When hiring to fill a position where education, experience, credibility and even liability are critical, you have every right to know where each candidate stands with regard to the reliability of an application, making background checks critically important. International and domestic background checks can identify applicants and employees who have demonstratedunacceptable behavior for the workplace or falsified their credentials. The background check process can include county, state or national criminal record searches, motor vehicle records, drug testing, prior employment and education verification, license verifications and other investigations that can reveal potential warning signs.