lundi 10 février 2014

Understanding Nationwide Background Check And Its Importance

By Jerri Perry


Employers often perform some investigation in the background of their employees or potential employees. This is meant to minimize the risk of hiring the wrong person or even trusting a wrong employee with sensitive information. The most common of these investigations are the nationwide background check and the local background check. Unlike the later, the former goes into details of investigating the life history of the targeted candidate throughout the country.

This is a type of investigation that digs deep into the history of the person being investigated and covers his past and present activities in the countries and beyond its borders. Given that the right of privacy is usually protected by the constitution, it is often required that the investigator get a written permission from the person being investigated before starting the actual screening.

In most cases, it starts with identity verification. Here, the investigator has to confirm and verify all the information relating to identity given by the employee. This include the date and place of birth, the names and other alias names used in the past, the social security details and other details that may be provided. They rely on public records such as school records, the social security number, the present and past addresses and hospital records.

For property owners, it proves helpful to know a little about the potential tenants. This is not just to prevent terrorism and other criminal acts before they occur but also help know a little about how the employee has been paying his/her past bills to prevent losses. In the same manner, other information regarding marriage and place/type of work can be revealed. In case you are employing new drivers, you must be interested to know their driving records.

The other major aspect of nationwide background check is the criminal and civil court searches. In this manner, it is possible to know if the person has ever been convicted with such crimes as felony, what exact charges were and the penalty that come with it. In the same manner, the past child abuse records and sex crimes are exposed. In some cases, the investigation covers financial investigation. These include details into property ownership, bankruptcies, motor vehicle registrations, past evictions and any civil litigation. In many cases, it will also focus on tax records and credit history.

Some extra ordinary investigation may require professional background analysis. In order to successfully conduct this, the investigator should dig into the individual affiliation with professional bodies, the educational history, professional engagement and success/failure records, the professional license held, and professional qualification/experience among several other details.

With the emergence of social media as an important source of information, many companies are now focusing on this aspect with Facebook and Twitter ranking as the most common source of information. Currently there are many automated processes of screening the individual past information with less time consumption and less much financial investment.

The nationwide background check is almost unavoidable for some companies. When trying to engage in this often important aspect, you must follow the correct procedure and operate within the confines of law by ensuring that you respect individual privacy.




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