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BACKGROUND CHECKS


EMPLOYMENT BACKGROUND CHECKS

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TOP REASONS EMPLOYERS
CONDUCT BACKGROUND CHECKS

Background checks help you build a team you can trust, while also mitigating
risk and protecting your company’s reputation. Using pre-employment background
screening during your hiring process helps you:

 * Make fair, informed decisions and hire qualified candidates
 * Maintain a safe work environment and protect company assets
 * Protect your organization against liability claims
 * Comply with federal, state, local, and industry regulations




SIMPLER BACKGROUND CHECKS. TRUSTED RESULTS

Building a great team starts with a trusted partner that delivers the easiest
end-to-end pre-employment background check workflow in the industry.

 * Automated Workflows
   GoodHire takes you step-by-step through an intuitive, paperless workflow
 * Simple To Understand
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 * Worry-Free Results
   Advanced data engineering and industry-leading data sources deliver reliable
   results with a dispute rate of <0.1%

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> There’s flexibility there. It wasn’t like, ‘this is our program, like it or
> not.’ If we wanted to adjust something, we could ask the GoodHire team to
> throw some engineering at it and update it the way we wanted it

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S.A.F.E. Management Detroit



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Options include national, state, county and federal criminal database searches.

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Options include upper and lower civil courts, as well as federal.

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Test for the presence of prescription and illicit drugs.

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Verify information provided is true and work experience is sufficient.

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BACKGROUND CHECKS

Employers use background checks to verify a candidate’s work history,
experience, and education, as well as search for any past criminal activity.
Conducting employment background checks helps employers make smarter hiring
decisions as well as mitigate risk to the organization, its workforce and
customers. As an employer, it’s important to ensure your background check
process is consistent, legal, and fair. Let’s take a look at some common
questions about background checks and how to use them in the hiring process.




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 * What is a background check?
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 * What shows up on a background check?
 * How can I get a personal background check?
 * Which compliance laws should I know about?
 * What are the safest and least safe cities in America?
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WHAT IS A BACKGROUND CHECK?

A background check is a process a person or company uses to check a person’s
criminal record, education, employment history, and other past activities in
order to confirm their validity and make informed decisions. Whether you’re
applying for a job, looking for a new apartment, or purchasing a firearm, you
may have to undergo a background check.

GoodHire is an accredited professional background screener and FCRA-compliant
consumer reporting agency (CRA) offering background checks for
employment—employers use our screening services to make informed hiring and
employment decisions about job candidates and employees.


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HOW DO BACKGROUND CHECKS WORK?

Background checks start with verification of an individual’s identity based on
the information they provide, including date of birth and Social Security
number. Then searches are conducted using a variety of public databases and
court records depending on the type of information sought.

In addition to database checks, some searches will require specialists to
manually contact employers and other organizations, such as educational
institutions. To ensure maximum possible accuracy, GoodHire’s team of
specialists manually reviews results with alerts, providing extra assurance that
employers are making decisions based on accurate, legally reportable data.

GoodHire’s process is customer- and candidate-friendly. It uses a user-friendly
digital and mobile-optimized process that includes candidate consent, ongoing
updates and easy access to information for both employers and candidates.

With GoodHire, both employers (HR teams, hiring managers, recruiters) and
candidates receive status updates and full copies of results. A user-friendly
dashboard makes it easy to review and understand results so employers and hiring
managers can make informed decisions. Candidates also have the ability to
dispute any inaccurate information and to append additional information to the
results to provide context or explanation.




WHAT SHOWS UP ON A BACKGROUND CHECK?

A background check can reveal a wide range of information about an employee’s
past relative to their work history, education, criminal history, credit report,
and more. There are many types of checks available, so what shows up on a
background check will vary based on the type of searches an employer chooses to
conduct. The type of background check is often based on the position and the
type of information necessary to make an informed hiring decision. 

What does a background check show? Each type of search uncovers somewhat
different personal background information. It’s important for both employers and
job candidates to understand what kind of information is included in each type
of background check, and how that information can be used. Learn more about
common background check search results below.


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CRIMINAL HISTORY

A pre-employment background check often includes a search of a candidate’s
criminal history. When conducting a criminal background check, employers can
choose to search national, federal, state, and county databases in the United
States, as well as sex offender registries and watchlists, to gain insight into
a candidate’s criminal history. An FBI background check may also be used to
screen candidates for jobs with federal government agencies and companies that
work with and for them. 

Employers and job candidates alike often have questions about background checks,
such as: Do misdemeanors show up on background checks? Do arrests show up on
background checks? Let’s take a closer look.

What shows up on a criminal background check? Criminal background checks will
reveal felony and misdemeanor criminal convictions, any pending criminal cases,
and any history of incarceration as an adult. Arrests pending prosecution may
also be reported, and in some cases, arrests that did not lead to a criminal
conviction may also appear. Records of juvenile convictions and detention that
have been sealed by a court typically do not appear in a criminal background
check. Some states also forbid disclosure of criminal convictions after a
certain period of time.  

