Watchdog Screening and HR Solutions delivers the best and most reliable background checks and has the flexibility to adapt to your changing needs over time. By establishing ourselves as your trusted partner, we deliver reliable, complete, and current information, legal compliance with all applicable federal/state/local laws, unparalleled customer service, and the best overall value.
We empower employers to make informed hiring decisions by providing timely, accurate & complete employment background checks. Watchdog Screening and HR Solutions conducts criminal record searches directly at each of our nation’s 3,500 plus county courthouses, covering the entire United States.
We work directly with your organization to develop an effectivepre-employment screening program that addresses your unique needs. Our background check solutions can include any combination of the following pre-employment screening and background check services.
Search Descriptions
CDLIS
(Commercial Driver’s License Information System) Search of database maintained by the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators to ensure single license issuance nationwide. Enables employers to comply with Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) requirements and helps eliminate a candidate who does not hold a valid Commercial Driver’s license. This search provides name, DOB, S.S. # match, AKA information, present jurisdictional state and license number and up to three previously held CDL numbers.
Criminal Search – Single County
Criminal record search in any U.S. County, via the Clerk of Courts Office in the specific county responsible for the applicant’s current and/or former resident and/or work addresses. Searches felony and/or misdemeanor indexes (involving statutory offenses) for the past 7 years. Multiple names and/or addresses require separate searches. PLEASE NOTE: Results take longer than InstaCriminal searches but are more in-depth and detailed.
Education Verification
A verification specialist will contact the school, college, university, or other educational institution or agency that granted the degree or certificate. The education verification report will include dates of attendance, degree, major or program, and graduation date, if applicable.
PLEASE NOTE: A signed Disclosure and Release Form is required to run this report.
Employment Credit Report
Accesses applicant credit history, including identifying information, public records, outstanding debt, payment history, loans and mortgages, late payments and defaults, and credit inquiries. (Report provided through TransUnion.) PLEASE NOTE: A signed Disclosure and Release Form is required to run this report.
Employment Verification
An employment verification specialist will contact the employer to verify information reported by the employee on a job application or résumé. The report will contain dates of employment, last position held and eligibility for rehire.
Federal Criminal Search
Reveals criminal complaints brought by the U.S. government against defendants for violations of federal criminal law.
Global Report
Accesses Global Criminal Database data to identify individuals linked to terrorism or appearing on government watch lists and sanction lists. Results include information from United States agencies as well as databases of other countries, institutions and international law enforcement agencies across the world.
InstaCriminal
Nationwide Search (Sex Offender included)
A powerful, virtually instant multi-jurisdictional search of state and county criminal records. This database is compiled from counties, Department of Corrections (DOC), Administration of the Court (AOC), and state sex offender registries from across the country. Also included in each search are national and international terrorism sources such as Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). This search includes the National Sex & Violent Offender Database, P.R.I.O.R.S. and the Foreign Nationals Database.
Single State Search (Sex Offender included)
A rapid-return report of information from a specific state’s courts and agencies. Sources include Department of Corrections, Administration of the Court, county courts and sex offender registries, including the National Sex & Violent Offender Database.
PLEASE NOTE COLORADO EXCEPTIONS TO INSTACRIMINAL SEARCHES
Certain information from Colorado courts and law enforcement may fail to appear on a national criminal search. If you are running a national criminal search and need in-depth data from Colorado, we suggest you also run a single-state Colorado search.
The single-state Colorado search returns sex offender registry information only from Colorado. (Other single state searches return information from national registries.) Please take that into account if you run a single-state Colorado search and require National Sex & Violent Offender Database information as well.
Single-state Colorado searches include a court surcharge added to the standard fee.
InstaEviction
National Search
Searches evictions, liens and judgments filed from all 50 states and the District of Columbia, including statewide and county eviction records. Our database is updated daily.
Single State Search
Searches evictions, liens and judgments filed from specific individual, including statewide and county eviction records. Our database is updated daily.
MVR (Motor Vehicle Report)
Searches information compiled from an individual state’s Department of Motor Vehicles. Reports access 3-7 years of license data (depending on the state) and will include such information as license status, suspensions or revocations, moving violations, DUIs, point accumulation, chargeable accidents, court appearances and departmental actions. Motor Vehicle Report fees are subject to individual state charges.
MedCLEAR PRO
National Searches the above-listed federal sources, state agencies across the 50 states, and includes the Global Report.
Please note: MedCLEAR reports provide background data on individuals and organizations in the healthcare industries and meet the requirements for screening by the Office of Inspector General’s Compliance Program. Information is obtained from federal sources:
• OIG (Office of Inspector General)
• GSA (General Services Administration)
• FDA (Federal Drug Administration)
• DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration)
• TRICARE (Formally CHAMPUS, or the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services)
A variety of MedCLEAR searches are provided to meet the risk protection needs of clients.
National Searches the above-listed federal sources, state agencies across the 50 states and includes the Global Report (see Description # 7 above.)
Please note: MedCLEAR reports provide background data on individuals and organizations in the healthcare industries and meet the requirements for screening by the Office of Inspector General’s Compliance Program. Information is obtained from federal sources:
• OIG (Office of Inspector General)
• GSA (General Services Administration)
• FDA (Federal Drug Administration)
• DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration)
• TRICARE (Formally CHAMPUS, or the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services)
A variety of MedCLEAR searches are provided to meet the risk protection needs of clients.
Professional License Verification – Public
Verification with the state or federal issuing authority of the applicant’s license, certification or credentials, the date of issue, expiration date and status. PLEASE NOTE: A signed Disclosure and Release Form is required to run this report.
Professional License Verification – Private**
Verification of private certificates in a variety of professions and disciplines. SEE FOLLOWING PAGE FOR FULL CURRENT LIST. PLEASE NOTE: A signed Disclosure and Release Form is required to run this report.
**Professional License Verification of Private Certificates
Certificate Certifying Entity/Level of Certification
Adobe All Levels
ASCP American Society of Clinical Pathology
Apple All Levels
ASTD’s CPLP American Society for Training and Development’s Certified Professional in Learning and Performance
BlackBerry All Levels
CISCO All Levels
CITRIX All Levels
CIW Certified Internet Web Professional
CTP Convergence Technologies Professional
CHMM Certified Hazardous Materials Manager
Juniper All Levels
NCCAOM National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
NICDQ National Council for Interior Design Qualification
Novell All Levels
Sun All Levels
Symantec All Levels
Reference Verification
A BSA verification specialist will contact the personal and professional references provided by the applicant and ask questions pertaining to the reference’s relationship with the applicant, length of time known, any joint work experiences, and overall character of the applicant.
PLEASE NOTE: A signed Disclosure and Release Form is required to run this report.
Residence Verification
Compares applicant information against a national registry database to confirm whether listed references are accurate.
Social security
Address Trace Report Provides insight into applicant’s residency and movement patterns by returning full name, age and DOB, a complete address history, including dates and phone numbers at listed addresses. As an additional barrier to identity theft, data is crosschecked through the Social Security Death Index, which is designed to prevent stealing of a deceased person’s identity.
Tenant Credit Report with FICO Score
Provides all information included in the Employment Credit Report, plus a FICO score—a quick snapshot of risk. FICO scores are based on the best-known and most widely used credit score model in the country and are used widely by banks and other institutions to make informed lending decisions.
PLEASE NOTE: A signed Disclosure and Release Form is required to run this report.