CR Background Screening Solutions
Critical Research, Inc., provides Background Screening Solutions from a “best practices” approach utilizing our unique web-based 24/7 solution so our clients have up to the minute access to the progress on each screening.
Fast, efficient and accurate, we give you the tools so that your organization can make educated decision on critical hiring decisions. We provide custom solutions that meet your needs and want to be a long term partner helping you achieve success.
Risk Mitigation is the goal when helping our clients discover the truth. Background Screening is essential in the world we live in and accepted as a standard practice in every industry.
Clarity, experience, and best practices give our clients the comfort they are utilizing the best solutions for hiring decisions. We go further than just providing information and help educate our clients as changes occur within our industry. We are actively involved with a national and global association within the background screening industry and actively interact with law firms who specialize in employment law.
Critical Research, inc. utilizes in-house and external resources to ensure the best available services are being utilized. We partner with the only ISO 9001 vendor to utilize a best in class network of over 1500 court researchers across the country. Many background screening companies have no idea who or what they are getting court records from. Smith and Carson have worked with some of the largest organizations in the country to deliver mission critical intelligence services that just couldn’t be trusted to any organization.
What makes Critical Research Different?
· Over 31 years in the industry
· Custom tailored client solutions
· Best Practices approach
· ISSO 9001 vendor
· Best in class 24/7 web-based order/entry
· National association resources and industry change monitoring
· Employment law firms and council availability
· Veterans from the industry who helped start, organized and serve on the boards
of the background screening industry association
· Education
· Clarity and Partnering approach to business
· Best in class customer service
Why should you choose Critical Research for your Background Screening Solutions?
· Services are available for any need
· No long term commitment because we’re confident with our services
· Using Critical Research, inc.
· Gives you comfort in knowing that you are utilizing the best solutions by
utilizing a best practices approach.
· We understand that that each client is unique and we listen to understand
what our clients want and deliver on that promise.
· Accuracy are critical and we take every precaution to ensure that information
provided is correct and that information is not overlooked.
· Turnaround time is also critical and we know that you need the information to
make decisions fast. Faster decisions equal faster hiring ability before you look candidates.
· Critical Research, inc. utilizes on-site court house researchers to obtain records,
not just databases as some companies use.
Industry Solutions
Banking & Finance
Education
Healthcare
Hospitality
Gaming
Insurance
Investigative Services
Non-Profit Organizations
Property Management
Retail Services
Staffing Services
Transportation
Government Services
Background Screening Solutions
Your Way, Best Practices We can custom tailor services, resources, and systems to meet the ever growing concern in Human Capital management. Critical Research, Inc. provides what you want, not what we want. Critical Research, Inc. provide flexibility, knowledge, and experience to put a program in place without interrupting your current processes. Fast, Accurate, and Cost Effective.
Critical Research Online 24/7 Web-Based Solution Security
· Multiple T3 connectivity
· Secure HTTP connections throughout network
· Primary Cisco Firewall, via HTTPS, minimum 128 bit encryption
· Secondary Cisco Firewall
· Actively Mirrored database servers for maximum data reliability
· Round the clock data center Monitoring, access logging, photo identification, security cameras, locked rack space
· Strict password enforcement, expiration, and lockout
Criminal Records
Accuracy and detail are critical to successfully screen candidates. Because there is no one stop location to search criminal records its import to be sure the right combination of tools are being utilized to identify past history. We incorporate several tools into the process before we even start looking for criminal records. You can’t depend on your applicant to be honest about past locations and criminal activity. We identify past history and match that to the areas that should be searched for criminal records.
Once we identify where to search, we only utilize the best tested methods, sources, and procedures to initiate searches. When monitor, audit, and implement services from top supplies including the only ISO 9001 compliant researchers. Criminal records are available at county and state levels. Not all state level searches are adequate to use as standalone sources. We will recommend those statewide searches which we believe are solid and county level searches on the remainder. This process can help save your organization thousands of dollars by eliminating unnecessary searches.
SSN Verification (trace)
A must perform search, cost effective and helps reveal history on your applicants. We utilize this tool to find past locations that an applicant may have lived, worked, or has ties too.
Driving Records
Before you toss the keys to your new hire and even after your hire someone you must be sure that each candidate is suitable to be driving on behalf of your company. Driving records give you insight to past driving habits so your company limits liability. Liability includes the applicant, other employees, and the general public! Smart decisions here could reduce your insurance liability.
I-9 Verification
We provide a direct link that instantly checks the e-verify database for right to work requirements. E-verify is a joint Social Security Administration and Home Land Security initiative that verifies that a social security number and the owner of that number have a right to work in the US.. Several states require the use of the e-verify solution and we can make it hassle free without the training required by E-verify.
