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3. Background checks is a process of digging and
finding out information on someone’s past and
usually involves compiling and looking up of
commercial records, criminal records as well as
financial records of a company or an organization or
an individual. Employers can request for
employment screening on job candidates who have
made an application on high security jobs in places
like airports, hospitals, government institutions,
financial institutions and schools. Employers check
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4. Depending on the requested information (can be
credit scores, verification of criminal history, and
verification of past employments); these checks can
be very expensive. Unfortunately, background
checks are also used unlawfully for illegal purposes
such as identity theft, employment discriminations
and violation of people’s privacy.
Due to the security reasons, background checks have
become very important in the modern day to day
activities. This makes it important for employers and
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5. The tips and tricks by a leading Private
Investigator in Singapore on employee
background investigations or checks is
therefore, a must-have and must-know for all
prospective clients to these investigators or
detectives.
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6. A hard background check is a hard inquiry that
details information to a creditor but only with your
permission because it involves sensitive information
such as your social security number. Signing a loan
application form is giving permission to the financial
institution to carry out a credit background check on
you (hard inquiry). A hard inquiry is when a creditor
gets a full copy of a lender’s credit score and credit
report. A hard inquiry also shows the name of the
creditor that pulled the credit report. The creditor
usually has access to all the details of a credit report.
Hard inquiries (that forms part of a background
check) have very negative impacts on credit scores.
The more hard inquiries performed on your credit
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7. You can also get denied a loan due to a high
number or frequency of hard enquiries on your
credit. Though the inquiry has some negative
effects, it is not as bad as the impact of late
payments of loans. To avoid the bad marks
(negative image) that come with hard inquiries,
ensure that you give consent for such to take
place only if necessary.
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8. A soft background check is a soft inquiry that
normally takes place when potential employers
carrying out credit background checks on prospective
employees. It also occurs when candidates who apply
for loans are pre-screened by creditors. The process
does not require one’s consent for it to take place. A
soft inquiry can also be when you personally pull
your credit report. In a soft inquiry, not all details of a
credit report are pulled out and it usually shows as an
inquiry and not a credit report pull. Soft inquiries
neither affects credit scores nor have negative effects
on credit reports hence are harmless. It is therefore
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9. A day does not go by without any news of an
employee being so unscrupulous and
committing crimes like selling the company’s
secrets, fraud, stealing merchandise or fraud
for their own benefit. If you are hiring
employees and have had to deal with such
crimes, you can follow the tips and tricks below
from a top investigator to assist you in the
screening process of prospective employees yet
to be hired.
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10. There are various types of private investigators
to choose from. They include insurance
investigators, surveillance investigator,
corporate investigators, domestic and civil
investigators, criminal defense investigators,
skip tracing investigators and background
check investigators. Since you will be
conducting background checks, the right
investigator in this case is the background
check investigator.
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11. There are two main reasons why employers
and firms carry out background checks; for
financial security and personal safety.
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12. Cover page
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Background Information
Introduction
Types of Investigators
Reasons for Background Checks
Chapter1
Tips and Tricks for Clients/Potential Customers
Chapter2
Tips and Tricks for Private Singapore &
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Tips and Tricks for Personal Background
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Chapter4
Background Checks/Screening Tips and Tricks
of Tenants
Chapter5
Effects of Background Checks
Conclusion and Recommendation
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14. Tips and Tricks for Clients/Potential
Customers
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15. Consider pre-screening your prospects through a
head hunter. Despite the fact that pre-screening can
be very costly, it is worth the price especially when
seeking due diligence for sensitive and confidential
matters. Head hunters are professionals who can
verify all details in a resume of an employee yet to be
hired such as education and employment details.
They are in a position to perform or conduct criminal
background checks and contact all employment
references listed in the resume for verification
purposes.
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16. They can also interview the prospective
employees to determine whether their
candidacies are viable and up to the required
standards before letting you have an in house
interview between the company HR manager
and the candidate. They will give you
professional advice concerning the person’s
candidacy.
