Plastics Recruiter - Background Checks On Current Employees

My name is Dan Regovich and I am a Recruiter in the Plastics Industry.

You have hired “John” to work with your company. John has been there a couple of months and is doing a good job and seems to be fitting in well with his coworkers. Soon, rumors start to filter up to your location that John may have some legal troubles going on. Someone tells you that he was arrested this last weekend but doesn’t have any details for you. You do background checks on your employees with a screening firm and decide to call them to see what they can do.

There are a couple of things you need to be aware of before you start another criminal background check. The primary thing to be aware of is your release authorization. Do you use one? If you do, does it indicate on the release that you may conduct additional searches for that person during the course of their employment? If it does not, you may have to get John to sign another release, which could be very awkward for you. If your release does cover continuous background checks, the next thing you want to ask yourself is when did this reported arrest occur? If it was this last weekend, and today is Tuesday, chances are that the courts are not going to have any records of it yet. Keep in mind that a criminal records search is conducted through a court. The court is the reliable souce of information because they have the case details from arrest to conviction and sentencing. If John has only been arrested and has not been to court yet, the court isnt going to have any idea what is going on. Depending on the nature of the crime John was arrested for, the court may not have any information for up to 6 weeks after the arrest.

Dan Regovich - Plastics Recruiter - Formerly with RSI Recruiter Solutions International
AJ Augur Group, LLC
440-357-7600
www.ajaugur.com
dregovich@ajaugur.com

If you use a reliable background screening company, never hesitate to contact them and ask them your questions. Their knowledge and experience can give you some guidance where you will find the information you need.

Plastics Recruiter - Background Checks on Current Employees