How to Order Criminal Background Checks

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How to OrderCriminal Background Checks

• Using
• Employment Screening Services, Inc.
• Internet Report Access System

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Employment Screening Services, Inc. IRAS Criminal
Record Ordering

• About ESS
• One of the largest privately owned screening
  services in the U.S.
• Serving over 6000 clients in the US and13
  countries
• Based in Spokane, Washington
• Superior Customer Service
• Able to quickly customize programming to satisfy
  your needs.

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Employment Screening Services, Inc. IRAS Criminal
Record Ordering

• How to order a criminal record
• Our new program works with all browsers
• Log onto https//iras.essclientservices.com

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Employment Screening Services, Inc. IRAS Criminal
Record Ordering
On the right side of the screen under the ESS
logo you will see the Login, enter your username
and password and press Login. Once the system
recognized you, you will get the notice on top of
the screen.
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Record Ordering
On the left side of the toolbar click on Place
Orders then click on Web Ordering. When you do
this you will get a box asking you to Select and
Account. Click on 01237 Students in Service, then
click Next
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Record Ordering
You are now able to start entering the
information about your applicant. Please be sure
to spell correctly and enter all information
requested. An incorrectly spelled name will
result in additional fees if we need to re-search
the name.
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Record Ordering
You now are ready to select the package needed.
Select the SIS Pkg. then click next.
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Record Ordering
You will now get a screen showing a listing of
the reports that you will get back from ESS.
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Record Ordering
The next screen allows you add additional
searches to your report. Please keep in mind that
these are not pre-authorized so should not be
clicked. Just click Next to continue.
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Record Ordering
On the next screen, place the students SSN and
Date of Birth in the boxes. There is no need
for the Drivers License to be entered, then press
Next.
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Record Ordering
The next page does not pertain to SIS and we are
working on a way to take this out. Please just
click Next to continue.
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Record Ordering
The next screen is for us to know where to order
the criminal search. It is VITAL that you click
on the I choose search locations and that you
enter the city and state where the college or
university is located. Choose and press Next.
If the student will be working in a different
state please click on the Add button and list the
city and state so we can also run a check in that
state.
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Record Ordering
In the event there is anything special we need to
know about this student, please type it here then
press Next.
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Record Ordering
On the next screen, in the Cost Center, please
place the name of your school then click on Next.
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Record Ordering
Since we do not need any documents from you for
this process, please just press Next when you get
to the Document Uploading page.
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Record Ordering
The next page will give you an overview of the
order you are placing. Please review this page
for accuracy. Orders will be placed as ordered so
names spelled incorrectly or wrong addresses
entered may cause additional fees and will more
than likely slow the process down. Once you have
reviewed the order and if everything is correct,
click on the Submit Web Order button..
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Record Ordering
You will then be taken back to the original
screen where you can start the process over for
another student or click on Logout in the upper
Right corner.
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Record Ordering
Once your order is placed, you will receive a
confirmation email letting you know we have
received your order. These notices are sent out
on the hour every hour, so it will not show up
instantly. When your order is completed, you
will receive an email from our office with a copy
of the completed report. This report will be in
PDF format and will be password protected with
the password you gave us on your IRAS
Registration form.
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Record Ordering
If you wish, you can also log into the IRAS and
click on View Reports. This will take you to a
screen that allows you to view all reports you
have ordered. Click on the View Reports button.
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Record Ordering
This screen will give you a listing of all the
students you have submitted orders for. Click on
the name of the student and their report will be
in the screen on the right.
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Record Ordering
The first screen will give you all the details of
the report. The buttons on the top of the
screen will allow you to view the report. The
other buttons will not have any relevance to your
order. To view another order, just click on View
Reports again.
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If at any time you have questions, please contact
our office at 1-800-473-7778 and ask for
Customer Service or you can send an email to
Christie_at_employscreen.com.
Thank you for using Employment Screening
Services, Inc.