Another common question is, do warrants show up on background checks? Open
arrest warrants and bench warrants generally do not appear as records in
background checks. However, once a warrant has been executed, it becomes part of
the candidate’s criminal history, and its existence may be reflected in a
criminal background check. 


EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Do background checks show employment history? A pre-employment screening may
include an employment verification, also called an employment background check.
This search is used to confirm the accuracy of the information provided by a
candidate and ensure their skills and experience are sufficient to meet the
position’s requirements. 

What does an employment background check show? Current or previous employers are
contacted directly to verify the candidate’s employment details, including dates
of employment (start and end dates) and job title(s).


EDUCATION HISTORY

Sometimes referred to as an education background check, an education
verification is used to confirm educational experience at high schools,
universities, colleges, and vocational schools. An education verification
involves contacting the academic institutions provided by the candidate to
verify:

 * Enrollment
 * Dates of attendance
 * Type of degree, of certificate, obtained
 * Major completion status
 * Graduation date


DRIVING RECORD

Reviewing a candidate’s driving records and public safety data may be important
for positions where employees, volunteers, or contractors will operate a motor
vehicle or machinery for business purposes. To maintain safety protocols and
minimize risk, employers may conduct a driving record check, also called a MVR
report. 

This screening searches a state’s department of motor vehicles (or similar
entity) and may include the following information: 

 * Driver’s license status (valid, suspended, expired, etc.)
 * Class (commercial driver’s license, operator, etc.)
 * Felony and misdemeanor convictions (DUI, DWI)
 * Moving violations, suspensions, and restrictions

Employers in regulated industries, such as those with commercial vehicle
drivers, may be required to run pre-employment and annual employee MVR reports
under regulation by the US Department of Transportation. In some states,
safety-sensitive positions such as school bus drivers or ride-hailing services,
may also be required to submit to MVR background checks, both prior to
employment and annually thereafter. 




HOW CAN I GET A PERSONAL BACKGROUND CHECK?

If you’re interested in seeing what employers see when they run your background
check, a GoodHire personal background check can do that for you. There are
several options available, ranging from a “starter” search to a more
comprehensive “standard” package.

For example, you can run a personal background check to see if your name appears
in the nationwide criminal and sex offender databases. You can also do an SSN
trace to see a report of your current and past address history. A more extensive
search will include county criminal court searches based on the SSN trace.

When you order a personal background check, you’ll need to provide basic
personal information, like your name and Social Security number, in order for
the background check provider  to quickly and accurately match you with your
records. Finding out what shows up on your background check report is a great
way to address potential errors that may appear. If you discover and address
potential errors before an employer or sees them, you could save yourself from
missing out on a great opportunity.




WHICH COMPLIANCE LAWS SHOULD I KNOW ABOUT?

All employers conducting background checks need to comply with the federal Fair
Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), follow Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
(EEOC) guidance, and adhere to state and local ban-the-box laws, where
applicable.

The FCRA requires employers to receive permission from candidates to conduct a
background check in writing. The FCRA also has requirements related to adverse
action rules employers must follow if the report reveals information that may
negatively impact the hiring decision.

EEOC guidance seeks to prevent employers from conducting background checks in a
manner that could deny equal opportunity to job applicants in accordance with
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, based on protected categories such as age,
race, color, national origin, sex (including sexual orientation and gender
identity, as the Supreme Court recently ruled), religion, and disability.

Ban-the-box laws emerged in 1998. Hawaii was the first state to pass a law
prohibiting the practice of employers asking job applicants about their criminal
history information until after a conditional offer is made. Since then, a
number of other states have followed, with a focus on removing barriers that
make it difficult for people with criminal records to get jobs.

Compliance laws vary by state; it’s important to be aware of the laws that
impact your company based both on its locations and where employees live.
GoodHire eases the burden of compliance by automating many compliance workflows,
saving you time and giving you confidence that nothing will be missed.




WHAT ARE THE SAFEST AND LEAST SAFE CITIES IN AMERICA?

To help businesses understand their importance and to reveal the cities where
criminal background checks might be more useful to business owners, GoodHire
analyzed the 100 largest cities by population size to uncover the safest and
least safe cities in America.

To do so, GoodHire reviewed FBI Crime Data — property, violent, and society
crime — and ranked each city by its rate of offenses per 1,000 people for each
of the three offense types. GoodHire then assigned a total rank that weighted
crimes against persons and crimes against property at 40% and crimes against
society at 20%. 

The final safety score is a weighted sum of the ranks for the three offense
types. The safest city in America receives the lowest safety score (up to 100)
and the least safe city receives the highest safety score (up to 100). View the
full report.





DISCLAIMER

The resources provided here are for educational purposes only and do not
constitute legal advice. We advise you to consult your own counsel if you have
legal questions related to your specific practices and compliance with
applicable laws.

GoodHire provides simply better employment screening for you and your
candidates.

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