Thorough background checks are essential to making sure you hire only the best employees.

Insperity Employment Screening Services offers you a variety of options to find the information you need to make an informed hiring decision. We have all the best background check services available, and will work with you to develop a combination of checks that are just the right fit for your organization.

Employment Screening Basic Standard Professional

Credit Services

Social Security Number Verification (SSNV)

Scan major credit databases for applicant’s known addresses in the last seven years

Social Security Number Fraud Detect

Identify any fraudulent/erroneous data and red flags associated with the applicant’s SSN and identifying information

Employment Credit Report

Full credit report, recommended when candidate will have access to employer’s, employee’s and/or customer’s financial and/or personal data. The credit report may identify or confirm past employers and addresses, as well as provide an overall view of the individual’s mode of living (prior approval required.)

Court Records Services

Seven-year, All Residences County Criminal Search

Areas checked determined by the SSNV results. Misdemeanors limited to those held in felony court, subject to FCRA restrictions.

Verification Services

Basic Employment Verification

Service provides a single authorized verification of the applicant’s current or previous employment including start date, end date, title, salary, reasons for leaving, eligibility for rehire and verifier’s name and position.

Education Verification

Service provides a single verification of education (usually highest level attained) including dates of enrollment, areas of study, degrees and certificates.

Professional Credentials Verification

Service provides a single verification of the licenses, certifications or credentials held by the applicant, including dates of issue, expiration and current status with the issuing authority.


We offer flexible, customized solutions.

In addition to the services offered in our pre-defined packages, we offer the flexibility to order certain background screening services individually.

Court Records Services

State Repository Criminal Check

Determines if subject has a criminal conviction record in the state requested (where available), subject to FCRA restrictions

County Criminal Records Check

Upper-level court index checked for records matched by name, subject to FCRA restrictions. Any misdemeanor records found in this court will also be reported.

Misdemeanor Criminal Records Search

City-level court index checked for records matched by name, subject to FCRA restrictions.

Metro Criminal Search (multi-county)

Multi-county records search available for major metropolitan areas, subject to FCRA restrictions.

National Criminal Records Index

Search of proprietary database, includes records from courts, corrections departments and probation records. Records updated periodically, not all-inclusive. If record is found, a county-level search will be added (at an additional cost) to confirm information.

National Sex Offender Registry

Search official Sex Offender Registry in all 50 states, Washington D.C., Guam and Puerto Rico. If record is found, a more in-depth search at the county level will be required to obtain full information.

Civil Records Search

Civil suits filed at the county level, includes both plaintiff and defendant indices, subject to FCRA restrictions.

Federal Criminal Records Search

Criminal cases prosecuted in the federal courts.

Federal Civil Records Search

Civil cases prosecuted in the federal courts.

Federal Bankruptcy Records Search

Bankruptcy cases filed in the federal courts.

Verification Services

Professional Reference Interview

Service provides a single reference from the specified contact such as a co-worker or direct supervisor.

Personal Reference Interview

Service provides a single reference from the specified contact such as a friend or associate.

In-depth Supervisor Interview

Service provides a more in-depth view of the applicant from a specified supervisor.

DOT Employment Verification

Service provides a single verification of the applicant’s previous or current DOT related employment including start date, end date, title, salary, eligibility for rehire, reason for leaving, plus seeking responses to the questions on the DOT drug and alcohol questionnaire.

Medical Fraud/Abuse Search

Checks over 800 sources for adverse sections or sanctions against licensed medical professionals, including home health workers, nurses, doctors, etc. Valuable tool for those agencies that must screen their personnel to preclude employment of an excluded individual or entity where reimbursement is sought from any federal health care program.

Driving Services

Driving Records Search

Three-year driving history, obtained from Motor Vehicle Department. Available in all 50 states plus Puerto Rico.

Government Watch List Services

U.S. Government Excluded Parties Search

Check of government watch list databases. There are federal regulations against doing business with individuals on the various lists; government contracts and/or funding for various programs may be denied or withdrawn if your business is determined to be associated with an individual on the watch list.

Terrorist Watch and Sanctions Search

Check of government watch list and sanctions databases from the U.S., including but not limited to, OFAC, OIG, GSA, FDA and abroad, INTERPOL, Australia, Canada, United Nations, European Union, Hong Kong, United Kingdom

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