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17. Use the search engines to find information about
these persons before adding them on to your
payroll. Search engines like Google, Bing and
Yahoo among others have made internet searches
much easier. Searches of the names of the
candidates via web searches could never be
easier than it is already. By pasting their email
addresses on Google’s search bar and social
networking search bars, you will be able to find
so much information about the person than you
could have ever wanted. With the information
you get, if you research well, you can easily know
the kind of person you are dealing with.
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18. For computer geeks who are geniuses in web
research, it is possible to find information that
is pertinent enough to aid you in decision
making. Professional background checks are
much better for information that is accurate to
verify your findings as well as a thorough and
proper investigation.
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19. Ensure that you perform credit checks on your
prospects so as to get background checks that
are thoroughly done. If the job to be filled is a,
banking job, find out how responsible the
employee is with his/her money. An employee
who is found with any previous record of
bankruptcy, various delinquencies or charge-
offs must be seen as a dishonest. With the poor
world economy, you might also want to check
on the person’s credit score and do not hesitate
to ask them for this. They would have no
reason refusing if they are really honest.
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20. You also have to hire a detective who is a professional
and experienced to do the background checks
thoroughly. These background checks will save you a
lot of agony in the future for having employed a
wrong person like criminal or potential lawsuits from
customers. The checks will not only save you from
costly litigation but also from situations that are very
disastrous. Though investigations can be customized
to suit individual customer needs, the screening
process usually comprise of the following checks:
motor vehicle records, criminal records, verification of
education,
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21. civil records, comprehensive media and
internet research, verification of the accuracy of
resume provided and previous employment
places as well as identification and
confirmation of important details given such as
date of birth, name, addresses, social security
number and residency or citizenship. An
investigator will play a great role in the
screening process, so you just want to hire the
best and right investigator for the job
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22. Ensure that you search for a good investigator
as if he was going to handle your most
valuable and secretive (confidential)
information. To protect any information that
you will disclose, get the investigator to sign an
agreement of confidentiality.
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23. It is important to verify references from your
potential investigator. Request only references
that are reputable and be sure to contact them.
This will let you get critical information about
the investigator that will help in deciding
whether he/she is appropriate for the job.
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24. Apart from checking and contacting reputable
references, you must verify your potential
investigator’s credentials. You can do this by
requesting to see their license which you must
verify to be genuine. People are not always
what they seem or say to be. You can also
check and verify with your country’s registrar
to confirm whether the company is registered
or not.
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25. An investigator who is an ex-law enforcement officer
is extensively trained in legal and investigative
matters hence most suitable for an investigative job.
This gives him an advantage over investigators with
no similar backgrounds thus has invaluable
experience and has definitely networked over the
years to make significant contacts. The investigator
having had a position in government that involves
initial background checks that are normally very
vigorous makes him have a good background since
he/she already passed the one conducted by the
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26. The private investigative industry is not like a
computer’s GIGO or the retail industry where
you get what you pay for. Skills, patience and
time are what it takes an investigator to get a
job done and there are no promising or
definitive results in this industry. Therefore, be
wary of any investigator who is promising
guaranteed results for their services.
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27. Good investigators and firms have so much
information available about them for their
potential customers. After successfully doing
what should be done such as searches and
background checks, you will be either
confident or have doubts about the investigator
in question. In this case, you just have to trust
and follow your instincts. If you have so much
confidence in the investigator then go ahead
and hire him/her otherwise, do not. Your
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28. You must ensure that your investigator is
insured so that you can be covered in case you
hire him. Request for a copy of the
investigator’s insurance policy, check for any
limits and whether the policy covers the
duration of investigation of your case. You
must confirm and ensure that you are covered.
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29. You must know the investigator’s capabilities
and limits. Is he flexible and open to take up
any additional tasks that might come up and
lengthen the initial duration? It is good to hire
a flexible investigator because you do not what
might come up in the future
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30. Before you do a background check on anyone,
you have their permission to do so otherwise
you will be breaking the law. As an employer,
you can include a part in the job application for
applicant to sign. This will be an automatic
consent from the candidate. By signing the
application form, it means the candidate agrees
and hence gives you the consent to carry out
the background check.
