Criminial Record Check Uncovers 96 Convictions

A woman applied to work at a call centre. On her BackCheck consent forms she claimed to have been convicted of assault. Her criminal record check told a different story: it turned out that this candidate had 95 other convictions including theft, counterfeiting, forgery, fraud, armed robbery, drunk driving, and more! The lesson learned is that we shouldn’t trust the honesty of criminals.

Criminal Record Checks Reveal the Untold Past

When a recent health care candidate provided inaccurate information about his identity, BackCheck cross-referenced the consent forms with the candidate’s photo identification revealing that he lied about his name and date of birth. The criminal record check uncovered several offences including two incidents of sexual assault. BackCheck’s meticulous cross-referencing of data during criminal record checks catches the candidates that may otherwise slip through the cracks.

Reference Checks Uncover Fraudulent Activity

BackCheck’s HR Interviewers are experts in identifying nuances of speech during the reference interviews they conduct, and carefully pursue clarification of discrepancies. When a candidate’s reference hesitated in explaining why the candidate had left their prior position “to return to school,” BackCheck asked for additional details. The reference stated that the candidate had left to go back to school, but had also demanded to continue to be paid, even though they were no longer employed. BackCheck’s investigative techniques frequently uncover fraudulent activity in all sectors of employment.

Reference Reveals Employee Theft

BackCheck contacted an applicant's former place of employment where the applicant had been employed as a security guard. The HR manager referred BackCheck to the security company that the employee had actually been employed through. Upon contacting the security company, BackCheck discovered that the applicant was terminated for serious theft and other work related offences!

BackCheck Reveals that an Applicant Attempted to Steal from a Customer!

BackCheck contacted an applicant's former place of employment where the applicant had been employed as a security guard. The HR manager referred BackCheck to the security company that the employee had actually been employed through. Upon contacting the security company, BackCheck discovered that the applicant was terminated for serious theft and other work related offences!

BackCheck reveals that both Applicants and References Lie

A reference told BackCheck that she had known the applicant for several years and provided positive details pertaining to the applicant’s work history. BackCheck then contacted the company directly to verify the applicant's employment. The HR manager at the company checked employment records and found that the company had never actually employed the applicant! Upon further examination and contact with the applicant and reference, BackCheck discovered that the reference was in fact the applicant's mother, who had provided a false reference for her daughter.

Employment Verifications Prevent the Hiring of Deceitful Employees

BackCheck maintains proprietary internal databases that include the HR contacts of thousands of organizations and companies across the UK, North America and Europe. Our proprietary information ensures that our HR Interviewers verify information directly from the source. When a recent candidate impersonated an HR contact in an attempt to provide an employment verification, BackCheck was able to catch the candidate in the act, and notify the client of the candidate’s deceitful behaviour.

Worker Disappears for Several Months

BackCheck contacted an applicant's current place of work to verify their employment as a network technician. Upon contacting the HR manager, BackCheck discovered that the applicant was not currently employed as claimed. Apparently, the applicant had disappeared from work for several months and then suddenly appeared at the company asking if there was any work available. The HR manager proceeded to state that the applicant is definitely not eligible for rehire at their company.

Theft Revealed

BackCheck contacted an applicant's previous place of employment to verify employment dates and details. The Regional Sales Director verified that the applicant had indeed resigned from their previous role; however, the applicant had been told to resign or the police would be called. It turns out that the applicant had been selling products under the table and pocketing the cash for the better part of a year!

Recognizing Diploma Mills

The applicant claimed to have attended Canterbury University. BackCheck’s database indicated that there were two schools by this name. One was a legitimate university and the other was a known diploma mill. BackCheck contacted the client for the location of the school to confirm which school the applicant was referring to. The applicant then sent in a letter meant to prove that the school was accredited. BackCheck was able to confirm that the school was not a legitimate institution. We then proceeded to verify two other credentials provided by the applicant which also turned out to be false claims.

Identifying falsified resumés

BackCheck was informed by the college’s records department that they were unable to locate any record of the applicant. Since BackCheck was not provided with the applicant’s student number, we contacted the applicant to request this information in case the school was mistaken. When the applicant was contacted, she admitted that she had never attended the school and had “mistakenly” added it to her résumé

Revealing the truth

Bobby seemed like a perfect candidate. His Criminal History Check and Credit Bureau Inquiry were both clear and his References were glowing. However, his Education Verification revealed that instead of having his high school diploma, Bobby had only completed up to Grade 9.

Accounting Applicant Didn't Take BackCheck Into Account

BackCheck was asked to verify the credentials of an applicant for an accounting position at a large firm. The applicant had claimed to be a CGA and to have received a Bachelor of Accounting Science at a major Canadian university. BackCheck contacted the university and discovered a "Bachelor of Accounting Science" degree program did not even exist at the school nor was the applicant ever a student. BackCheck contacted the CGA association of the applicant's province and discovered the applicant had not received their CGA designation.

It Must Have Been an Emergency

A candidate applied to be a delivery driver with a BackCheck client. BackCheck conducted a Driver Abstract and revealed a speeding offence. The candidate was caught driving 60 kilometers over the speed limit, while passing an emergency vehicle. Needless to say, the client determined that the candidate wasn’t suitable for a driving position.