| When it comes to the hiring process of | | | | driving to the court house. |
| employees for your business, few things are as | | | | You're a business owner, not a business legal |
| important as employment criminal background | | | | attorney, don't try and make business and criminal |
| checks. Whether you're running a background | | | | law one of your expertise, trust me on this |
| check on your employees to fall in line with the | | | | one...spend the $20 or $30 for an online service |
| hiring laws of your state, or you just want to | | | | that's specific to your state, it will save you tons |
| make sure you're hiring someone safe, and | | | | over time and protect your assets! |
| honest...it's important that you understand 3 | | | | Then there are the whole 3rd party services that |
| important concepts before you go about the | | | | are meant for big corporations like Wal-Mart, |
| process. | | | | Macy's & Microsoft, not a much smaller |
| I'm handing down the experience that I had to | | | | business or contractor. These huge 3rd party |
| learn the hard with some of my recent | | | | services carry huge overhead costs for any |
| employees. Please read closely and thoroughly so | | | | business, but are simply not needed for smaller |
| that you can make sure you don't make the | | | | operations, these services are meant for huge |
| same mistakes I made during the hiring process | | | | corporations with many employees and constant |
| that cost me a little over $400,000 within 2 | | | | hiring that is taking place...why bite deep into your |
| months! | | | | profits for something that your business doesn't |
| 3 tips that will keep you from making the same | | | | need? |
| mistakes I made: | | | | An online criminal records search service is not |
| Tip # 1 - When going about the hiring process for | | | | only much simpler to use, but is far more cost |
| employees, MAKE SURE that you get a criminal | | | | effective for your business. Most of these online |
| background check on the employee (s) that you | | | | records services usually have two options, a one |
| wish to hire, or wish to move on further in the | | | | time use option, or for just something like $10 |
| hiring process. This might seen like a "duh" to | | | | more you can get 5 or so years of ongoing |
| most business owners and operators, however | | | | searches and records. This is a VERY cost |
| there are some very important catches here that | | | | effective, legal, and safe way to get your criminal |
| you need to understand, or you might end up | | | | background checks done properly. |
| paying through your teeth for years to come. | | | | Tip # 3 - This is of course the most important |
| First of all, most states require a criminal | | | | advice that I can possibly give you...GET AN |
| background check on all your employees for | | | | EMPLOYMENT CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK |
| certain types of work that they will be doing. | | | | DONE for all current and new hire employees for |
| However, the similarities between a lot of states | | | | your business. I can not stress this strongly |
| most of the time stop right there. This was thing | | | | enough! I made the mistake on all three of these |
| that I very quickly realized as soon as I had | | | | points, and I paid for it dearly (almost leading my |
| attorneys coming to my door. | | | | business to bankruptcy). |
| Most state business practice laws are rather | | | | First, I didn't run proper background checks on |
| different, and while one state might require one | | | | my first couple of employees and tried to cut |
| certain type of background check, another state | | | | costs by doing it all myself in the court house, of |
| might require a whole different set of information | | | | course because I went about it this way, I missed |
| and different kinds of checks. For example, for | | | | very important information and lacked proper |
| some particular jobs that usually include lots of | | | | documentation for the future. Then as I had to |
| financial transactions, a credit check along with | | | | go through more new hires, I decided to cut |
| license checks are required. | | | | more corners; for some I just ran a quick search |
| The point here is to make sure that when you | | | | not specific to my state, and for others I just |
| conduct a criminal background check, that you | | | | avoided running a criminal background check on |
| conduct the search with a service that's specific | | | | entirely. |
| with your state, so if your using an online service | | | | So when I was presented with a lawsuit that |
| (which are much cheaper, and just as effective | | | | could have been completely avoided if I had just |
| as 3rd parties) to check your new hires criminal | | | | run every criminal background check properly for |
| record, make sure that the service isn't just | | | | every one of my employees, it became |
| some nationwide records service, but SPECIFIC | | | | extremely clear to me that I could have avoided |
| TO THE STATE your operating in. | | | | this problem all together. Please, please, please...get |
| Note: There is an added benefit by using an online | | | | your employee criminal background checks done |
| service that is specific to the laws of your state. | | | | the proper way! |
| When you use a more relevant service that is | | | | Today, I have my business back on track and |
| based around your states records, then you will | | | | those hard times are nothing more then bad |
| almost always receive more in depth and highly | | | | memories, but I make darn sure that I never |
| relevant information. | | | | forget about the mistakes I made, and I pass this |
| Tip # 2 - Use an online records service, not a 3rd | | | | information along to as many other new and |
| party, and do NOT just go down to the court | | | | experienced business owners I come across. I |
| house. This one mistake cost me a lot of money | | | | only hope that it's not too late for you, and you |
| in the long run. You see, all criminal records are | | | | can still do things right before you run into any |
| free and public information, however that does | | | | real legal snags. |
| not mean that you as an individual will get quick | | | | ** If you have already hired employees without a |
| and easy access to the information, and that you | | | | proper background check, it is still not too late to |
| will be able to compile all the information yourself | | | | cover your tracks properly. Get a background |
| in a legal manner. This is the route I took, and by | | | | check done immediately (following these rules) |
| trying to save $20 bucks, I ended up losing | | | | and then if need be, seek advice from an |
| almost half a million. I highly recommend that you | | | | attorney. Actually getting a proper and state |
| DO NOT try to compile criminal background | | | | specific check done ASAP should be the first thing |
| records on an individual by yourself by simply | | | | you do. |