In addition to our team building outing, at the beginning of June we finally celebrated converting all our wonderful clients over to our new software. This conversion took some serious group effort, and we are so proud of the outcome.

In this edition of CI Speaks, we had the pleasure of sitting down to chat with our resident rockstar, Sherry! Many of you probably have spoken to Sherry over the course of her tenure at CI. Sherry is one of the pillars that helps hold all of CI together. She not only assists clients with information on pricing and packages, she is available to answer questions about our software and set up options.

The revisions bring the DOT panel into alignment with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services revised guidelines for Federal drug-testing programs for urine testing. The final rule amends other aspects of the DOT’s processes as well, which can be found in their entirety on the DOT’s website.

Spotting falsifications and helping our clients make smart hiring decisions. We find value in educating our clients and providing our expertise.

Cyber investigations are becoming more important this day in age. Protect your business from potentially harmful online posts by employees.

Our Mission statement is to provide background investigations with industry leading service through creative solutions - one client at a time. We do this by sticking to our Values with a focus on our Vision for the future.

Duey and Justin set a start date and felt confident that they made the right choice in hiring Nancy. However, a few days later they received a monthly notification from Commercial Investigations Vigilant US service.

Duey opened Doug’s report and saw the unimaginable. Positive for opiates and marijuana. Unsure of what to do, he called Justin and Sue into his office.

Knowing when and how to take preadverse and adverse action is a must. This article helps you figure out when to take action.

CIware ATS is integrated to work seamlessly with CIware 2.0 for a complete hiring and background investigation solution, or a standalone ATS for any company.

Ride sharing has become increasingly popular in recent years, as it is often a fast and less expensive alternative to the standard taxi cab. While the convenience of a ride share can be very appealing, have you ever stopped to wonder who is behind the wheel of the vehicle? What measures have been taken to determine your driver is capable of keeping you safe?

Now that Duey was face to face with his father, Due knew this decision wouldn’t be easy nor without consequences. Due had given up his freedom in an act of selflessness so Duey could live a better a life. And that’s exactly what he was doing. Duey became the CEO of a successful company that was continuing to expand.

Since there has been a significant and alarming increase in incidences of Oxycodone and Hydrocodone use in recent years, as measured by the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, a more comprehensive drug test has become available.

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.