The BIB Advantage
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Policy Management
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Employment Screening
Address History Trace
Derived from multiple sources, this search will disclose potential addresses and names used in association with a particular social security number. An Address History Trace is often used to reveal the names and jurisdictions necessary to perform a comprehensive criminal search.
Social Security Validation
Reveals the state and year the Social Security Number was issued. In addition, the SSN is processed through the Social Security Administration’s Death Master Index to determine if the SSN is associated with a deceased person.
Criminal Records
County Court: Criminal records are searched at the county court.1

State Repository: Through an official state repository and/or proprietary database, a statewide criminal record search may be available.2

Comprehensive (National) Criminal Search: A database search of over 300 million criminal records. Included in this supplemental search is our National Sex Offender Registry, and Security Watch List.

National Sex Offender Registry: A comprehensive search of registered sex offenders obtained from all 50 states plus Washington DC, Puerto Rico and Guam.

Security Watch List: Includes data from over 30 global agencies including the Office of Foreign Assets (OFAC), Interpol, US Department of Justice, US Department of Commerce, US Secret Service, DEA, FBI, and FTA.

Federal: The federal government maintains its own court system for criminal charges of national consequence. These crimes include, but are not limited to, interstate criminal actions, capital offenses, and select white-collar crimes.

International: Criminal records can be obtained from Canada, Mexico and most foreign countries.3
Civil Records
Civil records provide information including, but not limited to: divorce, product liability suits, violations of civil rights, judgments, and nonpayment of goods. These cases can be found at federal, state, and county levels.
Driving Records
This report provides a minimum of three years and up to a ten-year history of the state specific driving record, including date of issue, expiration date, status, infractions, and restrictions. Reports are available from all 50 states plus Washington DC.
Credit Report
Secured from one of the three major credit reporting bureaus, this report is specifically designed for employment screening purposes and includes contact information, limited address history, previous employers, and a summary of credit accounts held by the subject.4
Verifications
Education and Professional Credentials: Degrees, licenses, and credentials are verified with the issuing institution. Education verifications include attendance, degrees and completion dates. Professional verifications include the validity, and currency of the claimed license or certification.

Employment: Previous employers are contacted to verify dates of employment, position held, compensation, and eligibility for rehire. Personal References: References are contacted and verified according to pre-determined client specifications.
Auto-Add Tracking
This service compares the results of the subject’s Address History Trace report to the existing order and automatically requests additional criminal record searches for those areas not disclosed by the subject.
SmartSearch
With BIB’s SmartSearch technology, screening procedures are greatly simplified. SmartSearch creates consistency by applying pre-determined products, services, and criminal search methodologies to all orders or specific employment positions.
Guardian Monitor Service
This service provides periodic or randomized criminal record checks and alerts the employer if an employee has been charged with a policy prohibitive offense.

1 The county court is generally considered the official court of record.
2 The availability and comprehensiveness of statewide data is solely dependent upon each State’s organized methods of managing and disseminating the data it collects from its local court systems.
3 The availability and quality of international records may vary based upon the form of government, modernization, and current political climate.
4 Access to credit reports is strictly controlled by federal legislation and is subject to stringent vetting requirements.