Saturday night is upon us and Guardian makes his way around the third floor. Finally, he sees a dark shadow behind one of the pillars near the elevator. "Must be my guy. My heart is racing, but I must remain calm. Just like Bogie.”

At Commercial Investigations LLC one of our core values is to provide positive community involvement through charity and corporate giving with both time and money. Our CI team loves being involved and attending events to show our support (in person).

Duey was stressed. After running background investigations on five bakers, four caterers, three florists, two officiants, and one hall, everything was booked, everything that is, except the baker. Every one of the five that they had attempted to hire had something come back on their background investigation that was unsavory.

Many of our clients here at Commercial Investigations LLC hire people who have been educated or worked overseas. This requires a whole different means of verification -- sourcing to our third-party that has people operating in each and every country.

An applicant’s online presence has become increasingly more important to employers with social media being the easiest and safest way to communicate.

I’m at a loss as to what my responsibilities are. Is there any chance you can help me?”

“Are you familiar with our Decision Matrix tool?”

A full year had passed since the immediate crisis of the pandemic sent them home, and working separately. Luckily for them the winter had been a harsh one, and one that required a lot of their snow removal services, so they were very busy, and the books looked good.

As we near the one year mark of remote working and the Covid pandemic, CI’s team reflected on the landscape of criminal research over the last 12 months.

This year’s holiday party has gone virtual. Sticking with our tradition as much as we can, we were still able to do our gift exchange, but this year, it was more secretive. Usually we play our game of ‘white elephant’ but since that was not realistic; we chose our new game of “Secret Gift Exchange.”

Have you ever shopped on Amazon? You can buy books, medicines, music, and diplomas! DIPLOMAS?! Yes, indeed. Anyone without an actual diploma can purchase one on Amazon (or a number of other sites, google it!). One satisfied customer said, “My son got the job he wanted. It looks so real.”

Duey had been in a mood for weeks. Ever since his disastrous proposal to Prue, and later finding that she had hired a private investigator to investigate his parents, well, needless to say he was in a very bad mood. Prue had learned everything about Due and Coco’s nefarious backgrounds.

As Commercial Investigations has been working remotely this year, we decided in August it was time to hire! That’s right, hiring during a pandemic! It was certainly a challenge but we think we found some really awesome team members.

Our Decision Matrix is an educational and customizable tool created by CI to guide our clients and help them make compliant hiring decisions when faced with adverse information on a background investigation. It helps avoid discrimination and avoids using an employment policy or practice that excludes people with certain criminal convictions.

On a gorgeous, late summer day, Yvette sits at her desk at home, getting ready for the next session of the annual Professional Background Screening Association conference. Ding dong. At the door stood Guardian, bags packed.

Sue opened up her laptop, while sipping her hot, strong, fresh coffee. It was her third cup that morning. She realized and frowned to herself. She was drinking a lot more coffee than she had been prior to working remotely.

At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic we found ourselves with a little more time on our hands. So, we thought about ways to add value for our clients and future clients. Thus, CI Leading the Way was born, and we developed a number of recorded webinars that have provided some really great content.

A search of the Sex Offender Registry can be conducted at a national level and at the state level. Most clients ask to have both searches included in their background investigation package to ensure they are getting all available levels of sex offenders so that they are not hiring an individual who may cause harm to someone else.

Guardian soared through the sky, enjoying the mountains and beautiful views, after his long adventure of saving The Catskill Center from the devious Clement Bard. Guardian was feeling satisfied with himself. He did not let Clement Bard succeed, yet again.

Prue’s mouth fell open in a comical “O.” Duey sat there feeling more foolish at her silence. Heat was creeping up his cheeks in a blush of mortification.

As you may know, each year Commercial Investigations LLC has a team building, half day event where we spend quality time together, enjoying a variety of activities. This year was different, as we were not able to physically be in each other’s company.