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31. You must carry out a background check that is
relevant to the vacant position. Checking
records that are not relevant to the job is
considered invasions of the person’s privacy.
You need to determine what relevant aspects
need to be checked on the candidate’s
background.
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32. It is not always necessary to check on a
candidate’s credit reports for hiring processes.
Do it only if necessary because if you do not
employ them, they could take you to court and
obviously would win. Some countries also do
not allow potential employers to have access to
their candidate’s credit reports. It just depends
on where you are.
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33. To know whether the candidate has a police
record, you can visit your local police
department where you will be required to fill a
form for information request. You will also be
expected to pay a nominal fee.
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34. If you want to know whether the person has
prison records, you can browse through your
country’s prison website. These websites have
databases online with records of all the people
who have ever been imprisoned. You can also
visit the specific prison in person and request
for the information or use penitentiary
websites.
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35. Find a background investigator or firm that offers
services to a very large area. The right investigator
should have access to consumer record and national
court as well as those found in your country or area.
The investigator or firm you choose must be familiar
with the employment field and must have experience
in the same field to prove that they can do it. Firms
that offer a comprehensive cover usually offer a
range of services that includes professional
verifications, criminal and personal background
checks, check references as well as educational
certifications. Even if you are looking for one of the
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36. A good firm has a high level of expertise with
knowledge of laws that govern the use of
private information. The firm’s compliance
should be along these lines as well. They
should also be in a position to advise you on
the best way to handle candidates’ personal
and private information that is collected and
handed to you.
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37. You must only go for firms and investigators
who are accredited to offer the services. Prior
to accreditation, firms are usually verified for
compliance in areas such as client education,
services standards, consumer protection,
product standards, legal compliance and
general business practices. An accredited firm
has passed all these verifications and can offer
high standard services.
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38. The only way to get answers is by asking suitable
questions to a potential investigator. Some of the
questions that you can ask are as follows:
Can you guarantee confidentiality and if yes, how do
it?
How will you give me a report that is full?
What kind of reports should I expect given this kind
of job?
Why should I hire you when I can use a free database
search website that can provide the records or
information that I need?
What does the screening laws of my country say/
What does a background check &entail according to
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yes, how do you ensure that what you provide is
accurate?
Do you provide personalized customer service to
each client?
How do I inform a candidate of some information I
have found out that is not good?
How long does it take you to do a background
check?
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40. Tips and Tricks for Private
Investigators
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41. Before you start investigations, ensure that you
have all the information that you need for the
job. The basic information that you will
definitely need is date of birth, full name and a
country or state where the person lived in
before. Knowing the person’s full name is very
critical especially if they have a common name
that is shared by many people. A lot of
elimination is involved in this process while
trying to identify the right person among a list
of people with similar or almost similar names.
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42. It is best to start searches in places that are well
known such as looking through documents in
the judicial websites. You can come across
some civil proceedings and court cases that will
assist you to focus only on one area. You could
discover more information from these
documents such as names of relatives or even a
possible address.
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43. The National Sex Offender Registry is another
important place to check out. It has an updated
database of sexual offenders' records and they
are required to update where they reside every
year. You can also get to know whether the
person has updated his residence or not.
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44. After you have got information that you think
is enough, find a background check database
and subscribe to it. This is a good place because
it has compiled data hence a central place to
conduct research.
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45. It is important that you talk to some of your
clients who were happy with the service you
offered them to act as your references. Keep a
list of at least three references that you can use
in case a potential client requests for references.
These should be clients who are willing to talk
about the good experience they had and
positive results that they got by hiring you.
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46. If the law of your country allows for recording of calls,
then you can do so. Most countries require that if the
conversation involves two people, you must have the
consent of either of the two whereas others require
consent from the two. In case of three or more people
involved in a conversation, you might have to get
consent from all of them. The recordings can be used
later for reference to information talked about. You
can record your calls to references because as one of
the two parties involved, you have the consent to go
ahead and record the conversation.
