References
A former manager or colleague speaks to how the candidate actually works — the relationship, the dates, and whether they’d recommend them.
Blue Ridge Press LLC · Raleigh, North Carolina
The verification a serious decision deserves.
Independent, consent‑first verification of professional references, past employment, and education — confirmed straight from the source, documented end to end, and held in confidence. The diligence you mean to do, done properly.
Consent‑first, always
Confirmed at the source
Documented chain of custody
Independent & accountable
Our standard
Defined as much by what we won’t do as what we will.
A premium verification firm earns trust through restraint. We confirm what can be confirmed honestly — and we tell you plainly where the line is.
What we do
- Verify professional references directly with the people who worked with the candidate.
- Confirm past employment — role, dates, and rehire eligibility where the employer will state it.
- Confirm education and credentials with the institution.
- Record written, time‑stamped consent for every check.
What we don’t
- Pull criminal, credit, or driving records — those are regulated and belong with a credentialed consumer‑reporting agency, which we’ll refer you to.
- Scrape social media or purchase third‑party data files.
- Assign black‑box “risk scores” you can’t see behind.
- Contact anyone before the candidate has authorized it.
Principles
Four commitments behind every report.
Consent first
Every check runs only on the candidate’s written, e‑signed authorization — recorded with a timestamp and the exact disclosure they agreed to.
Verified at the source
Real managers, real employers, real registrars. We confirm with the people who were actually there — never a data broker.
Documented
Each report carries a tracking number and a chain of custody — who confirmed what, and when — so it stands up to scrutiny.
Confidential
Reports go only to the requesting party, on a defined retention schedule, handled under a written security policy.
How an engagement runs
Five steps. Every one on the record.
01
Request
You tell us who to verify and which sources to confirm. Nothing is contacted yet.
02
Consent
The candidate reviews a plain‑language disclosure and e‑signs their authorization. It’s recorded and time‑stamped — enforced, not promised.
03
Source verification
We reach each reference, employer, and institution directly and confirm the facts, following a standardized interview script.
04
Quality review
Findings are checked for accuracy and completeness against our QA standard before anything is released.
05
Delivered report
You receive one clean, documented report — tracking number, consent record, and every confirmation in one place.
What we verify
The confirmations that actually tell you something.
Employment
The past employer confirms role and dates — and, where they’ll state it, whether the person is eligible for rehire.
Education
The institution confirms attendance and the degree or credential earned — straight from the registrar, not a database.
The deliverable
A report built to be trusted — and to be checked.
Clean, executive, and defensible. Every report you receive is documented from request to delivery, so it holds up when it matters.
Unique tracking number on every report
Recorded, time‑stamped consent
Per‑source findings with clear status
Documented chain of custody
Who we serve
Anyone whose next decision has to be trusted.
When you’re putting someone in a home, in front of customers, or near the vulnerable, a real verification isn’t a formality — it’s the responsible thing.
Families hiring in‑home & senior careSmall businesses hiringStaffing & recruitingProperty managers & landlordsNonprofits & volunteer programsChildcare & schoolsFaith & community organizationsContractors & trades
Pricing
From $39
Per candidate — references, employment, and education, confirmed at the source. A five‑pack is $149. No contracts, no minimums, no bundled data you never asked for.
See full pricingRequest a verification
Verify your next decision — the way it should be done.
Tell us who to verify. We send the candidate a consent link and take it from there — nothing happens until they sign.
Consent-first · confirmed at the source · Raleigh, North Carolina