BeenVerified – One of the most popular background check apps available is BeenVerified, made available by BeenVerified.com. This app offers free background checks (and the app is free to boot). You get 1 full, comprehensive, free background check per month. If you require more than one check per month, you can purchase checks individually or become a paid member of the website. The app also offers reverse phone lookup features and more.

Date Check – Date Check is a free app that allows users to conduct background checks on anyone they might consider becoming romantically involved with. Interestingly, the app does more than just check a person’s criminal history. It can also check their assets, and delve into their online social media accounts as well.

Are They Really Single – This background check app is really geared more for people vetting potential dates, but it does offer a lot of information for pretty much anyone. It offers information like marriage and divorce records, criminal records and a healthy dose of other data.

Stud or Dud – From the same company that brought you Are They Really Single, Stud or Dud delves into other aspects of a person’s life. This background check app is designed to look for property ownership, civil charges (as opposed to criminal ones), evictions and information about business ownership. While designed to help someone find a wealthy date, the app actually offers a lot of data that would be valuable to landlords, potential employers and more.

Background Checker – Background Checker offers quite a few features, including an instant national criminal records search, which provides information about criminal convictions for an individual drawn from national public records.

As you can see, there are quite a few different apps out there that can allow you to run a background check on someone, whether you’re interested in them romantically, as a potential new hire or if they want to rent your property.

Running an employment criminal background check provides you with access to a significant amount of information. For instance, if you are hiring for a driving position, you’ll certainly want to ensure that the applicant has a clean driving record and a clean criminal history. Moving violations are one thing, but you’ll definitely want to ensure that the applicant doesn’t have any DUIs on his or her record, and that they have few (if any) accidents.

Conducting an employment criminal background check will also help you determine if that applicant has ever had charges pressed by a previous employer. Things like theft, sexual harassment or assault are signs that you need to find another applicant to hire. You cannot afford to take chances with the employees that you hire, and the only way you can be sure you’re getting the “full scoop” on an applicant is by conducting a background check and verifying that he or she does not have a criminal record.

What employers can use background check tools and how do you access them? Actually, any employer can now conduct an employment criminal background check without any hassle, and often with no cost at all. Online tools offer immediate access to criminal records for potential new hires, and they can search databases on a national basis, rather than just local or state records. From small businesses to Fortune 500 companies, these background check tools are valuable resources that allow hirers and human resource professionals to make the best decision about filling positions.

As you can see, an employment criminal background check is incredibly important, but it’s also easy to conduct one. However, you need to make sure that you choose the right search provider. Find an authoritative provider that offers access to the most up to date databases and ensure that the records searched are nationwide, rather than being limited to just your county or state.

Verified accounts are exactly what they sound like – they’re accounts that the social network has verified as belonging to the person named as the account holder. If you are familiar with Twitter at all, then you’ve likely seen the word “verified” and the checkmark next to celebrity names on their accounts. This proves that the person using the account is actually the celebrity in question. These days, the need for verification and proof of identity has moved from being a celebrity-centric thing to something that applies to all users.

The goal of verified social media accounts is pretty simple to understand. Verifying that an account holder is who they profess to be offers assurances to anyone connecting with that account. For example, if you were to connect with someone who had an unverified account, there’s no proof that you’re really chatting with the person named.

Let’s take it one step further. Suppose you let your young teen use Facebook, and she starts chatting with a new friend. That new friend is supposedly another young teen girl from another state. On the face of it, there’s nothing wrong with that. However, what proof do you have that the person chatting with your daughter really is another young teen, and not a sexual predator that’s going to lure her into a dangerous situation? Verified social media accounts help put a stop to dangerous, threatening situations such as this.

How are accounts verified? The verification process differs with each social media site, but all of them involve the account holder providing proof that they are who they claim to be. For instance, a copy of a driver’s license with a clear picture, name and other identifying factors provided to the social network administrators can be all that’s needed.

1. Reverse Phone Number Lookup: This app offers the ability to conduct reverse phone number searchers. Users simply have to input a phone number (either a cell or a landline number) and press the “lookup” button.
2. Telephone Number Lookup: This app offers a wide range of information, from phone numbers to addresses and even the type of phone in question (cell or landline). It also tells you the name of the person’s carrier. Available @ Apple App Store
3. Reverse Lookup: Reverse Lookup is an app designed to give you access to lots of information based on a name or business name. You can find phone numbers, addresses, city and state information, and more. This is an Android app.
4. NumberGuru: NumberGuru is available for both Android and Apple phones, and gives you the ability to access both landlines and cell numbers on a national basis. Interestingly, the app also has a web-based version you can use.
5. Reverse Phone Number Lookup by Betterclicx Apps is an Android app that provides information about phone calls made to you from the US or Canada. It includes both cell phones and landlines.
6. Yellowbook: Yellowbook is really more about business phone numbers than anything else, but you’ll find that it’s pretty handy, particularly if you’re looking for information about a local company. Available for Android, iPhone, iPad and Windows Phone
7. Who Is It?: Who Is It works for both iPhones and iPods, and provides information about both anonymous landline and cell phone calls.
8. Reverse Phone Lookup: Reverse Phone Lookup from WhitePages.com lets you search through a database of more than 200 million names and numbers to find out who called you. Available for both Android , iPhone and Windows Phone.
9. PhoneLookup: PhoneLookup from TAF Technology helps you do reverse phone searchers to determine who has been calling you, whether you’re trying to stop prank callers or threatening calls.
10. uGUX: uGUX is a reverser phone number lookup app for iOS devices and lets you search for both landline and cell phones to determine who’s been calling you.