DO YOUR HOMEWORK Eliminate Bad Hires

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DO YOUR HOMEWORKEliminate Bad Hires

• API Services, Inc
• Green Bay, WI
• Natalie Arnold
• [phone]

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Popular Methods

• CIB
• CCAP
• FBI

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Crime Information Bureau

• No Federal Crimes
• No Tribal Court Records
• No Military Records
• Only CONVICTIONS (no arrests)
• No Out-Of-State Records

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CCAP

• No Oversight of Information
• Older Cases Not There
• Difficult Conversion Process
• Portage County
• No Out-Of-State Records

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CCAP

• No Bankruptcy Information
• No Expunged Misdemeanors
• You get what you pay for

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FBI

• Fingerprints
• Big Mistakes
• Digital Ink

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Liability

• Doing what the law requires
• Due Diligence
• If you could have known, you should have known.

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Cost of Bad Hires

• Single Episode of Violence 250,000 (National
  Safe Workplace Institute)
• Termination of Bad Hire 40,000 (US Dept. of
  Labor)

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Two Forms

• Application
• Personal History Form

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The Application

• Residential History since High School
• What if they dont remember?
• City, County, State

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Personal History Form

• For Background Investigation Only
• Age, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
• Criminal History

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Ask the Right Questions

• Arrests?
• Pending charges?
• Military court records?
• Place of birth?
• Alien status?

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Popular Tactic

• Move to another state
• Criminals know many companies do NOT check

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Suggested Screening

• National Social Security Trace
• Residential History 7-10 years
• Aliases, Maiden Names
• State Prison or Mental Hospital
• Deceased
• Terrorist Watch List

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How many people have criminal records?

• 25 of adult population

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Suggested Screening

• Sex Offender Registry
• www.prevent-abuse-now.com/register.htm (Sexual
  offender registry by state)
• 46 of 50 states have central repository
• VT, RI, OR, NV plus D.C.

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Suggested Screening

• Criminal AND Civil Records
• Federal Records Criminal, Civil, Bankruptcy
• Driving Records Good character reference,
  chemical abuse problem

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Suggested Screening

• Education Verification
• 249,000 resumes reviewed (Challenger, Gray
  Christmas)
• 52 had discrepancies
• Education ranked 1
• Institution, Educational Achievement, GPA

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Who Should Be Screened?

• Everyone!
• Employees
• Contracted workers see proof
• Volunteers

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Workers Handling Money

• Credit Reports
• Secretaries, Office Managers, CFOs, COOs, CEOs,
  Administrators
• Debt information
• Federal Records
• Bankruptcies

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What if you find something?

• Meet with applicant
• Ask for explanation
• Call professional for further verification

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In Summary

• Use Many Tools
• National Social Security Trace
• Small Cost to Prevent Big problems

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DO YOUR HOMEWORKEliminate Bad Hires

• API Services
• Natalie Arnold
• [phone]
• Narnold_at_api-inc.com
• www.api-inc.com