Pre-Employment Background Checks

Background screening or the process of performing a background check, consists of researching and consolidating a variety of employment, educational, criminal, financial, and other records about an individual or organization for the purpose of evaluating that individual for employment purposes.

In addition to obtaining written consent to conduct a pre-employment background check, you will first collect the applicant’s first, middle and last name, as well as their correct date of birth (DOB), government ID or social security number, and residential addresses from the past 7 years.

Comprehensive pre-employment background checks help confirm or verify immigration status as well as professional and educational backgrounds of applicants. As a leading background check provider, First Advantage has one of the highest verification rates in the industry.

Hold your contingent workforce to the same standards as your employees through pre-employment background checks. Whether they work directly with your organization or come to you through a third party, they represent your organization, often working alongside your employees and interfacing with customers and vendors. With a suite of background check services, you can build confidence that you’re well-represented and that each individual meets your screening standards to help protect the integrity of your business.

Minimize risk that occurs from negative media exposure. Thoroughly vetting those entrusted with corporate information at the highest levels, the Executive Advantage pre-employment background check offers your business:

• A detailed, C-level pre-employment background check before you make a hiring decision.
• Verification of certain aspects of resume credentials and other information not included on resumes, such as civil litigation, negative media searches, and corporate and regulatory histories.

You may not think of social media when you think of background checks for employment, but it’s become more important than ever to consider. Social media searches can provide insights to behaviors and other information to help you make smarter employee promotion decisions, as well as helping you understand whether an applicant will further your mission or detract from progress.

Our partner, FAMA, uses AI (Artificial Intelligence) and configurable search criteria to comb public channels, including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, etc. along with a comprehensive news and web search. Technology-enabled, AI-driven applicant insights.

*Social media searches are FCRA compliant.

In addition to a pre-employment background check, Criminal Records Monitoring supports businesses that want to protect their brands, workplaces, and relationships from risk by providing alerts when an employee or contractor has a reportable criminal record activity after they start working. This provides employers more timely data and the opportunity to initiate intervention or adverse action without having to wait or the next re-screen which may not occur for several months.

Criminal Records Monitoring is ideally suited to monitor positions requiring an additional level of certification – or trust, particularly those in healthcare, education, and financial services, and particularly relevant to transportation and fleet services, alerting employers to reportable motor vehicle violations. Criminal Records Monitoring is FCRA compliant and can be secured as an add-on or standalone service.

You already know high-risk drivers can create financial and reputational liabilities for your business. Imagine not only knowing who those people are, but also receiving violation alerts that allow you to act immediately, without waiting several months—or longer—to take corrective action.

Once you’ve identified those with driving violations, imagine how easy it could be to reduce costs – like insurance premiums and claims, worker’s compensation, and employee turnover. Are you ready to take control?

Supplement your pre-employment background checks.