Credit Reports
Using credit reports as part of the background screening should be used wisely and only when directly related to a job applicants position. Critical Research, Inc., recommends only using credit reports when a candidate will have direct access to assets and venerable valuable resources of your company. Law’s are constantly being changed and challenged in regards to the use of credit reports. We’ll try to keep you informed and up to date as issues change, it’s part or our top notch service and education.
Credit Scores are available for solutions involving tenant screening, credit granting, and other non-employment uses.
Employment Verification
Employment Verifications are critical and sometimes over looked as part of the background screening process. We highly recommend having this process performed by our specialist who know how to identify gaps, inconsistencies, and potential red flags. Information varies from company to company and sometimes requires that we obtain generic information from third party vendors.
Education Verification
Education verification is one of the most common areas applicants commit fraud. Verifying education typically is used to verify the highest education completed. Again, our specialist know what, where, and how to find the information needed for this verification and including identifying the rapidly rising “diploma mill” problem.
Drug Testing
Adopting a drug free environment has many benefits for employers including protecting your employees, customers and the general public. Some companies can lower insurance liability by initiating a plan. We take the pain out of initiating and maintaining this program. We partner with certified, proven vendors to offer a best practices approach that gives your piece of mind, without the hassle. You don’t have to be an expert, because we provide this. We have the ability to offer any level drug testing with Medical Review Services (MRO) included. We make Department of Transportation D(OT) drug testing easy for your regulatory compliance needs, including random testing programs.
Civil Records
Performing civil searches are just another way to really know who the applicant is before you spend thousands of dollars training, trusting, and allowing them to represent your company. Civil records include non-criminal law suits, judgments, liability suits, debts owed, marriage, divorce, and child custody. Civil records can help identify character and give insight to patterns.
Government Services
Critical Research, Inc., is a Smith & Carson Company is a national investigative research firm providing customized solutions for over 31 years, with concentrated practices in the legal, corporate and government sectors.
This GSA contract allows Critical Research to provide services to government agencies as an authorized vendor and expedites the process of obtaining government contracts.
Critical Research offers a host of services to government agencies that allows them to make informed hiring decisions including criminal background checks, substance abuse screening, resume verification services, driving records, sex offender registry searches, credit reports and more.
Screening Consulting
Want a second opinion? We can help by evaluating your current program and by coordinating a best practices program in conjunction with top human resource legal council to make sure your organization has or is exercising due diligence in your screening program.
Employment Verification Outsourcing
Verifying employment for current and past employees is a non-benefiting burden on employers. The time and exposure from this task can be handled outside your company. By utilizing an outside vendor you eliminate the potential human error, save time, and lessen the exposure for a lawsuit from an employee saying to much. This service benefits your employees by providing a fast, more efficient method to verify current and past employment. Employees need timely information for loans, credit, etc, and past employees need their previous status verified for years. Employment Verification Outsourcing can be customized to meet your organizations needs.
Industry Specific and Proprietary Screening Solutions
TargetID
CrimNet
CrimAlert
Medical / MedChekRX
International / GlobalChek
Non-Profit / Safety 1st®
Professional License Verifications
Critical Research, inc. will work with you to verify professional licensure. We will help implement a program for new hires and/or renewing requirements based on your organizations needs.
Database Searches
We access proprietary databases that combine records from several resources such as correction inmate records, arrest records, county municipalities, and a host of other sources to broaden the scope of a background screening program. Sometimes these type searches are misrepresented as “national”, but in fact are really supplemental to a background screening program. The best example of a database might be to compare this with cell phone coverage; there are always exceptions and pockets that are not covered.
Homeland Security and Terrorist Watch List
Federal OFAC identification requirements for certain type of employment require that you take precautions and verify identity against this list.
Other Screening Services
Don’t see the type verification you need? Let us know what it is and we’ll see if its within our scope of services. There are many services that do not particularly fall into one category or another, but may be what you are looking for. Our goal is to custom tailor a solution for you.
Investigative Services
Our parent company, Smith & Carson, has the ability to go beyond traditional employee screening by providing full scope investigations. Information on assets, life style, litigation support, investigations, fraud, due diligence, genealogical research, and more.
Vendor / Contractor Screening
Critical Research, Inc. can tailor a program to screen vendors and personnel that visit your locations or customer locations. This type screening shows your concern for employees and customers as well as potentially preventing exposure from negligent actions. We’ll help you design and manage a program that best suits your needs.
Fast. Accurate.
Cost Effective.
We provide the flexibility, knowledge, and experience to put a program in place without interrupting your current processes. Fast, Accurate and Cost Effective!
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No Cost Evaluation!
We can custom tailor services, resources, and systems to meet the ever growing concerns in human resource management.
Contact us today to arrange a free, no cost evaluation of your current background screening process.
