Thursday, May 31, 2012

Can't Do India Police Searches Yourself


The picture in this blog is to help background screening companies (pre-employment screening companies) make a smart decision when contracting out criminal record searches in India, where this picture was taken, and anywhere else.

A few months ago, a UK company asked me to quote on some international work.

They chose another company, citing price, "They were cheaper."

Not by much though, I looked at the record retriever's pricing.

But,  Hah!  On this record retriever's Web Page, they write:

"Our trained research teams visit local Indian police stations and examines the records themselves."

Look at the picture in this blog. It's Mumbai India. Police Clearance office. I took the picture myself.

No one, NO ONE, but office staff, searches the records.

Looking at their record filing system, I don't know how they (Mumbai, not the record retriever) even  do it!

But this USA based record retrieval company?

Ain't no way, no how.

I've been there many times.

I got to sit in their office. Talk with them. Watch them work. Ask questions.

This other retrieval company - ZILCH, NADA, NEVER.

Nobody touches their records, but Mumbai themselves.

It amazes me how pre-employment screening companies get suckered into silly deals.

Worse, yet, this information is then sold to the public and companies that need to screen their employees.

I would hope this company in the UK doesn't get a lawsuit against them for being so naive and buying from this company. 

The record retriever company should be, I don't know, ashamed of themselves for BS'ing the customer?

And maybe, actually, do the work?

That'll never happen.

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