Background Check Employee Screening is Usually Done by a Machine. We understand that you likely don’t want to hear that, but it is the unfortunate way that the industry has developed. If you take the time to think about this, it’s rather scary! For the average employer who relies on background check employee screening services, … Read more

Pre-Employing Screening Criminal Records Database Verification It can often be confusing with the number of online instant background check services to know where “real” records actually come from. Licensed Professional Investigators use data that comes directly from the state, county or local municipality, ensuring accuracy and completeness of what we report to our clients. We … 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

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

Employee background checks are an appropriate and necessary tool for every employer. Simultaneously, the EEOC is also an appropriate and necessary regulatory agency that has a duty to protect us from abusive, prejudicial hiring practices. Of late, the EEOC has been targeting employers who they believe are using employee background checks to discriminate against a … Read more

The reportedly reputable FBI National Background Check failed to discover potentially disqualifying information about Charleston shooter Dylann Roof. See this link for details. The FBI has made an admission that Roof should not have been allowed to purchase the firearm which he used in his rampage.  Now more than ever, we see that the best … Read more

You may see us post on social media about Ban the Box legislation. Cities and counties all across the United States are adopting this new policy, but what is it? The EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission) affirmed removing the question “Have you ever been convicted of a felony?” from job applications. They have endorsed this … Read more