http://articles.ez-backgroundcheck.com/rss.xml A blog about ez-backgroundcheck.com daily 365 1901-01-01T00:00+00:00 http://articles.ez-backgroundcheck.com/?a=36504 <p>by Gregg Hall</p><p>When you hire a nanny you need to make sure that she is the best person for the job. You do not, after all, just want to leave your kids with just anyone. The person should be responsible, likes kids, be able to have fun, and still know when it is time to be serious. <br /><br />A Few Pieces of Advice<br /><br />One of the most important things you do before you hire a nanny is make sure you get at least three references. Make sure you contact all of these references and ask them specific questions about her performance. Ask them if they would hire her again, if they liked how she handled the children, why she left, and any other little bits of information that you can think of. If you can not get a hold of the three references ask for some more references until you talk to three people. <br /><br />Have the nanny fill out an application just like she would have to at any other place of employment. Make sure you get all of the vital information like her birth date, social security number, and other names she may have gone by in the past. Get her college school name and any other schooling she may have had in the past. Ask her to list her last five employers. Make sure that these employers are not from the three references. Also get in contact with these people to see how well she performed at her job there. Get the phone number, address, and name of the previous employer. <br /><br />If you decide to do a background check on her you need to let her know and have her sign a piece of paper authorizing you to do a background check on her. Make sure that you see if she is hesitant to sign the paper. If she is then she might be hiding something from her past. Can you really trust a person who may be hiding something from a person she will be working for? If you do not feel comfortable trusting her around your kids then do not hire her. <br /><br />Check the information that she gave you to her previous places of employment. Make sure that the information matches up correctly. Call the relative and make sure that she is really related to them. If she is not related to them then she is obviously lying to you, and if she feels comfortable lying to you now she will keep on doing and just get more comfortable lying to you in the future. <br /><br />If you find that all of the information checks out with the person but you are still a little leery of hiring her then do not hire her. You need to hire a person that you can trust which your children. Also before you hire the nanny make sure the children are comfortable around her. There is nothing worse than hiring a nanny who if perfect but the children do not like her. If the children do not like her than they are not going to listen to her very well. So make sure that the children like her that way you will get respect from both the nanny and your children.</p><h3 class="popup">About the Author </h3><p>Gregg Hall is an author living in Navarre Beach Florida. Find more about this as background check at <a href="http://www.ez-backgroundcheck.com/">http://www.ez-backgroundcheck.com</a></p> 2006-11-24T17:52-05:00 http://articles.ez-backgroundcheck.com/?a=36503 <p>by Gregg Hall</p><p>A background check can be used for many different purposes. It can be used for employment, references, obtaining classified information, or obtaining top secret bits and pieces of information. You want to make sure that you have a good clean background so that you will not have to worry about that being the reason why you did not get the job that you wanted. <br /><br />A background check if repeatedly used to find out information for employment. By looking into your background they can find out your criminal record, bad checks, and any other information that they may need to know. A person even has to get a background check if they want to go out and buy a firearm. Some positions that you apply for may not look into your background as much as other jobs might. <br /><br />For instance if you work in a nursing home they will look into your background since you will be around the elderly. They really look into your background if you want a job in the FBI. Some jobs that you get, for instance babysitting, may want you to have some references before you watch their kids. After all mothers and fathers do not want just any one watching their children for them while they are out. <br /><br />Information that could be Included<br /><br />The job you are applying for is very important when it comes to your background check. If you are applying for a part time job that only pays minimum way then the background check it not going to be very extensive. But, if you apply for a job being a cop or anything along those lines, the background check is going to show almost everything if not everything. <br />A background check can show almost anything from your past. It can show your criminal and incarceration records. If you go into a law field they will look into your litigation records to see if you routinely file discrimination lawsuits. A job that will entail you to drive around would include your driving and vehicle records. If a job is going to pay you full time and give you benefits they are going to look into how high of an education you got. They may even look at the type of grade you received while getting that education. You could even have your SAT or ACT scores looked at to see how well you did on those as well. <br /><br />Drug tests can be used for a variety of reasons. The most obvious reason is to see is anyone has had any drugs of any sort in their body. They can also be used though to see how well an employee should perform while working for them. If the employee is not going to perform very well they are obviously not going to hire that person if there is another person out there who could do the job better. <br /><br />The company you are trying to work for is also going to look at your previous work records to see how well you work there. If you were unsuccessful at that job you may not get the job you want. There are also many other things that a potential businessman is going to look at before hiring a person for a job. That is why it is so important to make sure that you have a clean record and that you stay out of trouble.