Employee & Criminal Background Checking

Hiring an employee doesn't start and end with reading the person's résumé and conducting one-on-one interviews.

As the workforce and the business industries become increasingly competitive, more and more employers are making employee background checks a requisite in their pre-employment procedures.

 There are several reasons why employers are demanding employment screenings:

• To confirm whether an employee matches the qualifications of the position.
• To determine potential safety risks, threats to physical safety and the security of information the employee might handle in the workplace.
• To check an employee's personality traits that may be beneficial or detrimental in the workplace.

The types of pre-employment screening that are typically conducted include criminal background checks, credit background checks, drug testing, character reference check, and employment history check, to name a few.

On the other hand, while employment backgrounds checks or background investigations are permitted in most states, every employer must understand that they do not have unlimited rights to explore an applicant's background and personal life. Consulting a professional corporate lawyer would help if you are not sure what type of pre employment background checks are acceptable and up to what extent you can use the results when making hiring decisions.

Generally, the amount of information enclosed on employment background checks largely depends on the sensitivity of the reason for which it is conducted.

Among them include:

• Criminal, arrest, incarceration, and sex offender records
• Citizenship, immigration, or legal working status
• Driving and vehicle record
• Drug tests
• Litigation record
• Education records
• Employment records
• Financial information
• Licensing records
• Medical, Mental, and Physiological evaluation and records
• Military records
• Social Security Number

Career Pro offers extensive background checking services. We also offer individual live county checks pulled from local county court houses. For more information on our background checks, please contact us.