subject: Criminal Background Check Information – Who Are You Letting Into Your Home? [print this page] Criminal Background Check Information Who Are You Letting Into Your Home?
It is virtually impossible to tell who you can trust on face value these days. Pretty much anyone can make themselves look decent and respectable with the minimum of effort as it is cheap to buy decent looking clothes and smarten their appearance. And with technology the way it is it is easy to make yourself look good on paper by producing a fantastic resume and glowing well presented references using a home computer and a printer.
This is why you need criminal background check information on anyone who you are considering hiring and letting into your confidence. It is particularly important if you are planning to let them into your home or near your family. This would apply to positions such as nannies, home helps and gardeners.
Don't take the application on the strength how the person looks on paper or how they come across at interview. It is very likely they will practiced for it and rehearsed their lines many times. Some people are very good at being charming and telling people what they want to hear.
You are quite within your legal and moral rights to seek out criminal background check information. If someone has been convicted of any offense then this is a matter of public record and anyone has a right to know this information. You just need to know where to look.
And you are morally obliged to do so to take care of your family. More often than not nobody else is looking out for you family but you these days. Don't feel guilty that you felt the need to check up on someone. If they nothing to hide then you will be happy and you can have a good relationship. If you discover something they didn't tell you then you have protected your family.