Executive & Board Level Searches
Protecting organizations by screening applicants at every level.
Minimize Risk & Protect Your Company
Your executives and board of directors are justifiably held to a higher standard. Not only do they represent your company, they also generally have access to the company’s most confidential records, including financials, personnel, and trade secrets, and have more influence over others. They also have unique educational and professional experiences. As such, a more thorough, detailed background check is required.
Our executive and board level search will help reduce risk and protect your company and reputation by providing a comprehensive report of your applicant’s professional and personal history.
Types of Executive and Board Searches
Address & SSN (Social Security Number) Trace
This screening tool is used to ascertain if the social security number provided matches the applicant’s information and may include the year and state of issuance. This search may reveal other names used by the applicant and provides a history of the applicants addresses. Information from the Address & SSN Trace is used to identify jurisdictions and alias names to be searched. The Death Index is cross-referenced.
Bankruptcy, Liens & Judgment Database Search
Bankruptcies filed as recently as prior day and more than 100 million liens and judgments records at the federal, state and local levels. The search is a database search and does not include a court search.
General Jurisdiction Civil Search
This employee screening service involves a County-level (Plaintiff and Defendant) search for lawsuits in the general jurisdiction or “upper" court. Generally, uncovers cases involving dollar amounts greater than $25,000. Provides file date, parties involved, cause of action and case status when cases are uncovered.
General and Limited Jurisdiction Civil Search
Taking the civil search one step further, this employee background check is a County level (Plaintiff and Defendant) search for lawsuits in the general and limited jurisdiction or “upper and lower" courts. *May not include small claims cases. Provides file date, parties involved, cause of action and case status when cases are uncovered.
County Criminal Search
Hire Image accesses the predominately used index in the county being searched for felony and misdemeanor criminal records. These searches are conducted via hands-on research and/or direct access to court records. Through our carefully scrutinized network of court researchers, we have the capability to search every county in the United States. The court system is diverse, varies from state to state and information returned may vary based upon jurisdiction searched.
Driving Record Report (DMV, MVR OR RMV)
The DMV report can warn companies about suspensions, DUI charges and potential substance abuse problems. DMV records are an integral part of any employee background check for applicants seeking positions involving driving responsibilities. States vary on information provided and terminology used.
Education Verification
An Education Verification confirms that an applicant attended the educational institution(s) claimed, including the years attended and any degrees or diplomas received. Verification of education is a great resource for uncovering resume inflation and/or fraud. Hire Image also offers international verifications, document translation, and degree equivalency evaluation; additional charges apply for these services. (+Verification Notes listed below).
Employment Verification
An Employment Verification confirms an applicant’s employment, including dates of employment, positions, and additional information where permitted by law and available such as: salary/wages, performance ratings, reason for departure, and eligibility for rehire. With accurate information about a candidate's previous jobs, you can hire more qualified applicants. Hire Image also offers international verifications, document translation, and degree equivalency evaluation; additional charges apply for these services. (+Verification Notes listed below).
Federal Civil Search
This is a District level search for civil cases filed in the US District Court. Search of civil court records in requested federal jurisdiction for suits and judgments. Provides file date, parties involved, cause of action and case status when cases are uncovered.
Federal Criminal Search
A search for violations of Federal law that are recorded in US District Courts. This search will return criminal convictions on federal charges including, but not limited to, securities and tax law violations, immigration violations, embezzlement, terrorism, weapons violations, interstate drug crimes, cyber crime and civil rights violations.
Nationwide Criminal Database
Hire Image has access to a data file of over 500 million offender records with information from over 2,000 datasets. It contains misdemeanor and felony records from numerous sources including state Departments of Corrections and Administrative Offices of the Courts. Records are updated on a daily, weekly or monthly basis, based on the sources. This search can uncover offenses committed outside of the applicant's counties of residence. A nationwide search is not recommended as the primary criminal search due to limitations of the data. If negative information is found, Hire Image will verify the record at the primary source before reporting.
News & Publication Search
Hire Image searches various databases to find articles from newspapers, trade magazines, professional journals, and many other sources. These searches can uncover a myriad of information such as publication of awards, articles and other achievements by the applicant, or references to criminal activity, business transactions and disputes.
Professional License Verification
This search verifies issuance of any professional licenses claimed by an applicant. A research team member contacts the appropriate licensing agency and verifies the validity of the license, the date issued and, if applicable, date of expiration. Most importantly, we verify any disciplinary actions brought against the license holder. If a disciplinary action is found, we request a copy of any filings. (+Verification Notes listed below).
Professional References
Professional/Personal reference checks provide insight into an applicant’s character, abilities, and performance through conversations with provided references that are personally or professionally affiliated with the applicant. A research team member contacts each reference to conduct an interview based on your company’s standard questionnaire. Reference questions can be customized to your company’s specifications. Information obtained from personal and professional references can be a valuable tool during the hiring process. (+Verification Notes listed below).
Social Media
In today’s world, most applicants use social media in some form which can give employers a glimpse of the applicant not available on a resume. Clients identify the derogatory criteria for these social media searches and Hire Image will base reporting on that criteria. Sample categories are:
- Threats or Acts of Violence
- Sexually Explicit Material
- Racist, Sexist, or Discriminatory Behavior
- Potentially Illegal Activity
- Negative Content Related to Employment
Verifications of Membership in Professional Associations
This search verifies membership in an association claimed by an applicant. A research team member will contact the appropriate association and verify the validity of the membership, date of enrollment and date of expiration if applicable.
Verification Notes:
Hire Image provides five attempts at hard contact for verifications. Hard contact includes:
- Directly speaking to the confirmed source
- Directly faxing to the confirmed source
- Directly emailing to the confirmed source
- Leaving a voice message for the confirmed source at their
A source is confirmed when we have located the correct entity (i.e. school/college, business entity, certifying agency) and identified the correct person to respond to the request.
Verifications may be subject to access fees that are charged by the source and are subject to change without notice. Access fees are in addition to Hire Image’s price per verification. International verifications may incur international calling and faxing charges.
