How CrimShield Catches What Instant Background Checks Miss… and Why the Difference Could be Worth Millions to Your Company

For all of their popularity and convenience, standard "instant" background checks do a poor job of keeping criminals – even violent offenders – from working for your company and entering your customers’ homes.

If you didn't realize that instant background checks present problems, you certainly aren't alone. A lot of business owners and executives aren't familiar with the actual process involved in verifying the information that potential employees submit, and instant background check providers aren't eager to tell them what they've been missing.

Here are a few of the most important things you have to know about background checks, and why having the wrong system could be a huge liability for your company:

Even without fraud, instant background checks can miss a lot. It only takes one misspelling, a piece of illegible handwriting, or a transposed number to prevent common background checks from delivering accurate or complete information. That means things have to go virtually perfectly for you to be sure that the person you're hiring is who they say they are. Are you willing to take that chance?

Simple background check systems are easy to fool. Of course, a lot of the errors that affect instant background checks aren't mistakes at all, but the work of convicted criminals who know how to hide their tracks and beat the system. Because instant background checks are automated, you only need a few simple tricks to deliver false results and hide information that might stop you from being hired.

CrimShield introduces common-sense human verification into the process. Because of our long background with employee verification and security, we have developed a system that combines standard background check data with industry expertise and real-world investigation. In other words, our agents personally check the data they are given, and get explanations for holes and discrepancies.

The result is a safer company, and decreased liability in the future. By checking the information that applicants give you in a common-sense way, we give you the peace of mind to know that you aren't hiring convicted felons, violent offenders, and other dangerous personalities for important positions. That means lower liability, less risk of lawsuits, fewer financial losses, and decreased turnover at your company.

Considering that effective background checks don't cost much more than instant ones, and can make such a big difference on the future of your business, shouldn't you make the smart choice? Call or e-mail a member of the CrimShield team today and let us show you how we can help protect your company and your customers with a smarter background check system.