Are Your Background Checks Missing Red Flags? Why Third-Party Investigations Matter
When it comes to hiring new employees, most organizations rely on standard background checks. These typically include verifying employment history, running criminal record searches, and confirming education credentials. While these checks are valuable, they often fail to uncover deeper, more nuanced risks-like a history of financial fraud, patterns of domestic abuse, or past involvement in […]
Avoiding the Trap of Romance Scams: Protect Yourself or Loved Ones from Financial Loss
Romance scams have become a global problem, resulting in heartbreak and financial loss. In fact, according to the Federal Trade Commission, consumers lost $1.14 billion to romance scams in 2023. The typical victim lost $4,400—an amount that could completely ruin many emotionally and financially—as scammers employ ever more advanced strategies. Knowledge of these frauds is […]
Why Background Checks in the Manufacturing Industry Are a Must?
In the manufacturing industry, safety is always a top priority. Ensuring workplace safety is critical for protecting workers, minimizing accidents, and creating a productive environment. One essential step in maintaining a safe workplace is conducting thorough background checks on employees. With so many risks involved, it’s important for companies to take every possible measure to […]
The Role of Due Diligence in Hiring and Vendor Selection
Workplace Investigations Can Reveal if Previous Personal Crimes Have Been Committed by Your Employees
When it comes to ensuring safety in the workplace, a big puzzle piece comes with being able to claim peace of mind that your employees can be trusted. In this regard, you’ll want to be confident that any potential new recruit doesn’t have anything untoward lurking in their history. This makes uncovering whether they have […]
The Crucial Role of Private Investigators in Fact-Finding for Promissory Estoppel Investigations
When it comes to business agreements and contracts, it is essential for corporations to gather all available information to support their case when allegations of failure to meet terms arise. Promissory estoppel, a legal doctrine that prevents a party from reneging on a promise, often plays a significant role in such disputes. In these complex […]
What is a Lifestyle Investigation?
In the corporate world, it’s essential for businesses to have a comprehensive understanding of their key personnel, from foremen and managers to executives and board members. This is where lifestyle investigations come into play. A lifestyle investigation is a thorough examination of an individual’s personal and professional life to provide a holistic view of their […]
Reducing Internal Theft with Comprehensive Background Checks
We all like to think that we’re a good judge of character, but when it comes to choosing who to trust with your company’s inventory, intellectual property, and assets, it is always wise to defer to the facts. Today, we live in a world where 90% of all significant thefts from businesses are internal, and […]
How to Equip Your HR Members to Potentially Weed Out Bad Recruitment
Think the humble employee background check is an unnecessary expense? Think again. Because there’s nothing like a spate of bad hires to leave a gaping hole in the finances of your business. With research placing the average cost of a single bad recruitment choice anywhere from $17,000 to $240,000, every organization should have weeding out […]
Renovating? Here’s Why You Should Hire a Private Investigator to Check Out the Candidates
Is a background check for construction workers really necessary? We all like to move through life with faith that the people we encounter are honest and decent Americans. However, we only need cross paths with one bad egg to get burned in a big way, and few professionals gain greater access to our personal or […]