Personal background checks  

Conducting personal background checks is the verification of a person's employment
history.


Pre-employment screening involves the completion of some or most of the following: the verification of I.D., including the authentication of the Social Security number, and address. An employment history, criminal records check, civil litigation check, as well as a driver's license, credit history and education verification along with any professional license will be verified or researched. A drug test may also be required for the detection of illegal drugs or controlled substances use.

Personal background checks assist an employer in operating his /or her business effectively and efficiently by assuring the qualified and competent individuals have been selected for the job. Employers have an obligation to their organization to employee people who will reduce not increase risk when conducting business. Businesses need employees who are who they claim to be. They need to have the experience they claim to have, who will give to the company's success, at the same time have respect for their co-workers.

The first step in conducting personal background checks is to have the applicant complete their history from their memory on the application. This should include their places of residence for the past seven years. The next step is an important thorough interview, this gives you the chance to question any information you have reason to believe may be misleading.

Employers should request ID verification. This will be the header from the applicant's national credit file. This will list in reverse chronological order the applicants past residence addresses, and past employers. If the ID verification list and the one the applicant has handed you do not match, then you must uncover the problem. This unfortunately, could be as simple as a clerical mistake or the bases of a more serious problem.