Wouldn’t it be great if we could spot someone who is lying with special glasses or have magical master skills like the special agents do on dramatic TV shows? Sometimes determining if someone is telling the truth can be hard to figure out, but there are certainly a lot of clues you can look for that can help make it easier.

CI has moved to Latham, and we couldn’t be more excited! New workstations and a better phone / internet system makes us equipped to help our clients better!

In our last issue of CI Times, we discussed how roughly 10% of our education verifications come back adverse. It could be something as little as the subject writing their graduation date down wrong, to something as huge as a fake diploma. It’s graduation season and that means that a lot of HR Departments are going to be running and re-running education checks.

The thought that he was innocent is what kept him going each day. After being discharged, he set off to reunite with his son, and see what he had become.

With most of our clients converted to the new software system, CIware 2.0, there has been a lot of learning going on! Our team has helped partners customize an experience that is tailored to their company’s specific needs. We have rounded up five of our favorite super tips to pass along. Hopefully you will enjoy these functionalities and suggest some of your own. We always value your feedback!

Education verifications are one of the most popular inquiries that we do! In fact, in 2016, Commercial Investigations completed over 5,000 education verifications with 502 marked adverse. Education is one of the top inquiries that garners adverse hits, which means we see some serious shenanigans in our education searches. People make mistakes typing in their graduation year, or enter a higher GPA than they actually received, embellishing on their major, or even lie about receiving a degree at all.

As it turns out, Phillip was on to Rick, and all of the shady things he had done in order to advance his own career at the Center for Philanthropic Services. Lying about background checks and trying to hide the fact that Due was arrested and had a rap sheet as long as the Mississippi River topped his list.

Our newest team member, Guardian, is a character come to life from our logo. We introduced Guardian, symbol of all things bright and beautiful in compliance and security, on social media within the past month.

The Initiating Investigator has already run my identifiers through Origin™, sweeping over 645 million criminal records to get top level hits through federal databases, anti-terrorist databases, the Dru Sjoden Sex Offender Registry, and The Death Master Search Index…oh, snap! Several John Smiths have come up!

A new day is dawning with CIware 2.0, and converting you to our new platform is so easy! We are there with you every step of the way and will work with you.

A move will allow us to work smarter to make our company even better. Our new location offers an open concept, allowing us to work more cohesively.

Drug testing is becoming popular among those that already have policies. Employers are seeing the benefits that creating a drug-free workplace provides.

Changes in the FLSA are still rocking companies’ HR departments. You’ve been making important choices about salary costs, policies, and more.

Many job applications contain a checkbox with a question about criminal history. Often, when this box is checked, qualified applicants are rejected at this step prior to the interview. The stigma of a record negatively contributes to recidivism, and unproductive reentry of citizens into society.

Continuously monitoring for criminal activity is a prudent way to protect your organization. This service continually monitors databases for arrest activity.

Many job applications contain a checkbox that asks about criminal history. Often, qualified applicants are rejected at this step prior to obtaining an interview. The stigma of a record negatively contributes to recidivism, and unproductive reentry of citizens into society.

There are many factors that go into a background investigation, which leads to numerous misconceptions on what goes into conducting one. Here are five important misconceptions that should be addressed with applicants to put both the employer and the prospective employee at ease.

It’s a time of new beginnings with our new CIware 2.0 software and new website. Our team has been creating our new and improved site.

We gave ourselves a make-over, and hope you like our red hot new look! We take self-improvement seriously around here, which is why you’ll notice changes to our website as well. One of our goals for 2016 is to continue to improve our background investigations processes, for clients and participants alike.

Commercial Investigations LLC is a certified 100% woman-owned licensed private investigative agency offering thorough and affordable background investigations with human intervention. Owner and President, Michelle Pyan, realized that obtaining certification as a woman-owned business was a great way to open new doors to potential clients and large contracting opportunities, including those through government agencies.