</p><h3 class="popup">About the Author </h3><p>Gregg Hall is an author living in Navarre Beach Florida. Find more about this as background check at <a href="http://www.ez-backgroundcheck.com/">http://www.ez-backgroundcheck.com</a></p> 2006-11-24T17:25-05:00 http://articles.ez-backgroundcheck.com/?a=35820 <p>by Gregg Hall</p><p>Everyday, we come in contact with strangers, such as the person delivering office supplies to our places of business and the person who serves us at a restaurant. Most of them have minimal effect on our lives and are forgotten as soon as our transactions with them conclude. However, every once in a while, these people may begin to play a greater role in our lives. They may be prospective employees or even casual romantic relationships that we want to transition into deeper ones. Unfortunately, you have only to watch the news or read the paper to know that not everyone is honest and at worst may even be a form of predator. It is because of this that background checks have become a big business. People want and need to know exactly who it is that they are dealing with.<br /><br />Prior to the Internet, people who wanted this type of service had to rely on expensive private detection agencies, which charged by the hour. Thanks to the World Wide Web, now this information can be ordered online, with the results being delivered at astonishing speeds. There are various types of reports available, with the prices for them based on the type of report being requested. Many companies use the agencies to do criminal and credit background checks on prospect employees. <br /><br />The greater the position being filled, the more extensive the report being requested will be. These reports are also done by prospective investors on the key personnel of the business they are considering investing in, such as the CEO and other upper level management employees. A recent growth in this field can be attributed to people doing background checks on dating partners. Many people meet online, which can open the door to being preyed upon by people who are not what they represent themselves to be. <br /><br />The companies that supply these online reports are discreet and respect the confidentiality of their clients. Most of the information they obtain are the result of searching public records. Many of these records are now automated and available online, which provides the company with easy access to them. Truly personal information such as social security numbers and bank records are not given in the reports.<br /><br />As technology becomes greater, so does the potential for being victimized by people who use technology for nefarious purposes. While rare, people can set up false identities and use them to prey upon the uninformed. Many banks now run a credit and background check to make sure that potential employees don't have a criminal background and to ensure that customers applying for accounts pay their bills on time and don't have a history of writing bad checks. As time goes on, the need for these reports will become greater and may eventually become a regular part both our business and personal lives.</p><h3 class="popup">About the Author </h3><p>Gregg Hall is an author living in Navarre Florida. Find more about this as well as Background Checks at <a href="http://www.ez-backgroundcheck.com/">http://www.ez-backgroundcheck.com</a></p> 2006-09-23T18:29-04:00 http://articles.ez-backgroundcheck.com/?a=35819 <p>by Gregg Hall</p><p>As a former professional in the field of education, particularly at the University level, I'm no stranger to background checks. I don't mind having these checks done because I think they're important to have on people who are responsible for educating children. Unfortunately, not all schools do background checks on school employees and because of this, many children are needlessly exposed to criminals. I find this disturbing, since background checks are easy to obtain and the expense is certainly worth avoiding the very real possibility of employing people who can pose a threat to our children. Luckily, more learning institutions are moving towards acquiring these reports with greater frequency, which can only be a benefit to the teachers as well as the students.<br /><br />Another concern that schools are protecting themselves against are employees who may have demonstrated abusive behavior towards their own children. Even a hint of this type of behavior could prohibit the hiring of the person accused. While I certainly applaud the efforts of the school boards in taking this preventative measure, I still don't feel enough is really being done. <br /><br />The background checks shouldn't be limited to just teachers, but should include anyone who comes in contact with children. This includes janitorial services, the little old lunch ladies handing out food, right down to the school crossing guard. There are all sorts of non school employees that come in contact with the children and their backgrounds, or at the very least, the hiring practices of the companies that employ them, should also be looked into.<br /><br />Not too many years ago, I applied for an online teaching position at a popular university. Part of the hiring process included my having to submit to being finger printed. I didn't mind the procedure, but I did regret having to bring my son with me. I had agreed to baby sit that day, so my wife could enjoy a day to herself and get her hair and nails done. By the time I remembered the finger printing appointment at the local police station, she was long gone and I had no choice but to bring junior with me. <br /><br />If you've never been to a police station, I can assure you it is not the place that you want to bring your child. I remember hoping that he would forget about daddy having to be fingerprinted, so he wouldn't mention it to anyone who might misunderstand. I almost told him not to tell anyone, when I realized that that would just make me seem guilty of something, even though I had nothing to feel guilty about. Background checks are impersonal, requiring nothing but a signature on a release form. Fingerprinting is personal and gives the appearance of guilt. I'll admit that this bothered me, but not enough to complain about the process. Whatever it takes to protect the children I teach as well as my own child, I'm all for it and will stand behind it.</p><h3 class="popup">About the Author </h3><p>Gregg Hall is an author living in Navarre Florida. Find more about this as well as Background Checks at <a href="http://www.ez-backgroundcheck.com/">http://www.ez-backgroundcheck.com</a></p> 2006-09-23T18:23-04:00