“ Who Could That Be Knocking at My Door” THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO THE BASICS OF BACKGROUND CHECKS

TYPES OF BACKGROUND CHECKS STATE CRIMINAL HISTORY STATE MOTOR VEHICLE REPORT DRUG SCREENING SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER REFERENCE CHECKS LICENSE AND EDUCATION VERIFICATION

STATE CRIMINAL HISTORY

STATE MOTOR VEHICLE REPORT

DRUG SCREENING

SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER

REFERENCE CHECKS

LICENSE AND EDUCATION VERIFICATION

WHY DO BACKGROUND AND CRIMINAL CHECKS?

WHY DO BACKGROUND CHECKS? Protect you and your business Practice DUE DELIGENCE Pre and Post-employment screening Civil Liabilities

Protect you and your business

Practice DUE DELIGENCE

Pre and Post-employment screening

Civil Liabilities

REPOSITORY vs. DATABASE MOST UP-TO-DATE RESEARCHER REVIEWS DATA MOST RELIABLE AND MORE COMPLETE MEETS CRITERIA OF THE FAIR BUSINESS CREDIT ACT OF 2002 NOT ALWAYS UP-TO-DATE COMPUTER MATCHES OF DATA LESS RELIABLE, LESS QUALITY DOES NOT MEET CRITERIA OF THE FBCR ACT OF 2002

MOST UP-TO-DATE

RESEARCHER REVIEWS DATA

MOST RELIABLE AND MORE COMPLETE

MEETS CRITERIA OF THE FAIR BUSINESS CREDIT ACT OF 2002

NOT ALWAYS UP-TO-DATE

COMPUTER MATCHES OF DATA

LESS RELIABLE, LESS QUALITY

DOES NOT MEET CRITERIA OF THE FBCR ACT OF 2002

DRUG AND ALCOHOL SCREENING: 5-PANEL 5-PANEL DOT 7-PANEL 9-PANEL 9-PANEL +ALC

5-PANEL

5-PANEL DOT

7-PANEL

9-PANEL

9-PANEL +ALC

REPORT RETURN TIME NC CRIMINAL - LESS THAN 24 HOURS NC DMV – LESS THAN 24 HOURS OTHER STATES CRIMINAL & DMV – 24 TO 72 HOURS OTHER REPORTS – 24 TO 72 HOURS

NC CRIMINAL - LESS THAN 24 HOURS

NC DMV – LESS THAN 24 HOURS

OTHER STATES CRIMINAL & DMV – 24 TO 72 HOURS

OTHER REPORTS – 24 TO 72 HOURS

REPORT COST GENERALLY, REPORTS ARE PRICED AS A PACKAGE AND VOLUME RATE DIFFERENT STATES HAVE DIFFERENT FEES THUS DIFFERENT PRICES Rule of Thumb : IF PRICE SOUNDS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE, MORE THAN LIKELY, IT IS!

GENERALLY, REPORTS ARE PRICED AS A PACKAGE AND VOLUME RATE

DIFFERENT STATES HAVE DIFFERENT FEES THUS DIFFERENT PRICES

Rule of Thumb : IF PRICE SOUNDS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE, MORE THAN LIKELY, IT IS!

Questions to Ask Your Vendor 1. Where does he/she get the information? 2. How long does it take new information to get into or change in the system? 3. Does the price include assistance of interpreting information? 4. Is the turnaround time and cost of the search made clear at the outset?

1. Where does he/she get the information?

2. How long does it take new information to get into or change in the system?

3. Does the price include assistance of interpreting information?

4. Is the turnaround time and cost of the search made clear at the outset?