal convictions. This search provides date of birth matches and can also be a valuable tool in recognizing identity theft.
A quick look at the nations criminal repositories state to state. This search acts as a good "first glance" but not all states report all crimes to this database so records could be missed. Records found in The National Criminal Database Search should be used only as a guide, not as decision makers. it's important to review any information found here with your potential applicant. The National Criminal Database is most effective when combined with the County Level Criminal Background Search.
Applicant's names are compared to sex offender registration sites across the nation. If your applicant is a registered sex offender, Risk Assessment Group will report it.
The Office of Foreign Assets Control is responsible for managing The Specially Designated Nationals list (also known as the SDN list), a list of individuals, groups, and entities subject to economic sanctions by the United States government.
Risk Assessment Group will search these federally managed databases for all crimes committed directly against the federal government. This search will also tell you if your applicant is on the national terrorist watch list or if they are un-employable by the US government.
A County Level Criminal Background Search is the heart of any employment screening program. A County Criminal Records Check is a search of a specific county's court records. It is by far the most common type of search in an Employment Background Check. It provides felony and misdemeanor conviction information, and infraction information.
County Criminal Records are searched by name. The results are then reviewed using other identifiers, such as date of birth, social security number, or driver’s license number. Reports include the jurisdiction searched, the individual’s personal identifiers as they appear in the case file, the file date, charges, disposition, disposition dates, and sentencing information.
Normally you would be charged by the county and by the name which can add up charges very quickly for applicants who are married and have family names. Imagine if an applicant had two last names and had lived in four different counties, that would be a very expensive background check. The UPS store has negotiated package prices for you so that everything you need is included. Out of 3200 county courts however there are just over 500 of them that charge for clerk assisted searches and those fees are passed on to you. Click here for a list of county courts that charge you to search through their files. County List