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.
