Ever wonder why a lot of people today are considering becoming private eyes? Apart from the excitement, the prospect of becoming your own private eye brings, it also has a lot of benefits. One can enjoy substantial income and flexible working conditions. You can work around your own schedule without having to answer to anyone else but yourself. Yes, when you become an independent contractor as a private eye for corporate or individual entities, you become your own boss, choosing to accept or reject an assignment.

For employers who have tight budgets who choose not to hire a private eye when it is crucial to hire one to do some background check on a prospective employee or an employee accused of theft, learning the private investigation’s tricks of the trade could prove utterly beneficial.

According to the American Institute of Criminology and Research, employee theft accounts for over $50 billion worth of losses for most businesses in the

US alone. Whew. Not a mediocre sum to ignore. That is why corporations are now weary about hiring new employees. If they do need to hire new employees to fill a vacant post, they find it inevitable to do some background check before letting new employees in.

For small or startup companies who can’t afford just yet to hire a sleuth, here are some things you should know when conducting your own background check:

First, you need access to an extensive database of public and private records which are mostly run by the government to check for Social Security, Driving record, Criminal record, etc. Here’s a list of information that you need to gather when conducting your own background check:

- Driving records

- Vehicle registration

- Credit records

- Criminal records

- Social Security no.

- Education records

- Court records

- Workers’ compensation

- Bankruptcy

- Character references

- Neighbor interviews

- Medical records

- Property ownership

- Military records

- State licensing records

- Drug test records

- Past employers

- Personal references

- Incarceration records

- Sex offender lists

 

Gleaning relevant information from these records could prove taxing but the trouble is all worth it as these records would tell a lot about the person. Also, it’s almost entirely inevitable to call for the previous employers and personal references of your prospective employee to learn the real reasons behind his resignation.

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