Employment Background Checks - FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Employment Background Checks

1. What is a Background Check for Employment?

   Background checks for employment purposes can include a variety of reports, including criminal records, driving records, credit reports, degree verification, reference checks & more. See Employment Background Checks for more information.

   
   
   

2. Why is there no credit score on the credit report I received?

   Providing a credit score for employment background check purposes is illegal. Employment credit reports will include the following information: applicant's address, employment information, aliases used, public record information and credit history.

   
   
   

3. Why can Employment Verifications take up to 3 days?

   Employment verifications are done via phone calls, fax or e-mail and rely on responses from the current or previous employers. AAACSS employees will continue attempts to contact the employers for at least 3 days.
   
   

4. Why do we need the applicant to provide current and previous employment information?

   There is no unified data base that contains employment records for a background check company to search, so information can only be verified that was provided by the applicant.
   
   

5. If an applicant disclosed that they have a criminal record, why would it not show up on the report?

   Because of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) that governs what reports can be pulled, only the past 7 years of criminal convictions will be shown.
   
   

6. What are the different criminal records available with AAACSS?

   • Countywide Criminal – Misdemeanor or Felony convictions within a specific county.

   • Statewide Criminal – Criminal convictions within a particular state. (most, but not all counties report to the state databases.

   • Nationwide Criminal – An accumulation of criminal conviction records from all states (that report) to a nationwide database.

   • Federal Criminal – Criminal convictions from cases that were prosecuted in Federal Court which includes tax evasion cases, fraud, embezzlement, mail fraud as well as wire fraud and others.

   
   

7. Can AAA Credit Screening verify an applicant's salary?

   Verifying an applicant's salary would depend on the specific employer's disclosure policies. Some companies will release the information over the phone, some will if a signed release was submitted to the employer and others will not release the information at all. For more information on this topic, click on Employment Verification.
   
   

8. What information does the applicant need to provide for an employment background check to be run?

   The following information is critical to running accurate reports:
   

   • Full Name

   • Date of Birth

   • Current Address

   • Social Security Number

   • Signature authorizing background checks to be run.

     
     
     

   AAACSS provides forms for applicants to complete. When verifying employment, the minimum required information is the company name and phone number. Any additional information is always useful.
   
   

9. What is the process if employers use 3rd party vendors such as Verify Advantage/The Work Number/UConfirm to verify information?

   Using 3rd party vendors will incur additional charges. If this is the case, AAA Credit Screening will notify the customer for approval on any additional charges before proceeding with the request.
   
   

10. What is Employer Verification? Why is it important?

    In a world of uncertainty, it has become common for applicants to misrepresent current or previous employment and verifying employment can provide comfort in the applicant's truthfulness.
    
    

11. If an applicant is self-employed, how is employment verified?

    Income check verifications can be run to verify self-employment. This report is gathered from the Internal Revenue Service at an additional charge.

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