Background Check
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Before you hire someone, choose to enter a business contract, or accept a volunteer for your organization, you need to verify that person’s information. Background checks provide this key service, giving you peace of mind. Professional Process Servers & Investigators, Inc. provides hassle-free background checks.
Learn more about how background checks work and how our team helps you remain in compliance with all local, state, and federal regulations.
What Do Background Checks Reveal?
Our team searches public records through a background check to learn more about the person in question. We can find information related to:
- Credit reporting
- Criminal history
- Civil liens
- Tax liens
- Driving history
- Appearance on a sex offender list
We could also screen any information the person shared with you, such as previous employment or educational background. We simply attempt to verify the information provided.
We can find information about the individual dating back at least seven years. Depending on the circumstances and details involved in the background check, we may be able to obtain information that’s older than seven years.
Reasons for Performing a Background Check
One of the most common reasons for performing background checks relates to hiring employees. A job candidate may send you a resume and tell you certain information during a job interview, but how truthful is the information?
A background check can help ensure the candidate is honest about criminal history, financial problems, and academic achievements.
Beyond using this process to verify the facts about a potential employee, other reasons to run a background check include:
- Partnership: If you are entering a business partnership or another type of agreement with someone, you may want to verify their information with a background check.
- Personal: You simply may want to verify someone’s identity before entering a personal relationship with them.
- Renters: Before renting property to someone, you might run a background check to verify financial and personal information.
- Volunteers: A non-profit may need to run background checks on volunteers to protect themselves legally, especially organizations that cater to children.
- Yourself: Some people run a background check on themselves, looking for fraudulent information that could harm their ability to gain employment.
It’s easier to make an informed decision about whether to continue a relationship with someone when you are certain they have been truthful with you about their past and present circumstances. A background check from a professional agency is the easiest way to obtain information you can trust.
Types of Background Checks Available
A background check can reveal many different types of information, depending on the service you select.
- Personal records: A general background check provides information about driving records, criminal history, financial liens, social media history, and more.
- Criminal records: A background check can also focus on criminal records, looking for offenses that might disqualify someone from employment or another type of relationship with you.
- Employment history: Does a job candidate have the experience listed on the resume? We can perform past employment verification as part of the check. We may also be able to verify membership in professional organizations and any licenses held.
- Educational background: We can verify the educational background of a job candidate, ensuring a resume is accurate. Education verification is especially important for someone who will be a public representative of your business or organization. Inaccurate information from this person could reflect poorly on you and cause you to lose the trust of the public.
- Tenant screening: It is helpful to have a screening background check before renting a retail site, office building, or apartment to someone. This information may include credit checks, rental history, and criminal information.
- Business record: Before signing a contract with a contractor, vendor, or partner, a background check can verify financial information and reveal any criminal history.
Selecting the type of background check depends on the type of due diligence you want to do for a certain person. A simple background check may be adequate for hiring someone for an entry-level job, but someone who will handle payroll or sensitive business information may need a more thorough screening.
Laws Related to Background Checks
Florida statute 943.0452 requires certain types of businesses to check employees if they provide care or supervision for children, the elderly, or people with disabilities. Employers can work with a consumer reporting agency (CRA) through these legally required background checks.
The federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) protects the person against whom the background check is occurring. Businesses must adhere to the FCRA when performing these checks. Typically, the FCRA limits a background check to pulling information about the past seven years of a candidate’s life. Deeper checks that go back farther are possible in some circumstances.
According to the Federal Trade Commission, the FCRA prevents background checks from showing things including:
- Medical information
- Genetic information
- Information related to race or sexual orientation
According to the FCRA, the person against whom the background check is occurring has the right to know what the check finds. That person has the right to dispute any information believed to be inaccurate.
Timing of Background Checks
For most businesses and organizations, the background check is one of the last steps. Most businesses would not ask the dozens of people who apply for a particular job to submit to a background check, for example. The check typically occurs after other screenings take place. Some businesses wait to do any background checks until the potential job candidate accepts a verbal offer of a position.
You nearly always must have written permission from someone to run a background check for employment. This means waiting until you reach the end of the hiring process to run a check is far more efficient.
The potential employee has the right to refuse to submit to a background check. As the employer, you may choose whether you still want to hire the person.
How Long Does a Background Check Take?
The typical background check requires two to five business days to complete. However, some complex checks can take more time.
If you need a fingerprint check to verify a criminal history fully, this process can take up to 10 business days. If the person requires an international background check, the process can take up to 15 days.
Should the person fail to provide accurate identification information, the background check could encounter delays. If some records require a manual search, the process could take longer, too.
Benefits of Our Background Checks
When you use our background check services, you receive several benefits:
- We provide real-time data that’s up to date and accurate.
- We follow all legal requirements, protecting you now and in the future.
- We use the latest security protocols, ensuring privacy and confidentiality.
Contact Professional Process Servers & Investigators, Inc. Today
At Professional Process Servers & Investigators, Inc., we offer more than background checks, includingprocess server andprivate investigation services. We have three decades of experience helping law firms, employers, and others who need these key services.
Our background check services can be invaluable in protecting you and your business from fraud or legal problems. Call us today at (844) 722-8835 to see what we can do for you.
