How to Do a Complete Background Check on a Potential Employee
In order to protect the assets and success of your company, it might be necessary to perform an extensive background check on a potential employee. Some industries do not allow employees to work if they were convicted of a white-collar felony. For example, financial companies usually are not able to hire white-collar criminals. Conducting a background check on potential employees gives you confidence and trust that you hired an employee who will be ethical and maintain the success of your company.
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Obtain the candidate's authorization for a background check. If you conduct a background check without the potential employee knowing, there can be consequences for invading the candidate's privacy. Draft an authorization form that informs the potential employee that you reserve the right to check his criminal background, credit and employment history before or after being hired for the position. Hire an attorney to assist you with drafting this document, or locate templates that already are done for you.
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Obtain the necessary information and conduct an extensive background check on your potential employee. Be sure the candidate offers her full, legal name, addresses she resided at the last five to seven years, two references and job history for the past five years. You also can verify her educational background based on her highest level of education completed. When initially interviewing and processing the candidate's application, it might be necessary to obtain a copy of her driver's license or Social Security card to verify her identity.
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Locate a company that performs background checks for businesses. These companies usually charge a fee per employee or for a group of employees. Make sure you would like to hire your potential employee pending a positive background check since multiple background checks can become expensive. Background check costs range from as little as $12.95 to more than $70 for one employee.
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Inform the potential employee that it can take seven to ten business days before the background check is complete. Depending on the company you have chosen to work with, you might have results within 48 hours, but seven to ten days is the standard amount of time to check employee, school and criminal records. If the employee resides or was born in the same city as the company, the results for the background check might be returned sooner.
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