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This search consists of an on-site manual search of the superior, upper, lower, and/or municipal court records, in compliance with legally available research procedures, in each county court jurisdiction nationwide. Our network of professional court researchers covers all 3,200+ county court jurisdictions across the country, and will indicate if a subject has a felony or misdemeanor filing within the last seven years, or longer if the record includes a legally reportable conviction. Completed Reports consist of all available and legally reportable information, typically including date of arrest, date of filing, charges, level of the charges, disposition date and final disposition of the charges and any applicable sentence or penalty.

National Criminal Searches are aggregate databases of millions of records from various sources in the United States. These records are obtained by commercial vendors from several different sources including: County Court Houses, State Departments of Incarcerations, State Record Repositories, Probation Departments, Townships, Sex Offender Registries etc. Caution!! employeescreenIQ™ in no way, shape or form recommends the National Database Search as the primary or only resource for conducting criminal background checks. It is simply a valuable complimentary tool for conducting a more thorough search.

One of the most common mistakes employers make is failing to cross-check the identity of their applicants with a Social Security Number Trace using credit history information. Using SSN Trace information, we are able to authenticate that the Social Security Number provided by your applicant is associated with an individual of the same name, that the approximate date of issue range of the SSN equates with your applicant’s birth date, and that the address history associated with that SSN corresponds with the areas of the country where your applicant has lived, worked, attended school, or spent other significant time. The SSN Trace is a crucial component of criminal history research as the address history is the roadmap used to select court jurisdictions that should be researched for criminal records. Additionally, the SSN Trace will provide any alias names that have been associated with that SSN; the same courts should be checked under all relevant and/or unIQ™ue alias names. Any effective, reliable, and FCRA-compliant criminal background check begins with a SSN Trace.

The Homeland Security Check is cross references your applicant’s name against over 45 worldwide databases of known terrorists, fugitives, individuals, organizations and companies considered to be a threat to global and national security. The Homeland Security Check database is updated daily as the various individual databases are modified. This service is available to all employeescreenIQ™ clients and ensures USA Patriot Act compliance.

When hiring an individual, companies base salary packages and positions on the individual's education. Failing to verify important information can result in appointing unqualified people to positions they don't deserve, which in turn affects your company's ability to compete. An Education Verification confirms schools attended, diplomas, degrees & certificates awarded, dates of attendance, and additional information as available.

Some candidates may be less than truthful about their employment history. Internal research shows this to be the number one discrepancy on resumes and job applications. Our background specialists verify information on your applicant's resume. Dates of employment, starting and ending positions and salaries, reason for termination, and eligibility for re-hire are examples of the information employers are asked to verify. Additionally, if we are able to identify the name of your applicant’s supervisor when working for that employer, and contact information, we will attempt to interview that supervisor to gain more personal knowledge of the applicant's skills and functionality in the workplace. An Employment Verification can differentiate honest mistakes from truly egregious attempts to further one’s career through blatantly inflated claims of salary and responsibility, or even attempts to cover up significant gaps in employment which should otherwise be explained.

Includes a review and verification of professional license and registration status of any license or certification required by industry or organizational standards. We verify all licenses and certifications provided by the candidate directly with the issuing or accrediting organization.

While a comprehensive pre-employment background check allows you to make an informed hiring decision and reduce risk in the workplace at the time of hire, it can only provide insight into information available at the time of the background check. assess and validate continued employment:

Military Records Verification, Government Disbarment Lists (OIG, EPLS, etc.), Substance Abuse Screening, International Screening Services, plus much more.