Background Checks & Employee Screening

I am renowned for being very objective when I write about something, so when asked to write about online background checks, it stands to reason that I would turn to one of the large search sites, and put in a search for “online background check.” The returns were positively shocking, as it brought back a possible 68,900,000 possibilities.

All that this points to is that there are apparently millions of groups or people performing online searches for online background checks! Assuming that if even 1/3rd of the results are online scams, that’s 22,737,000 possible scam sites.

If you are searching for an online background check on someone, you are better off relying on your attorney for instance, to have a professional gather together information for you. Chances are that rather than using an online background check, he will personally know of or utilize someone who is a bona fide investigator.

I am not sure if it’s a case of one bad apple spoiling the bunch numerous times, or if there are actually a plethora of scam artists involved in online background checks, but there are so many complaints registered against online background check sites, that one becomes extremely wary of using them. Some sites even have large sites built specifically to complain about one solitary company.

The problem it seems, is if you need a background check and you try to do it online, you have no point of reference for what’s reposted. For instance there have been numerous occurrences of someone doing an online background check on someone who has an intensive rap sheet, only to be told that there are no arrest records on that individual.

Thus, if you intend to use an online background check, it would behoove you to check with the Better Business Bureau, and do an extensive search yourself first by Googling the individual, and also Googling the company you intend to use. You’ll have to be objective if a few bad results show up on the company, as often it’s a matter of plain sour grapes that occasioned the report, but if you receive an avalanche of reports search again!