Self Background Check
Self-Check Background Checks Help You Take Control of Your Record
Are you confident about what’s in your background report? Whether you’re preparing for a job interview, applying for a volunteer position, or simply curious about your personal record, conducting a self-check background check is a proactive step toward protecting your future.
At EDIFY Background Screening, we empower individuals to take control by providing accurate, compliant, and easy-to-access self-check solutions. Gain peace of mind knowing what potential employers, organizations, or others may see when they run a background check on you.
Conducting a self-check background check puts you in the driver’s seat of your future
Take Control of What Employers, Organizations, and Agencies May See
A self-check background report helps you review your own records before someone else does. Whether you are applying for a job, volunteering, contracting, entering a school program, or meeting licensing requirements, knowing what may appear on your report can help you move forward with confidence.
Why Order a Self-Check?
- Prepare before you apply: Review your background information before a hiring manager, agency, school, or organization requests it.
- Avoid surprises: Identify potential issues, outdated information, or records that may need clarification.
- Verify accuracy: Check whether your report contains incorrect, incomplete, or unexpected information.
- Respond with confidence: If questions come up, you can be better prepared to explain the facts.
- Share your results when needed: Once complete, you can print or email your report to the employer, organization, coordinator, agency, or requesting party.
Be Ready Before the Opportunity Arrives
A self-check gives you a clearer picture of your background report before it becomes part of an important decision. Choose the package that fits your need and take the next step with confidence.
What Can You Include in a Self-Check Background Check?
Every situation is different. Some people only need a basic background check, while others need a more detailed report for employment, volunteering, licensing, contract work, school programs, or driving-related positions. EDIFY offers several preconfigured self-check packages above to help you choose the option that best fits your need.
Depending on the package you select, your self-check may include:
Criminal History Searches
Search options may include nationwide database searches, county-level court searches, statewide criminal searches where available, and 7-year criminal history packages for more detailed reporting.
Sex Offender Registry Search
Searches sex offender registry information across participating federal, state, and jurisdictional sources. This is especially useful for roles involving children, seniors, or other vulnerable groups.
Security Watch List Search
Screens against selected government, sanctions, terrorist, and global watch list sources. This may be helpful for regulated, security-sensitive, or higher-responsibility roles.
Motor Vehicle Records
Reviews driving history for the current state of license, including available license status, violations, accidents, and other reportable driving record information.
Drug Testing
Self-check drug testing options are available for individuals who need results for personal, employment, contract, or reimbursement purposes.
Healthcare and Exclusion Screening
Certain healthcare-related packages may include FACIS searches to help identify healthcare sanctions, exclusions, or disciplinary actions from applicable sources.
Choose the Package That Matches Your Requirement
Not every organization asks for the same type of background check. Before ordering, review the package details carefully and choose the option that best matches what your employer, school, agency, volunteer coordinator, licensing board, or requesting party requires.
Still unsure which option to choose? Call EDIFY Screening at 336-283-0237, and we’ll help you determine whether one of the preconfigured packages will work or whether a custom self-check package is needed.
Please Note: National and multi-jurisdictional database searches do not cover every county, court, or state. Some reportable records may not be identified through a database search alone. If your requesting party requires specific county coverage, a full 7-year criminal history, driving records, drug testing, or other specific services, please select a package that includes those searches.
Real-Life Impact for Real-Life Situations
Self-check background screening is not just about checking a box. It is about being prepared, reducing surprises, and having information ready when an employer, agency, school, client, or volunteer organization asks for it.
Preparing for a Specialized Role
A delivery driver, contractor, or healthcare worker may need a specific background check before being approved for work. Ordering a self-check in advance helps confirm what may appear on the report and gives you time to address possible questions before they slow down the process.
Volunteer and Program Requirements
Many volunteer groups, youth programs, schools, and community organizations ask individuals to provide their own background check. A self-check package gives you a simple way to get the report you need and share it with the proper coordinator.
We Take the Hassle Out of Self-Checks
Some organizations tell applicants, volunteers, or contractors to get a background check on their own, but they do not always explain where to start. Trying to gather records directly from courthouses or public agencies can be frustrating, time-consuming, and confusing.
