Employment Background Checks  

Expect several business days to complete employment background checks.


One must remember pre-screening agencies do not readily have the information you seek to provide you with raw data or computer printouts at a moments notice. Background checks take time. They are reports, which highlight and summarize critical information on an individual. In short, patience is a virtue.

A respectable pre-screening agency will provide their clients with a breakdown of the critical facts. Items the employers may have concerns with should be highlighted. Anywhere negative information appears on the report, there should also be policy notes on accepted industry standards corresponding to the information.

Employment background checks can be delayed for several reasons. Some reasons can be as simple as the time it takes for court records to be pull a court clerk. Agencies generally indicate the reason for delays, and when a supplement can be expected.

There may be sufficient material to make a hiring decision. There are five main reasons why information may not be available. Criminal records can be delayed. Former employer may not return phone calls, cannot be located, or have simply gone out of business. School records are from a school is closed, or on break. Certain states are notorious for delays concerning driver license inquires. Finally, not all information has not been provided, or cannot be read. Information employers send to pre-screening agencies should be legible and neat.