For external verifier positions, you need to have good communication skills, a computer, internet connection and a landline phone connection. Many companies do not accept any other type of phone connection due to poor voice quality. The telecom provider in your area should allow you to make a large number of phone calls at a reasonable cost. Most home based workers are independent contractors and no tax is deducted at source.

Sterling Testing Systems provides background screening services to employers for more than 28 years. It employs external verifiers working from home 30-40 hours a week. The verifier checks the education and employment details of prospective employees through a web based interface. Then the verifier phones the companies/schools listed to verify the information. They expect a verifier to complete a certain number of cases per day. At times, there is not enough work, so it is advisable to get other work at home jobs also.

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USIS needs independent contractors who get paid per completed verification . There are no benefits and contractors are paid once per month. You can live anywhere in the US .

Pay is different per verification type. (there are about 7 different types of verifications and the range is from $1 to $3 )
They schedule phone orientations every 2 weeks
For phone connections they recommend Vonage, which has low cost plans.
A spread sheet package like Excel and a high speed internet connection is required.
An average independent contractor earns about $700 per month but the actual income depends on the work done

Independent contractors cannot work for both USIS and Sterling Testing at the same time

Voicelog - Verification agent, work from home, guaranteed minimum US$8 per hour.

Also require verification agents fluent in multiple foreign languages

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