From criminal background checks to international screening, Signet offers a full suite of accurate, FCRA-compliant background screening services, customized for your industry and roles.
We provide the full range of background screening services your organization needs, accurate, timely, and fully compliant.
One bad hire can cost your company thousands. Criminal background checks protect your team, your clients, and your reputation, giving you the confidence to hire without second-guessing.
Learn more →A drug-free workplace means fewer accidents, lower liability, and better productivity. With 5,000+ testing locations, same-day registration, and urine, saliva, and hair testing options, you can screen candidates without slowing down your hiring.
Learn more →Studies show that nearly half of all resumes contain inaccuracies. Verifying work history before you hire protects you from inflated titles, falsified timelines, and candidates who were let go for cause.
Learn more →Degree fraud is more common than most employers realize. Verifying credentials before day one ensures you're hiring someone actually qualified for the role, not just someone who says they are.
Learn more →If an employee drives on company time and causes an accident, your company can be held liable. An MVR check reveals DUIs, suspensions, and violations before you hand over the keys, protecting your business and the public.
Learn more →Most employers skip references because they're slow and rarely completed. Most references complete our reference check within 24–48 hours, giving you candid, structured feedback that actually helps you make a better hire.
Learn more →For roles with access to money, accounts, or sensitive assets, a credit check reveals financial stress that could create risk for your organization. It's a critical layer of protection for the right positions.
Learn more →Hiring an excluded provider or sanctioned employee in healthcare can result in massive fines and loss of Medicare/Medicaid billing rights. Compliance screening keeps your organization protected and audit-ready.
Learn more →A domestic background check won't catch what happened abroad. If your candidate lived or worked outside the U.S., international screening ensures you have the full picture before you make an offer.
Learn more →We search a nationwide database of criminal records to quickly identify potential records that warrant further review.
Learn more →Hiring someone whose license is suspended, expired, or revoked exposes your organization to serious liability. License verification ensures every credentialed hire is actually authorized to do the job.
Learn more →Every report we produce meets federal Fair Credit Reporting Act standards, protecting your organization and your candidates.
Candidate data is handled with the highest standards of privacy and security at every step of the screening process.
Real-time results for most searches. We move at the speed your hiring process demands, without cutting corners on accuracy.
We don't just run a database query and call it done. Signet goes directly to county courts to verify criminal records in real time, ensuring nothing gets missed and every result is accurate.
We search national, state, and county records simultaneously, giving you the most complete picture of a candidate's criminal history including where they've lived and, if requested, worked.
Database results can be outdated or incomplete. Our team verifies findings directly with the court to ensure accuracy, so you're making hiring decisions based on real, current data.
Every report follows strict Fair Credit Reporting Act guidelines. We handle the compliance so you don't have to, thereby protecting your organization and your candidates at every step.
Our criminal check includes three steps: address history, national database, and county criminal searches. The address history and national searches are instant. County criminal searches can take up to a few days. We keep you updated every step of the way so hiring never stalls.
Fast, paperless drug testing with over 5,000 collection sites nationwide. Whether you register candidates yourself or send them a self-registration link, the process is simple, trackable, and fully digital.
With locations across all 50 states, candidates can complete their drug test quickly and conveniently, reducing delays in your hiring process.
No clipboards, no paper forms. Candidates register online and receive instant instructions, making the process as easy as possible for them and for you.
Our system allows you to monitor the status of every drug test to know exactly where each candidate is in the process.
We offer urine, saliva, and hair testing, along with panel configurations from standard 5-panel to comprehensive 12-panel screens, so you get the right test for every role and industry requirement.
Inflated titles, falsified dates, and employers that never existed are more common than you'd think. Employment verification gives you the facts before you make an offer.
We verify the positions held and dates of employment through direct employer contact or third-party services, catching inflated titles and falsified timelines before they become a problem.
We flag gaps in a candidate's work history that don't add up, giving you the opportunity to ask the right questions before you make an offer.
We don't give up after one attempt. Our team follows up until we get a verified response, so your hiring timeline stays on track.
Whether a candidate's work history spans one state or multiple, we track down and verify employment records across the country.
Degree fraud is more common than most employers realize. Hiring someone who misrepresented their education exposes your organization to liability and damages your team's credibility. We make sure every credential is real before your candidate starts day one.
We verify degrees, diplomas, and certificates through the National Student Clearinghouse, the most comprehensive source for U.S. enrollment and degree data. For smaller institutions not in the database, we contact the school directly.
