Background Check Alerts

Your background check will have an alert when at least one of the screens returned potentially adverse results. These may include criminal records, discrepancies found from credit file data or source records, and more.

If you've received an Alert on your Social Security Number trace here is important information for you to know: Was your Social Security number entered correctly? Your Social Security number is listed on your Social Security card. If you...

You have several options: Reach out to the organization that ordered the background check. They are responsible for making decisions based on your background check results, not GoodHire. Add more information about the alert to your background ...

Comments for Context allows you to explain alerts on your background check in your own words. This helps the organization reviewing your results to better understand the unique circumstances surrounding the alert. To add comments to your backgroun...

Adverse action is a legal process employers must follow if they’re considering not hiring or promoting you, or firing you based on information found in a background check. “Adverse action” is a legal way to define an action that is unfavorable to yo...

You can file a dispute for each inaccurate alert or record on the background check results. If all of the records are inaccurate due to the same reason, you can simply file one dispute—just be sure to clarify in your explanation that you are disputi...

It’s up to the organization running your background check to determine your hiring status. GoodHire does not make employment decisions. If an employer decides not to hire you based on information reported in your background check, you have rights un...

We accept requests to block adverse information resulting from human trafficking via our online dispute portal. For instructions on how to submit a dispute online, please visit this Help Center article: How do I dispute something on my background c...