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47. Whatever the method or technique you use to
carry out background checks, ensure that you
adhere to the country’s law and legal
guidelines that govern them so as to be on the
right side of the government. Doing otherwise
is risking being charged for breaking the law.
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48. It is wise to take note of details of any information
uncovered on a person’s background. This will
ensure that you do not forget or leave out any details
when writing a report for your clients. You can either
use a notebook and pen or your PC to record the
findings.
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49. Ensure that you do not trespass onto property
that is private as this might get you into
trouble. Your safety is paramount so avoid any
activity or behavior that may cause physical
injuries to your body. Do not be too aggressive
in whatever technique that you use because
you may not like retaliations that could result
from it as a countermeasure for self defense. Be
sure to reason well and use ethics for you to
realize a profitable adventure that is fulfilling.
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50. Prepare well for any interview that is planned by
going through the references and resume as a whole
and open it with a general conversation to make the
interviewee feel at ease hence will be able to give you
any relevant information you are looking for. They
will also be more comfortable to answer hard
questions. Ensure that you only ask relevant
questions that will help you get the right
information. You should also direct the interview to
the right course of conversation.
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51. For you to pass the investigator test, ensure
that you prepare well and schedule a time to
study. Use the best study techniques available
and get support from your family by telling
ahead that you will be preparing for the exam.
The last minute before you leave for the test,
ensure to carry along your ID card, driving
license as well as the examination fee you are
required to pay. Also ensure that you get
enough rest prior to the test.
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52. Tips and Tricks for Personal
Background Checks
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53. I recommend that you do a basic search of
yourself using search engines like Google and
Yahoo. Google your name by typing it in the
search bar and see what comes up. If your
name is shared by many people expect to find a
long list of search results. Go through them and
if there is any result from a court website, you
better have a look at it especially if you have
never dealt with a court.
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54. Search and browse through a judicial website
that is local to your country or state using the
option for an online case search that is usually
found on most of these websites. This is a good
place to find all if any, law suits where you
were involved or your name was mentioned.
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55. These companies gather and compile various
records in millions from different sources into
one large database for search purposes. The
companies charge a small fee for the services
that they offer and subscription normally last
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56. It has been noted that employers use social networking
sites such as Facebook and Twitter to conduct
background checks. The photos and information that you
post on these social media will tell a lot about you to
your prospective employer. So be very careful when
using these websites. One you post something, you
cannot get rid of it. Even if you delete it, it is not totally
gone as it leaves footprints through which it can be
traced. So, before you click on the post or upload button,
think twice. Ensure that you also use the privacy settings
on your profile to safeguard your account hence yourself.
Social Intelligence Corporation, a new company, runs
through websites on behalf of employers. They search for
negative things that directly points to you which if they
get to find, remains in their database for up to seven
years.
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57. You can also use these websites to create great
professional profiles so that when an employer
checks it out during a background check, they
would definitely give you the job. If you
manage your profiles well and use the security
and privacy settings to the maximum, you can
be sure that things can work out to your
advantage and land yourself the job. Doing so
also ensures that you do not lose your job as so
many people have lost their jobs due to
pictures and message postings on their social
media accounts or profiles.
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58. Background Checks/Screening Tips
and Tricks of Tenants
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59. You have to ask the potential tenant to tell you
why they are interested in your facility and not
any other. They should also explain why they
are moving out of their current rental. The
reasons should be positive and reasonable,
otherwise do not consider renting your house
or apartment to this prospective tenant as you
risk going through the same thing that her
current landlord or landlady is subjected to.
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60. The potential tenant must tell you the number
of people who will be living with him/her and
the duration of their stay. The longer the
duration the tenant will be staying the better
unless your rentals target tourist who usually
stay for a short duration of time. This will also
help to know when there are strangers around
your rentals.
