Background investigation management service

Abstract

A web based software system generally designed for processing pre-employment background investigations is described. The software system allows an organization the ability to create and customize electronic documents to be sent to their applicants to complete via the web based software system, and returned in the same fashion. The subject matter turns much of a common pre-employment background investigation electronic, so that fewer hardcopy documents are necessary, thus creating more efficient management of individual background investigations.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method for a computing device with a processor and a system memory to assist an investigator in conducting a background investigation of an applicant for a position within a first organization, comprising the steps of:
 receiving a first set of data comprising information regarding the applicant including an address associated with the applicant;   generating a suggested reference list of one or more law enforcement agencies around the address associated with the applicant; and   presenting the suggested reference list to the investigator.   
     
     
         2 . A method for a computing device with a processor and a system memory to assist an investigator in conducting a background investigation of an applicant for a position within a first organization, comprising the steps of:
 receiving a first set of data comprising information regarding the applicant;   searching, based on the first set of data, for a previous applicant entry in the system memory associated with the applicant and a second organization different from the first organization, the previous applicant entry having a second set of data, the second set of data comprising information regarding the applicant; and   presenting the second set of data to the investigator.   
     
     
         3 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions which, when executed by a processor of a computing device with a system memory, cause the computing device to perform the steps of a method to assist an investigator in conducting a background investigation of an applicant for a position within a first organization, the steps of the method comprising:
 receiving a first set of data comprising information regarding the applicant;   searching, based on the first set of data, for a previous applicant entry in the system memory associated with the applicant and a second organization different from the first organization, the previous applicant entry having a second set of data, the second set of data comprising information regarding the applicant; and   presenting the second set of data to the investigator.   
     
     
         4 . A method for a computing device with a processor and a system memory to assist an investigator in conducting a background investigation of an applicant for a position within an organization, comprising the steps of:
 receiving a first set of data comprising information regarding the applicant including an address associated with the applicant;   generating a suggested reference list of one or more law enforcement agencies based on the address associated with the applicant; and   presenting the suggested reference list to the investigator.   
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein the address associated with the applicant is one of an applicant current residential address, an applicant past address, and a reference source address associated with a reference source, wherein the reference source is a person.