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What is the process from signup to background check results?
When you sign up for GoodHire, you provide some basic information we use to verify that your business is legitimate. Once verified, you can begin running background checks by selecting a pre-bundled package and any additional services you need during checkout. We’ll ask for the legal name and email address of your candidate or employee, and that’s it. We gather all remaining information and consent directly from the candidate, unless you choose to provide this information yourself. You can view the results as soon as they’re ready. (Turnaround time varies depending on the types of screens included in the background check you ordered.)
Once I sign up and order, how long until the background check starts?
The FCRA requires that we verify your business before we run any background checks for you. We make it easy, and you only have to do it once.
To make the process go quickly, be sure to have the following information ready at signup:
- The legal registered name of your company, as well as the DBA (Doing Business As)
- Your Employer Identification Number (EIN)
- Your work email address
Once we have verified your company, we’ll send an email to let you know. Once we have all of the candidate information and consent from your candidate, your background check will begin processing right away.
What information do you need to run a background check on my candidate?
To start a background check, you only need to provide us with your candidate’s legal name and email address. We’ll take care of the rest.
We email your candidates a link to a secure site where they can provide the rest of the information we need: Social Security number, date of birth, and current home address. Our digital consent process, with built-in electronic signature, keeps the entire process quick, easy, and accurate.
Of course, you can collect the candidate information yourself, if you prefer.
How long does a background check take?
Delivery times for our background checks vary depending on the type of searches run. The Basic Check returns results fastest— often almost instantly—because it searches online databases rather than physical records at a county courthouse. Other searches, like the County Criminal Court Search, may take longer due to the depth of the search. Some add-ons, like Employer and Education Verifications, can take up to five days to complete.
We let you know the estimated delivery time on every background check you order, and we return the results as soon as they’re available. That means you can see the results of the Nationwide Criminal Databases Search, for example, even if Employer Verification isn’t yet complete.
Keep in mind: The first time you order a GoodHire background check, we must verify that your company is a legitimate business, as required by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The verification process typically takes less than 24 hours—often as little as one hour—depending on the age of your business and the completeness of the information you provide at signup.
