Fast Background Checks........Nothing Is What It Seems.

Real Time vs. Database Searches - Faster is not necessarily better, especially in this economy where employers have seen an increase in lying on resumes. Nothing is quite what it seems. Not only with your applicants' resumes: also with background screening products.

Screening suppliers may have similar sounding products but this does not mean you are getting a comparable product. The only way to know EXACTLY what you are getting is to request a detailed description from your supplier.

When dealing with database checks be sure to ask for a detailed list of all sources that make up the database and how often these sources feed information into the database. HR professionals need to understand where the "holes" are and what their company's exposure is if they are choosing to run database checks.

TIP: Many databases do not include social security numbers and information is matched to name only. Be sure to ask your supplier how they are validating that the record truly belongs to your applicant, especially if the applicant had a common name.