The Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) reported that 95% of organizations do a background check on all of their candidates before they can be hired. Background checks are also conducted by realtors when people apply for rental applications.
At some point in your life a background check will be done on you.
Will it be correct? How would you know?
Selfie Background Check LLC is a professional background screening company that was formed from our parent company that has been doing commercial background checks for over 25 years. We wanted people to have the same access, with the same protection and the same resources as companies have when they do a background check on you.
Our vision is to help people see their own background check before a potential employer or landlord does; giving you a chance to be proactive and more prepared.
Know if your background check is correct
before an employer sees it.
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Even if you do have a record, now you can have an explanation ready. Most companies would rather hear the truth with an explanation, than to be lied to.
By doing a Selfie Background Check that includes a County Criminal Search, if there is a mistake, you can quickly correct it by knowing the original source and by having your own official record afterwards. All County Criminal Court Searches are retrieved directly from the source, the county courthouses.
" But I have a clean record, I was never arrested.
Why should I do a Selfie Background Check? "
" But I have a clean record, I was never arrested.
Why should I do a Selfie Background Check? "
When some employers do background checks on their applicants, they may only rely on a "database" background check which contains information that is, on average, 40% incorrect. A database record is often not updated and not accurate since it is not from the original source. So then, why is it used? Simple, because it is faster and cheaper than getting background check information directly from the courthouses.
Another reason to do your own Selfie Background Check is because of actual mistakes in court records. Charges that were dismissed, downgraded, or even expunged but were never updated. Typos when personal information was entered. Warrants for your arrest that you don't even know about.
How do these mistakes happen in the courts?
One of the main reasons is because criminal records are recorded and filed by name and date of birth only, not by Social Security Numbers. Social Security Numbers are purposely not used for privacy reasons. So variations of names similar to yours, or even similar birthdates, may cause errors linking criminal records to the incorrect names.
Reasons for an inaccurate background check
- Companies relying on bulk database records
- Database searches that fail to provide updated information
- Criminal Records with a similar name confused with yours
- Stolen identity / mistaken identity
- Human errors that were entered into the court system
- Warrants for your arrest that you may not know about
- Dismissed, expunged, or charges that were pleaded down but never updated
What about those online companies, where you can run as many "background checks" on whoever you want for a monthly price?
Any company that offers a low flat rate to run as many checks as you like and on whoever you like, is not visiting courthouses to retrieve records, and is most likely offering a "database" only search. These companies are usually data companies that are passing along data that is not checked and not updated on a regular basis. It is usually not taken from the original source, which is a courthouse.
Selfie Background Check follows the guidelines set forth by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) which regulates the use of background checks. The core model of our background checks are taken from county courthouses, not relying on online databases that you often see disguised as other background check companies.
Selfie Background Check follows the guidelines set forth by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) which regulates the use of background checks. The core model of our background checks are taken from county courthouses, not relying on online databases that you often see disguised as other background check companies.
Everyone should have control of their own information,
especially before someone else sees it.
