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Services
We offer a wide array of services to meet our client's screening needs.
Typically, our account implementation team will work with clients to understand their
specific needs and tailor the services accordingly.
Criminal History Check - A criminal history search can
be conducted in a variety of ways depending upon a client's need and uses of the information.
All criminal cases either start in a county court or a Federal District Court.
Cases from the county courts may eventually escalate through the state or even the US Supreme court,
but a record is always available at the county court. Similarly, any case starting in a Federal District
court is available through that court system.
There is no reliable system for a nationwide search. Many quality issues have been raised
around the FBI database, as the undertaking to assimilate data in real-time across all counties is tremendous.
It is not foreseeable if such a reliable system will be available even several years from now.
The best method for a criminal history check is to use the addresses from a
Social Security Trace and then to pull the records from that court system either
via the county or state court system.
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Education Verification - Although many employers
weigh education high on their list of qualifications, the fact is that many applicants falsify their
education records. This verification validates the individual's dates of attendance and degrees obtained.
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Employment Verification - Gaps in employment and job titles are
an easy area for an applicant to substantially enhance their resume, without in their minds, "lying." Fortunately
for the employer, these elements are practical to verify.
Note: Many of our clients also see extensive value in obtaining references from past employers. We offer
this as a separate service as the information is usually only available through a much different process.
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References - To supplement an applicant's perspective of how they performed
in the past, with a supervisor's and or peer perspective, can be very telling of future performance. Some very successful CEO's credit
references with building a strong employee base.
Larry Bossidy (CEO of Honeywell and Allied Signals; Voted CEO of the year in 1998 by Chief Executive magazine) in his book
"Execution - The Discipline of Getting Things Done", identifies the most important job of the CEO
as selecting and appraising people, and identifies calling prior employers for references
as a key component.
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Motor Vehicle Records - Motor vehicle license checks can
suggest a lot about the person you're considering for employment. Maybe they do not have a
criminal record, but have they exhibit reckless behavior that you ought to know about?
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Social Security Trace - A social security trace provides
extensive data about the locations where the individual resided as well as the associated name.
This data is very useful for two purposes.
First, as court records are not centralized in the United States, the list of prior
addresses can be used to determine which specific court systems to check for a criminal history.
Second, the data can be used as validation that the person is who they say they are.
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Credit History - A credit history search provides extensive
information about an applicant's ability to manage his or her finances. Our clients use this
information to make informed judgments about how this person would perform in the work
environment.
There is a lot of
state-level
legislation in this area, which can cause small delays in obtaining these
records, but it may become more prevalent in the future. (Note: Activation of the
Credit History service does require additional one-time due diligence).
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Professional Licenses, Certifications, Exclusion Lists and Sanction Lists
- MeSH can help you assure an individual is in proper standing in their field.
This includes verification that an individual has the license and/or certification they claimed.
Also, in several fields, there are lists that exclude or identify sanctions for individuals, such
as the following:
- Office of Inspector General (OIG) - The United States
Department of Health and Human Services, under Congressional mandate, established a
program to exclude individuals and entities from participating in federally funded
healthcare programs as outlined in the Social Security Act Sections
1128 and
1156. It includes
individuals, while working at facilities that are operated by or financed in whole or in
part by any Federal, State, or local government agency that have been:
- Conviction relating to State Health Care Programs
- Conviction relating to Patient Abuse
- Felony Conviction relating to Health Care Fraud
- Felony Conviction relating to Controlled Substances
- Fraud and Abuse Control Information System (FACIS) -
This service aims to go beyond the OIG search to provide additional screening depth.
- Terrorist Lists (Patriot Act) - The Office of
Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") of the US Department of the Treasury administers and enforces
economic and trade sanctions based on US foreign policy and national security goals against
targeted foreign countries, terrorists, international narcotics traffickers, and those engaged
in activities related to the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
"All US Persons (including individuals and entities) are responsible for ensuring
that they do not undertake a business dealing with an individual or entity on the SDN list.
U.S. persons are: ...Any business organized under U.S. law" per the "Foreign Assets Control
Regulations for the Corporate Registration Industry"
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Sexual Offender Sex-offender
registration and notification programs are designed, in general, to include information
about offenders who have been convicted of a “criminal offense against a victim who is
a minor” or a “sexually violent offense,” as specified in the Jacob Wetterling Crimes
Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Act (“the Wetterling Act”)
– more specifically, information about persons convicted of offenses involving sexual
molestation or sexual exploitation of children, and persons convicted of rape and
rape-like offenses (regardless of the age of the victim),
respectively. 42 U.S.C. § 14071.
Note: This search can also be run on an individual state level, following what
are often referred to as state level "Megan's Law".
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Applicant Data Collection - Depending on our clients
internal processes, our services in interfacing with the applicant might provide additional
value. These services include collecting additional data from the applicants that the recruiter
does not have readily available. Also, it might include informing the applicant of the results of
the background check via our secure website (usually with the recruiter distributing the access information
to the applicant).
Sometimes, our clients don't want to collect some sensitive information like date of birth and
social security number. We can take the order without these fields, and then reach out to the applicant for
the additional information and can mask this in the recruiters view.
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Other Services - Other services include
additional data management we can provide to facilitate workflow for our clients. Also,
we provide services at lower volume including civil and bankruptcy searches, and also
provide private investigation services through a partner. As the field grows, we need
to grow with it, and often how we do this is to maintain the readiness to perform
additional services for our clients.
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