Tenants can create physical and financial damage, which is why it is so important to conduct tenant screening on potential renters. The hassle of having a tenant go bad and stiff you several months rent, or even worse, destroy your property is real to anyone who rents property. A proper landlord tenant screening to weed … Read more

Often times thought of as being some of the most trusted employees, each police officer or firefighter must go through a thorough background investigation, often times more in-depth than just about any other type of employee. When it comes to this, a normal background check company that relies only on data to get the job … Read more

Criminal Record Expungement Still Causing Background Check Issues? Licensed Michigan Background Check Investigators Explain Why that Might be Happening In Michigan, like most states, there are ways for prior criminal offenders to have specific records expunged from their backgrounds.  This creates a delicate and tricky situation for everyone involved; the offender, the lawyer they hired … Read more

We often receive questions from clients as to whether we have service packages they can pick from. We are not an online database company, we are real people and investigators looking up searches and providing you with the information you need to make a good decision. We know that each investigation is unique, so rather … Read more

Pre-Employment Screening background checks have different regulations. One of the questions our clients often have is what exactly is the difference between an arrest and a conviction, and what can be reported during employment checks. An arrest is what takes place before being charged with a crime. You can be arrested for a crime, but … Read more

A major search that our clients request is a social security verification. This particular search verifies the information that the applicant provided, ensures they have provided the correct name, and confirms their date of birth. This search also shows if the applicant has ever used a different last name. For example, some females may have … Read more

TOP 4 MISREPRESENTATIONS APPLICANTS USE TO HIDE THE TRUTH DATA DISTORTION WITH THE PURPOSE OF HIDING NEGATIVE BACKGROUND INFORMATION Applicants providing false personal information is nothing new to our industry.  Those applicants entering the background check phase of the hiring process, who know that they have a history that may lead to the denial of … Read more

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in September of 2014, the United States had a 25.3% volunteer rate. That’s an outstanding number of people willing to contribute to their communities! However, like employees, volunteers should be properly screened depending on the tasks they will be involved with.   Volunteers that deal with people with … Read more

At Background Check Central, we understand that the hiring process is multifaceted and countless man hours can be wasted reviewing forms and ensuring proper compliance when making a decision.  One of our goals is to eliminate the added stress of conducting a pre-employment screening and we have partnered with over 100 ATS to streamline the … Read more

In today’s Go to Greg column in the New York Post, a reader asked Greg if they have to submit to a background check as part of applying for a new job. The writer felt that a background check constituted an invasion of privacy. Greg had the correct answer to this often asked question: Yes, … Read more