Employment background checks explained
A product-level tour of an employment background check at PreHireBadge: identity, the criminal search, clear versus records found, price, and turnaround.
- 45 min
- 7 modules + exam
- Certificate of completion
For employers, HR, and hiring managers in the United States.
What you will be able to do
- Name what is in the five-dollar report
- Tell clear, records found, and unverifiable apart
- Know that legal courses stay hidden until approved
Syllabus
- 1What an employment background check isA consumer report assembled for a hiring decision, not a rumor and not a social-media scroll.7 min(open)
- 2What is inside the standard reportIdentity, a criminal search, and human review when records appear. Employment-history verification is still coming soon.8 min
- 3Clear, records found, unverifiableThose labels describe the report. They are not a hiring score.7 min
- 4Who sees whatOwners and admins see more than a viewer. Hiring managers see what their role allows.6 min
- 5Price and turnaroundFive dollars all-in for the standard report. Most clear results the same day; records verified within 72 hours.6 min
- 6This course does not teach the statuteUse the FCRA and fair-chance courses for legal claims. They stay hidden until approved.6 min
- 7Where to go nextTake the fundamentals course, then the FCRA basics course once it is approved.5 min
- Final exam10 questions. 80% passes. Opens after the last module.
- Certificate of completionYour name, the course, and the date, with a public page anyone can check.
Sources
The primary sources this course is written from.
- Federal Trade Commission: Using Consumer Reports: What Employers Need to Know
- U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission: Background Checks: What Employers Need to Know (with the FTC)
- Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Fair Credit Reporting Act resources, including the summary of rights
- Federal Trade Commission: Fair Credit Reporting Act
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