We confirm the dates of attendance and field of study, so you can spot candidates who attended but never graduated or misrepresented their program.
We flag degrees from unaccredited or diploma mill institutions, so you're not misled by credentials that look legitimate but carry no real academic weight.
Candidates educated abroad? We verify credentials from international institutions as part of our global screening capabilities.
For any role that involves driving, a Motor Vehicle Report is essential. We provide fast, accurate driving history from official state DMV sources so you can make informed decisions and manage liability.
Violations, accidents, DUIs, suspensions, and license status, we pull the full record so you have everything you need to assess risk.
We verify that a candidate's license is valid, current, and appropriate for the class of vehicle they'll be operating.
Whether your candidate is local or has driven across multiple states, we pull records from any state DMV in the country.
Protect your organization from negligent hiring claims by documenting that you verified driving history before putting anyone behind the wheel.
Stop skipping references because they take too long. Our automated electronic reference system gets you candid, detailed feedback fast, turning one of the most overlooked steps into a genuine hiring advantage.
References receive a structured online questionnaire to complete at their convenience, dramatically increasing response rates compared to phone calls.
Digital submissions encourage references to be more honest and thorough than they would be on a live call, giving you better, more actionable intelligence on every candidate.
Most references respond within 24–48 hours, so you're not holding up an offer because of a game of phone tag.
We tailor the questionnaire to your role and industry, so you get the specific insights that matter most for the position you're filling.
For roles involving financial oversight, cash handling, or access to sensitive accounts, a credit check provides critical context about a candidate's financial responsibility and integrity.
We provide FCRA-compliant employment credit reports that show financial history relevant to job performance.
We acquire financial records that may indicate financial stress or instability relevant to roles with fiduciary responsibility.
Not every position requires a credit check. We help you identify which roles justify one, so you're using this tool where it makes sense to avoid unnecessary risk.
We handle all required disclosures and authorizations to ensure your credit screening process is fully compliant from start to finish.
Healthcare organizations face unique regulatory requirements. Signet provides the specialized screening and ongoing monitoring you need to stay compliant and protect your patients, residents, and organization.
We check the HHS Office of Inspector General and GSA exclusion lists to ensure no employee or contractor is barred from participating in federal healthcare programs.
If requested, we provide ongoing monitoring of your workforce against exclusion databases, so you're alerted if an employee's status changes after hire.
We verify active licenses for nurses, physicians, therapists, and other licensed professionals directly with state licensing boards.
We check state and national abuse registries to ensure candidates have no history of patient, resident, or child abuse, a critical step for any caregiving role.
When a candidate's history extends beyond U.S. borders, standard domestic checks aren't enough. Signet's international screening services give you accurate results from over 200 countries worldwide.
We search criminal records in the countries where your candidate lived, worked, or studied, surfacing records that would never appear in a domestic search.
Every country has different screening laws and data privacy requirements. We navigate those differences for you, so your international hiring process stays compliant no matter where your candidate is from.
We verify degrees and professional certifications earned abroad directly with the issuing institutions, so foreign credentials are confirmed, not assumed.
No matter where a candidate's history takes us, we have the global network and local expertise to get you accurate results in a reasonable timeframe.
Our national criminal database search casts a wide net across a vast number of records instantly, serving as an essential first layer that flags records for further county-level verification.
Our database aggregates criminal records from courts, corrections departments, and sex offender registries across all 50 states, providing broad, immediate coverage.
The national database is a powerful screening layer, but not a replacement for county court verification. We use both together to ensure nothing gets missed.
Database results come back immediately, allowing us to flag potential matches and escalate to county-level research without delaying your hiring process.
All results are reviewed and reported in full compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act, protecting your organization and treating candidates fairly.
For roles that require active licensure, verification isn't optional, it's essential. We confirm licenses and certifications directly with issuing authorities so you know your hires are qualified and compliant.
We go directly to the licensing board, state agency, or certifying body, not just a database, to confirm that a license is current, active, and in good standing.
Medical, nursing, legal, financial, real estate, contracting, CDL, and more, if your role requires a license, we can verify it.
We check for any suspensions, revocations, or disciplinary history associated with the license.
Some roles require licensure in multiple states. We verify each one, ensuring candidates are fully credentialed for every jurisdiction they'll be working in.
We'll help you build the right screening package for your roles, industry, and budget. Let's talk.
Social Media Screening
What a candidate posts publicly can reveal what a resume never will. Social media screening surfaces red flags, hate speech, violence, or misconduct, before they become your company's problem.
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