You may have to figure out which courthouse to contact, which records are needed, whether online access is available, what fees apply, and how long the process will take. In many cases, offices have limited hours, different procedures, and separate access rules.
EDIFY helps simplify the process by organizing the searches into clear self-check packages. You choose the package that fits your situation, submit your request, and we help determine what searches, jurisdictions, and fees are needed before work begins.
Save Time, Reduce Stress, and Move Forward with Confidence
Accuracy
We help identify and complete the searches needed for your selected package and reporting purpose.
Compliance Awareness
Our process is designed with background screening rules, source verification needs, and reporting limitations in mind.
Flexible Options
Choose from preconfigured self-check packages or call us to discuss a custom option for your situation.
Clear Next Steps
Once your request is reviewed, you receive an invoice before work begins so you understand the expected cost.
Whether you are applying, volunteering, contracting, driving, caregiving, or preparing for a new opportunity, a self-check can help you feel more prepared before someone else reviews your background.
Be ready before the opportunity is on the line.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT SELF-CHECKS
Self-Check FAQs
Have questions before ordering? Here are answers to some of the most common questions people have about EDIFY self-check background checks, drug testing, and Motor Vehicle Record options.
Q: What is a self-check background check?
A: A self-check background check is a report you request for yourself. It can help you review your background information before sharing it with an employer, school, licensing agency, volunteer coordinator, client, or other requesting party.
Q: Who should order a self-check?
A: Self-checks are useful for job applicants, students, volunteers, contractors, caregivers, delivery drivers, healthcare workers, and anyone else who has been asked to provide their own background check, drug test, or driving record.
Q: How do I know which package to choose?
A: Start by reviewing the requirements provided by the employer, school, agency, volunteer organization, licensing board, or requesting party. If you do not see a package that matches your need, call EDIFY at 336-283-0237, and we can help custom build a self-check package for your situation.
Q: What happens after I submit my request?
A: After your request is submitted, EDIFY performs a preliminary assessment to determine the searches, services, jurisdictions, and fees required to complete your order. Your invoice is then issued for payment before work begins.
Q: Why do I receive a separate invoice?
A: The package price reflects the amount we anticipate will be required based on the selected package. However, some orders may involve additional court fees, access fees, county search fees, third-party verification fees, processing fees, DMV/MVR access fees, or other fees. The invoice reflects the final amount due before work begins.
Q: Will any work start before I pay?
A: No. Other than the preliminary review needed to determine final billing, no searches, verifications, processing, drug testing, MVR requests, or report preparation will begin until payment has been received.
Q: Why might additional county court searches be required?
A: If a potential record is identified through a nationwide criminal database search, source-level verification may be required before it can be reported. If needed, additional county court searches may be billed at $12.95 per county plus any applicable court, access, or verification fees.
Q: Do nationwide database searches cover every court and county?
A: No. National and multi-jurisdictional database searches do not cover every county, court, or state. Some reportable records may not be identified through a database search alone. If your requesting party requires specific county coverage or a full 7-year criminal history, select a package that includes those searches.
Q: Do self-check reports include driving records?
A: Only packages that specifically include a Motor Vehicle Record include driving history. Minor traffic offenses are not reported as criminal records. If you need driving record information, choose a package that includes an MVR or select the Motor Vehicle Records self-check option.
Q: How do drug testing self-checks work?
A: After your drug testing request is processed, you will receive instructions for completing your test at an authorized collection site. Rapid test results may be available within minutes, but non-negative rapid results are preliminary and must be confirmed by laboratory testing before being used for employment purposes.
Q: How will I receive my completed results?
A: Once your report or result is complete, you are responsible for printing or emailing it directly to the employer, school, agency, licensing board, volunteer coordinator, client, or requesting party that needs it.
Q: Are self-check orders refundable?
A: No. Due to the unique nature, time, and expense involved in preparing and fulfilling background check, drug testing, and MVR requests, all sales are final once payment has been submitted. No refunds are issued after payment, including for incomplete information, incorrect data, cancellation, or changes in the requesting party’s requirements.
Still have questions? Call EDIFY Screening at 336-283-0237, and we’ll help you choose the best self-check option for your situation.
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