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Build your team with confidence.
For over 30 years, KRESS has been trusted by industry leaders who can't afford to get employment screening wrong. Our background checks deliver the speed, accuracy, and reliability others only promise - so you can make the right hire every time. When it comes to protecting your business, there's KRESS - and then there's everyone else.
- 85% of orders completed in 48 hours or less
- Save 20% time-to-hire with KRESS
- Trusted by industry leaders for over 30 years
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What brings you here today?
The KRESS Difference
Why teams switch to KRESS, and what changes when they do.
I'm being screened
Check your status or get help with your background check.
HOW IT WORKS FOR BOTH SIDES
Simple for your team, and for the people you hire
Screen faster, with less admin
- Order background checks, drug testing and verifications from one place.
- Invite candidates to enter their own details, so your team stops rekeying data.
- Keep compliance on track with guided workflows and complimentary Automated Adverse Action.
- Get results fast, with real US-based support when you need a person.
A simpler experience for candidates
- Send a secure invitation so candidates give consent and enter their own information.
- Candidates complete their part directly, cutting back-and-forth and duplicate entry.
- Clear routes to check status, request a copy of their report, add information or get help.
- A fair process, with dispute rights and the required notices before any final adverse decision.
The KRESS Difference
Why teams switch to KRESS
Candidates key in the wrong details
Invite the Applicant has candidates enter their own details and e-sign consent online, so your team stops rekeying data.
A flagged result you cannot read alone
Real, US-based people explain what a result means and what happens next. Talk to a human whenever you need one.
Not sure which checks fit which role
Packages built by role and industry, so you start from a recommendation, not a raw menu.
Switching feels like a project
No contracts. No minimums. Most accounts are ready the same day.
Technology for speed, real people when you need help.
When it comes to background checks, KRESS is the gold standard. With over 30 years of experience, no contracts or monthly minimums, and custom-tailored solutions, we make it easy for you to hire with total confidence. Our fast, accurate screenings are backed by real human verification - so you're not just getting data, you're getting trusted, actionable insights. Whether you're ordering one check or a thousand, KRESS ensures you're always compliant, protected, and ready to bring the best talent on board. There's a reason industry leaders like ExxonMobil and Goodyear trust KRESS - and now, you can too.
Testimonials
Hear From Our Clients
5 out of 5 stars
“Your “invite the applicant” option has changed my life! I can order more than a dozen background checks in about ten minutes!! That’s awesome!! I don’t have to fax or scan the resumes anymore and I don’t have to be the go-between person emailing the candidates and getting back to the screening company. I swear it has changed my life!!!! Keep it up KRESS!!!”
5 out of 5 stars
“Your service has proven to play a vital part in our hiring needs. In our environment, we always anticipate a certain amount of turnaround in our sales department. I feel confident we are making a better hiring decision because of your service and our turnover rate in that department proves it!”
5 out of 5 stars
“Awesome customer service!!! Reports are always accurate and on time. I have used a lot of screening companies throughout my human resources career and KRESS goes above and beyond. It makes a huge difference. Thank you!”
5 out of 5 stars
“Any HR Manager or Director that is looking for a cost effective yet highly efficient employment screening partner, I just switched to KRESS Employment Screening Inc and reduced costs by 45% and turn-around time by 20%. Call and have them show you the KRESS difference.”
The numbers hiring teams screen by
- 24-48hr
- Average turnaround time
- 10M+
- Background checks completed
- 99.9%
- Compliance accuracy rate
- 190+
- Countries covered, including the US and Canada
Screening, compliance and hiring insight
FROM THE BLOG
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19 Oct 2026
Is a Background Check a Consumer Report? An FCRA Guide for Employers in 2026 -
19 Oct 2026
SB 947: California No Robo Bosses Act Employer Guide -
6 Oct 2026
What Happens If a Background Check Can’t Verify Employment (and Why Verifications Fail) -
6 Oct 2026
Pre-Employment Background Checks in 2026: What Employers Need to Know -
6 Oct 2026
Background Check Pending After a Job Offer: What It Means and What to Do
5 Nov 2026
The Three Questions the EEOC Just Walked Away From
The EEOC's 2012 criminal records guidance was never law, but its questions kept hiring fair and defensible. Why KRESS says employers should keep asking them. Packages
Choose the screening package that fits
Express Package
Starting at
$29.99
- Social Security Trace
- Sex Offender Search
- Global Terrorist Search
- National Criminal Search
Entry Level Package
Starting at
$34.99
- Social Security Trace
- Sex Offender Search
- Global Terrorist Search
- National Criminal Search
- Current County Criminal Search
- Excluded Parties Search
Essential Package
Starting at
$54.99
- Social Security Trace
- Sex Offender Search
- Global Terrorist Search
- National Criminal Search
- Alias names identified (searches quoted separately)
- County Criminal Search
- 3 Counties, 7 years
- Address History
- Excluded Parties Search
Premium Package
Starting at
$79.99
- Social Security Trace
- Sex Offender Search
- Global Terrorist Search
- National Criminal Search
- Alias names identified (searches quoted separately)
- County Criminal Search
- 3 Counties, 7 years
- Address History
- Excluded Parties Search
- Employment Verification
- Education Verification
Ready to start screening?
No contracts. No minimums. Most accounts are ready the same day.