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61. You should also ask the prospective tenant of their
workplace. Find out whether it is close or far from
the rentals and the duration of time they have
worked for their employer. This is just a way of
getting to know the tenant and their source of
income. Note the way the questions you ask are
answered. You will be able to tell what kind of a
person will be renting your house as well as whether
the person is being honest or not. You can also collect
these kinds of information using your real estate
application form. The tenants will fill in their details
and you will have the chance to go through them one
by one, in case you receive Singapore & applications.
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62. Ensure that when you are show casing your property
or house to the tenant, you are keen to note things
about this person. Their walking style, how they
dress and even the type of car they come in. for you
to save time and energy; you can have all the
prospective tenants together when showing your
house or property. This will ensure that you do not
repeat the same things to different clients as you will
have them under one group to do one presentation.
Give application forms only to your desired potential
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63. Your application form should have text boxes for
rental history( both previous and current one),
full identification details( such as ID, driving
license or social security), employment details
(both current and previous positions and
employer), full identification details of other
occupants who will be staying with you, details
of family members and friends, credit
information( should include details of financing
vehicles, credit references and bank details) as
well as permission to allow you do a background
check on the tenant to confirm that all the details
given are genuine.
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64. Verify all details provided in the application form
and use phone directories to verify phone numbers.
When done, rate every application and choose the
best application of the tenant to occupy your house
or apartment. Record all the conversations between
you and your potential tenants, which you can attach
to their application forms. It should include the
theme, date and time of conversation for future
reference. Some tenants might think that they were
not selected due to discrimination; hence it is
important to explain to all tenants whose
applications did not go through& why they did not
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65. During the tenant’s background check, ensure
that you hire a qualified and experienced
background investigator to do the credit
checks. A potential tenant with a good credit
background will not give you problems with
payment of rent.
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66. To ensure that your tenants pay rent on time,
encourage them to use only direct debit order.
You can say that you only accept payments
through debit orders. This will ensure that the
tenant does not attempt to use any other
method to pay the rent.
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67. Regularly visit the property to check on any
damages, violation of rental rights and rules as well
as the occupants or tenants themselves. This will also
help to build a good relationship between you and
your tenants that is based on trust. Your tenants will
get the chance to tell you what problems they have
and what needs maintenance. Furthermore, when
they know that you always visit, they will always try
to follow the set rules and avoid damaging property.
You can also be able to tell which tenants are giving
you a headache hence you can evacuate them. A
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68. Doing a tenant reference check will enable you get
vital information on the prospective tenant and
ensure that you end up with a good and trustworthy
tenant who is very secure. If you have had bad
experiences with previous tenants, you might think
that good ones do not exist but they do.
These background checks will definitely ensure that
a landlord gets a good tenant who can rent his/her
property for a very long time. Tenants should also
ensure that they sign a lease agreement before
moving in. This agreement will protect both the
tenant and the landlord from each other because
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70. Usually, the person who benefits from these
checks is the one who carries out the
background check such as an employer,
creditor or even landlord.
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71. A background check can include information
on a person’s financial history such as
bankruptcy. The employer can then make
appropriate decisions whether to consider the
person for employment or not. Some laws do
not allow discrimination of those ( prospective
candidates) with filed bankruptcies.
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72. A background check verifies all the information
presented in a candidate’s resume such as the
schools that the candidate attended, certifications
obtained as well as licenses and degrees that are
shown in the resume. Previous work experience is
also verified such as the previous employer, duration
of employment, whether the employer was satisfied
with work done, position held, advancement in
career, salary earned and whether the person really
work for the stated employers.
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73. There are laws that govern criminal background
checks but this varies from place to place and from
country to country or state to state. It is possible to
know if the candidate was arrested for driving under
influence. This information is very important if you
looking for a drivers for your fleet of vehicles. You
can also find information on civil lawsuits, data on
sexual offenses, convictions at county or state levels
as well as alcohol and drug abuse. It is not possible to
gain access to information that is more than seven
years old.
