Background checks

[xtc]

Have any of you used American Databank.net to conduct background checks on new hires?

They offer a better price than the firm we are currently using but I am not familiar with them. Considering the personal information we will providing them about propective new hires I want to make sure that they are reputable. The info could easily be used for identity theft.

Any info. you know about them would be appreciated.

[Sean of the Thread]

For American hires?

[xtc]

For Canadian hires.

[Hulkein]

Canada has jobs???

[Sean of the Thread]

Ah sorry I can't help with canadian hires. I'm sorry I forgot what country you were a citizen of this week.

[xtc]

Regardless of country I just want to know if you have dealt with this firm and your experiences. They do US checks as well.

[GOD]

Doesnt Canada have a better business bearu(sp?) like America does? I'd check with them if thats possible, to verify the legitness of the company.

-J

[kookiegod]

Yah know, if your looking for background checks, I am a VP at the biggest company that does them.

Drop me an email and I'd be happy to direct you to a sales rep in our employer services division.

~K

[Alfster]

Big don't mean good

especially when you're talking about women

[kookiegod]

Ok, #1 in most of our biggest segments...

First Advantage Corporation (Nasdaq: FADV) combines industry expertise with information to create products and services that organizations worldwide use to make smarter business decisions. First Advantage is a leading provider of consumer credit information in the mortgage, automotive and subprime markets; business credit information in the transportation industry; lead generation services; motor vehicle record reports; supply chain security consulting; employment background verifications; occupational health services; applicant tracking systems; recruiting solutions; skills and behavioral assessments; business tax consulting services; insurance fraud, corporate and litigation investigations; surveillance; computer forensics; electronic discovery; data recovery; due diligence reporting; resident screening; property management software; renters insurance and consumer location services. First Advantage ranks among the top companies in all of its major business lines. First Advantage is headquartered in St. Petersburg, Fla., and has more than 4,400 employees in offices throughout the United States and abroad. More information about First Advantage can be found at www.FADV.com.

Heh!

~K

[xtc]

Thanks all for your feedback. We had a meeting about this morning and we have decided to stick with the Canadian company that does our checks. I was looking for a cheaper alternative. Our employees didn't like the idea of a US company managing background checks because of the potential that the US Gov. can view the files.

We decided to listen to our people, as the idea of background checks has been a contentious issue for our firm. Many of our people believe it is an invasion of their privacy.

[Sean of the Thread]

Jeez candians are dumb.

[HarmNone]

Canadians aren't alone in the dumb department...

[Keller]

Many of our people believe it is an invasion of their privacy.

Considering our past interactions -- this is fucking funny coming from you.

[ElanthianSiren]

I deleted this becuase this isn't a political thread. :whistle:


-M

[Artha]

I deleted this because it did not have approval from the Ministry of Love.

[ElanthianSiren]

I deleted this because it did not have approval from the Ministry of Love.

hot

[xtc]

Considering our past interactions -- this is fucking funny coming from you.

refresh my memory, what are you making reference to?

[Keller]

We had a debate about legislating against dilation and extraction proceedures. I commented that my mother-in-law, a well-respected OBGYN in Indianapolis, believed they should be legal b/c they are overwhelmingly used as a life-saving techinique for the patient or when the baby will be still-born or die shortly after birth. (as opposed to 1st and 2nd trimester procedures which are overwhelmingly used as a means of birth-control, even through they cannot be described in such gruesome terms and therefore don't have the shock factor to an ignorant public like DX does)

You said I was full of shit and I had no such mother-in-law. I provided the name of the mother-in-law for you to look up. You cut and pasted all of her personal info including her office number and address and proceeded to post it for everyone else to see.

Not that I'm still bitter or anything.

=P

[xtc]

We had a debate about legislating against dilation and extraction proceedures. I commented that my mother-in-law, a well-respected OBGYN in Indianapolis, believed they should be legal b/c they are overwhelmingly used as a life-saving techinique for the patient or when the baby will be still-born or die shortly after birth. (as opposed to 1st and 2nd trimester procedures which are overwhelmingly used as a means of birth-control, even through they cannot be described in such gruesome terms and therefore don't have the shock factor to an ignorant public like DX does)

You said I was full of shit and I had no such mother-in-law. I provided the name of the mother-in-law for you to look up. You cut and pasted all of her personal info including her office number and address and proceeded to post it for everyone else to see.

Not that I'm still bitter or anything.

=P

Ah ok. I said you were full of shit because you said a baby had died in the womb of some patient of your mother-in-law, or a member of your church. You claimed that they couldn't remove it because of the ban on partial birth abortions. I think you admitted you were wrong about this.

I don't remember posting the info. on your mother-in-law. However if I did obviously you provided enough info. on the thread for anyone to have obtained that information. For my part I apologise for posting that info.

[Janarth]

Would that be the same FADV that failed to pick up a criminal convictions on a tenant check? The tentant-to-be was convicted of rape several years prior, and ended up stabbing and raping a little girl [in his building after moving in]. Unfortunatly, she was very cut up but lived :( (I'm not being heartless, it just seems like one of those things where she and the family may have been better off...).

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[xtc]

Would that be the same FADV that failed to go more than five years back for criminal convictions on a tenant check? The tentant-to-be was convicted of rape seven years prior, and ended up stabbing and raping a little girl [in his building after moving in]. Unfortunatly, she was very cut up but lived :( (I'm not being heartless, it just seems like one of those things where she and the family may have been better off...).

[edit]

How horrible! Can you deny tenacy based on a criminal record?

I wonder where these firms like FADV obtain the records from? Court Houses don't seem reliable, as you could have been convicted in another county.

[Janarth]

Most screening/background checks work off public record documents (criminal records from courthouses, phone lists, license databases before they were made private [think Florida, the driver's license database was public record until a few years ago], etc). They aggregate info, tons of it.

Acxiom has data capacity storage that will blow your mind. Enough to give every citizen in the US a unique number that keeps track of their name, address, e-mails and various marketing info, ten times over.

I do believe landlords have the right to deny tenancy based on anythign they want.

Anyway, here is my documentation:

http://www.paed.uscourts.gov/documents/opinions/05D0814P.pdf

That said, the First American group of companies is a certainly reputable, and hiccups happen. But that one wrenched my heart and I guess I'm still a little bitter.

[xtc]

Most screening/background checks work off public record documents (criminal records from courthouses, phone lists, license databases before they were made private [think Florida, the driver's license database was public record until a few years ago], etc). They aggregate info, tons of it.

Acxiom has data capacity storage that will blow your mind. Enough to give every citizen in the US a unique number that keeps track of their name, address, e-mails and various marketing info, ten times over.

I do believe landlords have the right to deny tenancy based on anythign they want.

Anyway, here is my documentation:

http://www.paed.uscourts.gov/documents/opinions/05D0814P.pdf

That said, the First American group of companies is a certainly reputable, and hiccups happen. But that one wrenched my heart and I guess I'm still a little bitter.


How horrible. Perhaps you may want to consider removing that link as it contains personal information.

[Janarth]

How horrible. Perhaps you may want to consider removing that link as it contains personal information.

Are you kidding? There is no personal information there. Send me an u2u if you want to discuss seriously, as it seems like we're the only one who care.