Employment Background Screening

You are hiring a new employee, and whether they are the mailroom clerk or VP of Operations, they will hold a vital position within your business.  How do you know you can trust them?  Unfortunately, you don’t—according to the Wall Street Journal, more than one third of job applicants’ resumes are inaccurate, contain outright fabrications, or omissions.  Asking the tough questions and double checking your Applicants through a thorough pre-employment screening process is an effective tool to keep those bad apples out of your organization.

Mega Group Online understands that every company has unique needs and we are highly experienced in assisting you in the selection and customization of your pre-employment screening services.  The extent of your pre-employment screening can range from a basic background inquiry consisting of a Social Security Number trace and an on-site County Criminal History search to a comprehensive background investigation conducted on an international level. Mega Group Online’s most popular services are listed below and can be combined to create the perfect package, or packages, to meet your needs.

 

Social Security Number Trace

This search helps eliminate fraudulent Social Security Number use by confirming the provided SSN is valid, as well as furnishing the state and year the SSN was issued.

Mega Group Online’s staff is well trained in discovering “red flags” of potential fraudulent activities, such as death claim filings associated with the Number, aliases and/or other users of the Social Security Number as well as issuances of Social Security Numbers prior to Applicant’s stated Date of Birth.

This search identifies aliases and addresses associated with the Applicant offering cross reference capabilities to information provided on an Applicant’s resume in addition to establishing vital search criteria for further criminal and civil record inquiries.

 

County Criminal Record Search

Countywide ON-SITE search for criminal records, searched in Applicant’s area of residence and/or employment for past 7 years. Records searched include felony and misdemeanor throughout the country’s county courthouses.

 

National Criminal Record Search

A valuable screening product which may uncover convictions in counties not identified in an Applicant’s Social Security Number Trace or Credit History Report. This database search of offense records includes the collection of over 125 million criminal records from nearly 40 states, including state correctional institutions and various state and county court records.

 

Federal District Criminal Record Search

Locates Federal Criminal records nationwide within the United States District Courts, including securities and tax violations, embezzlement, immigration, international or interstate drug crimes and civil rights violations. Records reveal names of involved parties, docket number, filing date and possibly jurisdiction, judge and attorneys.

 

Sexual Offender Registry

Each state maintains an individual sex offender registry database and information available varies from state to state.  A search of a state sexual offender databases will reveal individuals convicted of a sexually violent offenses, sexual offenses, misconduct with a minor, production of child pornography, and other sex related crimes.

 

County Civil Record Search

Countywide ON-SITE search for civil filing records searched in Applicant’s counties of residence and/or employment for past 7 years.

Civil records provide information on non-criminal lawsuits filed by or against an individual or business.

 

Federal District Civil Record Search

Search of Federal District Civil records, which typically involve breach of contract and personal lawsuits. Information provided includes names of parties, docket number, filing date and type, possibly jurisdiction, judge and attorneys.

 

Credit History Search

This comprehensive pre-employment screening credit report determines an Applicant’s responsibility level and can alert you to financial situations that may have an impact on an Applicant’s ethics. Credit History Search is an important indicator for employees with fiduciary or cash handling responsibilities.

Report includes 7 year credit history, current and previous debts, payment history, civil judgments, tax liens, bankruptcies, employer inquiries, employment history, previously utilized addresses and current financial status.

 

Employment Verification

Verifies and cross-analyzes present and past employment supplied on resume, along with position held, dates of employment, ending salary, confirmation of reason for separation and eligibility for re-hire.

 

Professional Reference Interview

Mega Group offers 3 increasingly comprehensive interviews to accommodate a variety of hiring options and to ensure an Applicant’s match and ability to perform a specific position.

Our Standard Interview is an extension of our Employment Verification which verifies and cross-analyzes previous employment listed on resume, along with position held, dates of employment, ending salary, confirmation of reason for separation and eligibility for re-hire. Further, interviewers ask each reference questions regarding the Applicant’s job performance, strengths and areas of improvement along with asking for additional comments.

Mega Group Online’s Expanded Interview is appropriate for Management level positions and includes questions from the Standard Interview along with questions regarding an Applicant’s managerial qualifications and skills as well as character and competency.

The Comprehensive Interview is suited to Executive level positions and in addition to questions from the Expanded Interview includes questions tailored to Executive capabilities.

All interviews are customizable to meet individual client’s needs.

 

Education and Credential Verification

Mega Group verifies dates of enrollment, years accomplished, emphasis of study, degrees received and honors awarded for all levels of education including high school, college, trade and technical institutions.

 

Personal Reference Interview

Mega Group’s experienced interviewers gather information regarding an Applicant’s abilities, character, trustworthiness and strongest/weakest qualities. Personal Reference interviews are customizable to address individual needs and we are happy to ask the questions you want to hear the answers to.

 

Professional License Verification

Ascertains whether Applicant maintains a professional license, and if so in what state license is held, date issued, expiration date, current status, and any reported disciplinary actions.

 

Motor Vehicle Driving Report

Acquires an Applicant’s driving record for the past 3 to 7 years, depending on individual state laws.  Records include name, Date of Birth, as well as license issue and expiration dates. This search further reveals if an Applicant has received moving violations, DUI arrests and convictions and whether restrictions or violations regarding drugs or alcohol have been placed on the license.

 

Additional Services

Many of MGO’s clients utilize one or more of the following specialized services in order to create a background check that successfully reviews an Applicant’s behaviors that are relevant to a given position.

  • Social Security Number Verification
  • Nationwide Criminal Record Search
  • Statewide Criminal Database Search
  • Nationwide Wants and Warrants Search
  • International Terrorist/Denied Persons Search
  • Tax Liens and Judgments Search
  • Bankruptcy Search
  • OIG List of Excluded Parties
  • Department of Transportation Verification
  • Workers Compensation Records
  • Integrity Testing
  • Drug Testing
  • Business Due Diligence
  • Military Record Verification
  • OFAC / Denied Parties

Mega Group Online is also fully accomplished in conducting a full array of background screening services globally as well as a variety of industry specific searches.  If there is ever a service you are interested in—please contact us to discuss your individual needs!