What Information Can Employers Gain from Employee Background Checks?

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What Information Can Employers Gain from Employee
Background Checks?
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• Employee background checks should be carried out
  by all employers, irrespective of the size and
  nature of their business, and using a third party
  to help navigate and control this, is usually
  beneficial.
• If youve recently started a business and are
  about to begin recruiting employees, you might be
  keen to learn more about the process behind
  employee background checks and what exactly is
  involved.

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• What is an employee background check defined as,
  and who sets the standard for them?
• The standards for screening candidates for
  employment are set by the Fair Credit Reporting
  Act (FCRA), who define a background check as a
  consumer report. Employers must notify all
  candidates in writing before getting a consumer
  report or running a credit check on them for
  employment purposes, and in some states, what an
  employer can check may be restricted.

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• Verifying employment history
• Employment history includes all of the companies
  an employment candidate has worked for, their job
  titles, employment dates and salary earned.
• Employers may conduct an employment history
  verification to confirm that the information
  provided on a candidates resume or application,
  is accurate, and is different from a background
  check.

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• Verifying education
• The educational history of a job candidate
  includes the schools and colleges they attended,
  along with any professional accreditations they
  might have. As anemployer, you may also wish to
  check the dates they attended each institution.
• Credit checks
• Credit checks are being run on job applicants
  with increasing frequency nowadays, and the
  information contained within them can help
  employers determine a candidates suitability for
  a particular role, particularly if theyre
  involved in the financial sector.

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• What other information can employers seek?
• Background checks dont always provide employers
  with all the information they need, in which case
  you can request further details using the checks
  and tests listed below
• Criminal record checks
• Its best to seek guidance from a third party
  professional in your state of residence if
  wanting to carry out criminal record checks on
  job applicants, as the laws governing this may
  differ.

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• Drug and alcohol tests
• If hiring a candidate hinges upon them passing a
  drug test and screening, youll want to make sure
  that youre following all of the rules and
  guidance in your state for carrying this out. The
  best way of getting this done efficiently and
  within the confines of the law, is to outsource
  it to a professional payroll provider.

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• Eligibility to work in the U.S.
• As an employer, youre entitled to ask potential
  employees to prove their legal right to work in
  the U.S., and in fact, the government demands
  that you verify the identity and eligibility to
  work, of all new employees. This information can
  be ascertained using an Employment Eligibility
  Verification form (Form I-9), which you must have
  candidates complete, before filing it away.
• References
• Employers are legally permitted to be truthful
  about a former employee when it comes to
  references, contrary to popular belief, and are
  within their rights to report any bad behavior or
  negative traits to other potential employers.

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• Employee background checks are an important part
  of the screening process for employers, but
  staying within the confines of the law (which can
  vary from state to state) can be a bit of a
  minefield. To avoid any potential problems while
  still getting all the information you need about
  job applicants, try outsourcing your requirements
  to a payroll provider, and get reliable results,
  every time.
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