Doing a Background Check Right the First Time...

As a former Special Agent with the Department of Homeland Security, Secret Service, I conducted many background checks which were used to issue Top Secret Clearances to applicants, Special Agent 5 year updates, and political appointees. These background checks were very tenuous and required that ever fact about an individual be examined. These investigations required that the investigating agent personally follow up on each aspect and lead. All verifications were done in person, all references were interviewed in person, and all documents were retrieved in person…no emails, faxes, or telephone calls. These reports were then organized into a profile and if the individual met the criteria the appropriate clearance was issued.

 

At C3 Intelligence we give our background the same level of professional attention. Our County Criminal searches are done by hand at the courthouse; we do not use databases or automated systems. A representative of our company will personally go the court house and review the records. If there is a record the court docket will be obtained and reviewed for accuracy. Only after the records are researched by hand will it then be reported to our clients. 

 

There are many companies who sell instant background searches, beware of this type service. These are databases compiled by companies who do not verify or guarantee the accuracy of any of the information they provide. There is a great chance that any information you receive instantly through a database search is inaccurate and incorrect. This puts the requesting company in a bad position to make hiring decisions. What company wants inaccurate and unverified information to make critical decisions? When you consider the danger of Negligent Hiring Lawsuits as well as the potential loss through employee theft and poor retention it makes no sense to take the risk. 

 

When you submit a background check through C3 it will be completed and reviewed by my personally trained staff. The information is obtained first hand and placed in a readable format for our clients. We only report what we find, there is no guess work involved, it’s either there or it isn’t. Our clients don’t have to guess or take any risk with their new hires. We take all of the guess work out of the background screening process.