When there are so many companies fighting for your business, it can be hard to know who is the right fit for you. You would think that the background check process is a fairly standard practice; that no matter what company you go with, you’ll get the same results, but this is not the case. Background checks are very important in the hiring process because you need to know who you are letting into your business. It is a huge responsibility both to whomever is doing the hiring, and to the consumer reporting agency. It can be a very stressful process, so we want to make it as pain free as possible. Here are just a few of the ways SimpliVerified can help make this process easier.
We strive to make sure you always have quality and accurate information. There is so much information that comes back from each county search, so we filter it and provide only the information that you need to know. We never provide information on cases that have been dismissed to keep these offenses from biasing your decision. We know that it can be confusing to read case information, there are a lot of legal terms, so we hope this helps businesses be able to see what they need easily in order to make the best decision for the company.
We offer packaged products for our clients to help make the ordering process easier and our state of the art software is very user friendly for viewing reports. You can view each report as it’s completed, no need to wait for the entire order to be processed. Some counties can take a little longer than others to come back with results, however our processors are always on top of reviewing reports as soon as they are in to keep you updated when we are. Our software also allows our customers to easily send out pre-adverse and adverse action documents to an applicant when they decide someone isn’t a fit for their company. These documents are prewritten so you can rest assured you are following FCRA laws when declining an applicant due to their background. Each company is assigned a processor that is happy to answer all questions or concerns. They know everything about your account and will be the person processing every order you submit.
Most CRA’s will only run a national report because, in theory, it covers every state and ideally every county. However, we always recommend running counties in addition to the national report. Not all counties report updated information to the national database and some don’t report at all, therefore some information that comes back on the national can be inaccurate. County searches will only show crimes in that specific county but it is always up to date. This is why we prefer to run counties to verify any charges that show up on the national report and recommend running any county the applicant has lived in for the last seven years.
Does your company do pre-employment drug screening as well? We offer drug testing along with our background checks to streamline these two hiring processes. Our partnering facilities use electronic donor passes and have thousands of locations to make it more convenient for your applicant. You can choose from instant tests, to hair follicle, even to physicals depending on the needs of your company. The results are submitted directly into our system so you can view the results at the same time as their completed background check.
If all of this wasn’t enough, we have an expungement program to help those that don’t get the job because of their background report. Some of our customers appreciate that we offer this because they know that even though someone wasn’t a fit for their company, we are going to try to help the applicant clear up their background so they can find work easier in the future. For more information on this topic, read our blog on the expungement process.
Here at SimpliVerified, we want to give our customers the best pricing and the most accurate information, because we know how expensive the hiring process can be and we want you to be able to make an informed decision about your new hire.
