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GObackgrounds.com 1-888-GOBACK-1 | service@GObackgrounds.com Running Time: 4:59 We have uploaded a new video, which is a general overview of the Classic View Client User Account > Home.  We will be adding additional videos on the Client User Account and other important topics realting to the background check or due diligence industry over the next several weeks.    

Unfortunately, Payroll Companies are Now Dabbling in Background Checks

By Greg Haap – Sr. Sales Executive 1-888-GOBACK-1 ext. 82 | gregh@GObackgrounds.com In a world of one-stop shopping, it would seem to make sense that the more products and services a company can provide under one roof, the better off the consumer would be.  However, when it comes to liability, productivity, and quality of potential employees, this couldn’t be further from the truth. Just look to embattled CEO Vakrim Pandit and his untenable “supermarket” financial business model for Citi. After a stock slide from $23.50 to $0.97, Pandit has finally realized he could not be all things to all people (...)

FTC Red Flag Rule: Do-It-Yourself Identity Theft Prevention for Your Business

By Patrick K. Collard – Managing Member & Corporate Investigator 1-888-GOBACK-1 ext. 83 | patrickc@GObackgrounds.com FTC Red Flag Rule: The FTC has provided a very simply outline as to protecting your business against identity theft.  The ruling was supposed to go into effect August 1, 2009, but since has been extended to November 1, 2009. Download: FTC Outline

The Best Way to Conduct a Criminal Background Check.

By Patrick K. Collard – Managing Member & Corporate Investigator 1-888-GOBACK-1 ext. 83 | patrickc@GObackgrounds.com There are many factors that go into getting the best criminal background check for the money.  As an investigator I typically like to employ a “layering” effect when building a criminal background check for a client.  A layering effect is composed of three distinct and unique searches.  A County Criminal, an instant Single State Criminal and a Federal Criminal comprise the structure of the layering effect.  As you can see, I’m working from the smallest jurisdiction to the largest.  County, State and Federal (...)

When is it safe to hire someone with a criminal record?

Carnegie Mellon University researchers have created a model for providing empirical evidence on when an ex-convict has been “clean” long enough to be considered “redeemed” for employment purposes. The new study estimates that after five years of staying clean an individual with a criminal record is of no greater risk of committing another crime than other individuals of the same age. The research comes at a time when President Barack Obama’s crime agenda includes breaking down employment barriers for people who have a prior criminal record, but who have stayed clean since their earlier offense. “In the past, employers had (...)