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50 Word Description

BeenVerified is revolutionizing the background checking industry! The traditional background screening process is out of touch with today's fast-paced, online world. BeenVerified's unique user interface brings background screening into the 21st century while giving employers deeper and more meaningful insight into their candidate's history.

100 Word Description

BeenVerified is revolutionizing the background checking industry! The traditional background screening process is antiquated, expensive, and out of touch with today's fast-paced, online world. BeenVerified's unique user interface brings background screening into the 21st century while giving employers deeper and more meaningful insight into their candidate's history. Built on Web 2.0 principles, BeenVerified is the first screening solution that gives candidates complete control over their personal information. BeenVerified's patent-pending technology makes screening fast, simple, and affordable while turning a plain-old background check into a valuable tool for making educated hiring decisions.

Questions and Answers: Straight from the CEO

Question: Why did you and Ross start BeenVerified?
Josh says: Quite simply, we got fed up with the online hiring process. We have been hiring and working with people online to build websites and such for over 12 years. Every time we did so, it was like navigating a minefield of knowing who to trust. Once we started building BeenVerified, we realized it's not just the freelancing and hiring community that has these problems. It's really all people who meet online, for every reason.
Question: How are you different than a traditional background check?
Josh says: In the past background checks happened without any involvement from the candidate. Our process brings the candidate into the verification process so that they have a say and control over their personal information. Using Web2.0 principles, BeenVerified brings an outdated industry to the 21st century.
Question: You are charging people and businesses for your service, can you really make money that way?
Josh says: Yes, our core product is geared towards businesses, most of whom already perform background checks in one way or another. For job seekers, this is a premium service and may not be for everyone. Although, in these economic times, we feel there is no better investment than in yourself. Generally, things online that are free are also not of extremely high value. Although we do love our Twitter (@BeenVerified)!
Question: Where do you get your information?
Josh says: From a lot of places but always direct from the source. For example, if we are verifying that someone has graduated from Harvard University, we go right to Harvard's Registrar office to do so. Almost all verifications we perform, also come along with details about where we got the information. The main benefit of using BeenVerified, especially for partners, is that we take care of the heavy lifting of accessing the thousands of databases containing personal information.
Question: What's next for BeenVerified? and Why is this needed?
Josh says: We will continue working hard to become a third-party that individuals and employers can trust online. In order for the Internet to move to its next stage, being able to handle really high-level transactions between individuals is crucial and we feel we can help. People, us included, have become weary of giving out their information over and over which is why adopting a user-centric approach is the only way to make all of this possible.

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