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74. A background check reveals information about a
candidate that is enough to tell whether they are
genuine or not. It verifies the person’s social security
number and it is also possible for the employer to
know the candidate’s citizenship. With this
information, the employer can also know if the
person is allowed to work in the country in case they
are immigrants.
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75. Despite the financial security and personal safety
benefits of background checks, there are also
problems that might occur as a result. Hence it is
important to consider them when looking into
conducting a background check.
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76. It is very possible for prospective employers to judge
a prospective candidate from a piece of information
that is provided on the background check report.
Due to the piece of questionable information
presented, it is possible for an employer to let go of a
prospect with great potential; may be even the best
candidate among the applicants. It could also be a
case that was dismissed after investigations when the
candidate was found to be innocent but since it still
appears on the report, it is used to judge the
candidate.
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77. It is therefore important for prospective
employers and landlords to scrutinize
background reports well before making a final
decision. They should be wise enough when
doing this because it is the only way they can
get the best candidate among all the applicants.
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78. These are checks that are carried out only
within a certain country or State thus can be
problematic if the candidate has lived in other
states or countries. This kind of check only lets
you get partial information about the
prospective candidate hence conclusions made
from the background report might not
necessarily reflect the person’s past.
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79. It is also possible that the information on a
report provided by a background check
investigator is not as complete as it should be.
There is no guarantee that the information
available about a person’s past is up-to-date. It
is possible that certain information from
companies and government agencies have not
been provided in order to update information
on the person’s history. So many reports of up
to 30% do not provide information that is
complete hence decisions made on such
information does not let an employer choose
the best candidate.
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80. Another con of background checks is the possibility
of information on a submitted report having with
errors. It is possible to post information on the wrong
profile of a person due to mistaken identity such as
similar names or just pure confusion. The candidate
is judged on information that was posted on his
profile by mistake. This will not only lead to the
candidate missing out on a job they qualify for but
also the employer will let go of a suitable candidate.
It is wise for employers to notify the candidate on a
questionable information on the report of their
background check, though this is not always the
case. It can be so bad if a candidate’s application is
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81. Background checks can go for up to two weeks
or more thus it delays the process of hiring
because everything remains standstill until the
check is over.
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82. Background checks are very expensive and the
more details and verifications needed the more
money is spent.
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83. Some people consider background checks to be
very offensive and thus can lead to charges on
discrimination basis as well as lawsuits.
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84. A background checks is not an easy process
and therefore it is important to invest in a
reputable professional who can guarantee you
some sort of preliminary results as well as a
good customer service. As a leading private
investigator in Singapore with more than forty
years of experience, I have tested many
different tips and tricks and these are proven to
work. If you follow them well, you will
succeed with your background checks be it that
you are an investigator or a potential client to a
private investigator.
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85. Investigators should also ensure that before
they sign up for any subscriptions, they have
chosen the best background check service to
use. Employers should not let a prospective
employee rob them when they can prevent that
from happening. You will save a lot of time
and money with these tips and tricks when
used correctly.
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86. Database searches that charge fees are usually
more effective than the free one. This is because
you can find so much information such as status
of sex offenders, the person’s income and value
of his/her home, marriages, bankruptcies,
felonies, divorces, ownership of real estate,
immigration status, information on property, age,
address history, phone numbers relatives as well
as all the information that one can find in the free
databases. If you just want basic information
about a person like maybe who they are
generally, it is best to use the free databases
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87. The best and proven ways to carry out a
background check are outsourcing where you
hire a private investigator in Singapore or use
websites for background checks, references and
personal history(employment, academic and
references), public records(state correctional
and police records), search engines like Bing as
well as social networking sites.
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88. The Author of this eBook is a prominent and
leading private Investigator in Singapore. He has
worked in this industry for so many years and
earned himself a lot of respect, experience and a
good reputation. Though he has retired, he still does
background checks on special requests because he
has resorted to offering consultation services on
background checks to both investigators and their
potential clients. He took his time to write this
eBook because he noted that so many people are
interested in finding information about the tips and
tricks of doing background checks. These people are
looking for information from someone with hands
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