Pre-employment Investigation
Individual Background Investigations include pre-employment and tenant screening. Hopefully, the information you uncover will show the person is honest and trustworthy and will also confirm that he or she does not represent a threat to you, your family, or your company. The key to conducting a successful pre-employment investigation is to have in your possession a signed and dated employment application form that includes a "Release of Information Statement." Ask a prospective employee to fill out and sign a release form. You need to know everything you possibly can to compile complete background checks. The signed Application/Release will grant the prospective employer (you) the right to access medical, worker's compensation, educational, credit, criminal, police, and court records! You can handle the pre-employment investigation yourself, except for one very important item, the credit check, which can be run by an Employment Screening Specialist or one of a variety of Information Providers. These experts will tap their sources on your behalf. Some will even check out references and conduct interviews for you. Call the company back and ask for the supervisor by name. Ask the same questions, with perhaps a different emphasis. Question unexplained gaps in the employment history section of the job application. Spans of time may have been intentionally omitted. You need to know and you have the right to know. |
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