Corporate Intelligence Consultants, Inc.

Pre-Employment Screening

Hiring good employees requires that a company or organization has access to accurate and timely data. Pre-employment screening, often known as background checks, delivered by experienced investigators can help human resource managers hire the right person for the job.

Background investigations are crucial to the hiring process. Research shows:

• 53% of job applicants falsify employment applications
  Source: Society for Human Resource Managers
• 11% of job applicants misrepresent why they left a former employer
  Source: Resume Inflation: Two Wrongs May Mean No Rights
• 30% of business failures are due to poor hiring practices
  Source: U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Corporate Intelligence Consultants’ national and international background investigations employ web-based technology, countrywide research of court and municipal records, and personal telephone inquiries. Our experienced investigative team offers customized and thorough pre-employment screening.

Clients can choose from these Pre-Employment Searches:
(mouse over a category for an explanation of each search)

• Past Address HistoryPast Address History
  Using a name and social security number, a past address history search retrieves information where a subject has lived in the past 3 to 10 years. The most effective way of using this tool is to take all the addresses displayed and find out their associated states and counties. Once you have this information, you can begin to run some of the most basic but powerful searches for criminal records; the county and statewide criminal searches.
• County Criminal Record SearchCounty Criminal Record Search
  This is one of the most important tools for uncovering records available. Because law enforcement must report charges resulting from arrests on felonies, misdemeanors and other offenses, the county criminal search is conducted at the county level where a subject is most likely to have any information filed. Corporate Intelligence is one of the few screening companies who use actual researchers who handpick information from courthouses. *Some court fees may apply.
• Civil Records SearchCivil Records Search
  Filed by individuals or corporations against other private parties or corporations. Civil history records provide information about: divorce, product liability suites, violation of civil rights, judgments, nonpayment of goods and other similar cases. These cases are searched per jurisdiction or county and per name. *Some court fees may apply.
• Driving History ReportDriving History Report
  Covers driving records in all fifty states. These reports can include records of: driving while intoxicated, revoked license, accidents, or minor traffic violations. Because driving records are held in state bureaus that have access to all counties in the state and sometimes other states, they can be very useful for general screening purposes.
• Credit ReportCredit Report
  Determines credit history of applicant. This is suggested if the applicant will be handling any money or for middle to top management positions. (A separate FCRA release must be obtained from the applicant to comply with FCRA regulations.)
• Education VerificationEducation Verification
  Confirmation of applicant\'s highest level of education. We will verify institutions, dates, and major areas of study and degree information. Please specify if degree verification concerns a GED.
• Past Employment VerificationPast Employment Verification
  Draws on previous employers knowledge of applicant during the period of employment specified in the application. The information obtained by the interviewer includes, but is not limited to: dates of employment, character, salary, title and performance.
• Reference VerificationReference Verification
  Important for affirming applicant\'s claims of dependability, integrity and character through contact with business and personal references.
• Compensation ReportCompensation Report
  This is a statewide search which provides the injury description, injury date, filing date, compensation amount and compensation time frame if available. This search is not available in all states. An applicant\'s Workers\' Compensation history should be requested after a job offer has been made to the applicant.
• Drug Screening - Hair TestDrug Screening - Hair Test
  Is a hair testing process in which hair specimens are analyzed for illegal drugs. When a drug is ingested, it enters the blood stream and is broken down to a specific metabolite. When a hair sample is screened, both the parent drug and the metabolite are isolated. If the sample screens positive, it is forwarded to the GC/MS laboratory for confirmation. All screens are confirmed using GC/MS. *Photo Identification is required on the day of the testing.
• Sex Offender Database SearchSex Offender Database Search
  Records are pulled from 44 state sex offender registries. Thirty-nine of these states may include a picture of the offender. This search may not contain 100% of the sex offenders in each state.
• Secondary Research DatabaseSecondary Research Database
  This is national search that combines over 205 million records from all 50 states including OFAC(Office of Foreign Asset Control), Interpol, Denied Persons List (Denied from doing business with the U.S. or entry into the U.S.), and State and County Repositories along with Department of Corrections information. This data is gathered directly from the sources listed. The information may not represent 100% of the criminal records from each source.

Improve your profitability by reducing employee turnover, training costs, workers' compensation and medical claims, employee theft, and legal fees.

Let CIC help you hire the right person. CIC's Pre-employment screening practices are FCRA compliant.

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