Conducting a comprehensive background screen not only facilitates smart hiring decisions by providing a more complete picture of a candidate, but can significantly help an employer mitigate corporate risk. It also helps organizations gain critical information about a candidate’s character and past history that isn’t always apparent in an interview or application.

ChoicePoint offers a complete array of employment background screening services that can be tailored to meet your needs. Our background screening products include:

Criminal History
ChoicePoint National Criminal File
Identity Verification
Motor Vehicle Records
Education Verification
Employment History
Esteem®

Criminal History
This search is recommended for all applicants. Felonies, misdemeanors or both can be searched on a county, state and federal level. These records are consistently updated and continuously monitored for accuracy. The following items are covered in a record search: subject name, date of search, search period, type of record, the court's jurisdiction and location, applicable charges, case number and final disposition.

ChoicePoint National Criminal File
ChoicePoint National Criminal File searches multiple criminal record sources, including fugitive files, state and county criminal record repositories, ChoicePoint proprietary record information, prison parole and release files and public records from other state agencies. Most results are available in seconds and all information is Fair Credit Reporting Act-compliant.

Identity Verification
Our Social Security number verification search provides warnings if a specific Social Security number may never have been issued, may have been issued to a person who has been reported deceased, or is currently being used by other individuals.

Motor Vehicle Records (MVRs)
We provide more than 100 million motor vehicle records annually. ChoicePoint's direct connection with most state DMVs translates into a quick turnaround time for our clients. All motor vehicle records obtained through the ChoicePoint system have a user-friendly, readable format that interprets the various state codes and provides a report that is uniform across all states.

Education Verification
ChoicePoint verifies education by making direct inquiries to educational institutions concerning dates of attendance, date of graduation or award, type of degree, fields of study and grade point average.

Employment History
Verification of previous employment is obtained through contact with an individual’s former and/or current supervisor or a company’s human resources department. This verification report may include various job-related details, such as name(s) of previous employer(s), dates employed, job title(s), job performance, reasons for leaving and eligibility for rehire.

Esteem®
Esteem is a theft database used by members to supplement their background check process. Esteem searches can help verify whether a job candidate or current employee has been dismissed by a prior employer because to theft, prosecuted for shoplifting, acquired a criminal record, or submitted false Social Security numbers for employment purposes.

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