Sandy's Biz Talk posts

Empowering women to be Safe

Being safe does not stop with locking your car door or turning on the outside lights at night, there is much more to it that that. Just by the fact we are women makes us more venerable. In my over 20 years as a police officer in the Metro-Atlanta area, I never met a woman who actually thought she would become a victim. That said, here are a few tips or reminders, if you will, on empowering yourself to be safe.
1. NEVER put your purse in the baby set of a shopping cart then turn your attention to checking the price or caloric content of a product. By the time you realize your purse has been stolen, the bad guy is out the door with your money, credit card, car keys, and he know where you live. Talk about a nightmare. Carry a purse with a strap long enough to wear across your chest, It might not be the fashion statement you want to make, but it is a great deal safer. 2. When you are ready to leave work or have been shopping, have you keys in your hand ready. Nothing says "helpless" than a woman digging through her purse looking for her keys and not paying attention to who is around her. 3. If you are approached, throw those keys as far as you can and scream "FIRE!" Never get in a vehicle with this person. 4. At home, always make it look like someone is home. A good thief checks out his target, so change your schedule every couple days. Leave for work early once or twice a week, get a cup of java at your favorite coffee house. On those days, come home early. 5. The one room that can be occupied 24/7 is the bathroom. If you have a bathroom with a window, but a pretty little lamp and put it on a timer to go off every couple hours.
6. If you are going to be gone for more that a day, stop mail and news paper delivery. Contact your local police department a ask them to do a property check.
7. Keep bushes in front trimmed and well lighted. don't give a thief a place to hide. 8. If you jog, please go with someone in a well lit and populated area. Never tell a stranger when and where you run.
9. Have a "dummy bill fold" Get a cheep bill fold looking thing, put in it an expired credit card and a dollar or two, if you are approached, give them that... they get nothing.
10. Just like with business, do background checks when you make a personal hiring decision. Clearly you don't want a total stranger around your loved ones and valuable property. While we are at it, single ladies it is a good idea to have him checked out before the first date. Remember with one click of your mouse you can meet the love of your life, a sexual predator, or a married man.
If you have any questions or would like more information on personal background checks, please feel free to contact me at sandy@goldshieldli.com Be Safe

Announcing MISSING/LOCATED

Recently I "pooled resources" with Conner Investigative Services, LLC. of Hickory, N.C. to form Missing/Located. I did this to provide my clients with the following services:

1. For creditors. Sadly many Americans have lost the ability to pay their debts. Many have been evicted or foreclosed and have left no forwarding address. Now you have valuable resource to locate the debtor so the collection process can get started.
2. For attorneys who must locate a witness, hidden assets, a client's long lost relative, conduct a due diligence search, or deadbeat parents.
3. For you who want to locate a family member or friend.

Naturally Gold Shield is still providing quality and professional pre-employment background screening and investigative services to attorneys, now we just offer more.

I have expanded, YEA!

Recently I combined my over 20 years of investigative experience with those of Conner Investigative Services, LLC located on Hickory, N.C. to form MISSING/LOCATED. Now attorneys, creditors, banks, loan companies, and individuals have over 60 years of investigative experience at their finger tips to locate: Witness Debtor Deadbeat dads Long lost relative We specialize in locating the hard to find, so email us at missing/located@ayhoo.com if you have any questions or would like a search started. I am looking forward to assisting the fabulous ladies of this group. Sandy Glover, President, Gold Shield Legal Investigations, inc. C2500973, Fl. http://www.goldshieldli.com

An introduction and offer for business women

Hi, my name is Sandy and I am a licensed private investigator, former police detective from the Metro-Atlanta area. My company, Gold Shield Legal Investigation, Inc. is decided to promoting women's safety through professional FCRA certified pre-employment screening and screening for your personal hiring decisions. One area where women are vulnerable is hiring someone to work in the home and dating. Only a 1 or 2 online dating web sites conduct background checks on members...your safety is in your hands alone. The truth is you can meet the love of your life or a sexual predator with one click of your mouse, and a pre-date screening is one way to find the truth. What if you have to hire a nanny, housekeeper, maintenance man, lawn guy, or someone to care for an elderly or ill family member...doesn't your family deserve the same level of protection as your company? Of course they do. Log onto http://www.goldshieldli.com to review our services and searches...and I am offering $10.00 off your first 5 screenings no matter what they are for. This is a saving of $50.00. Not to bad. I am looking forward to assisting the women in this group with their safety and security issues

You just can't be to careful

Every business should be conducting background checks on new hires. Would you believe that some still don't? And many of the companies that do background checks do so with companies that are not compliant with the laws and use Internet databases that they could use. Many of these on line companies (I prefer to call them Information vendors) are not FCRA or DPPA compliant and you , the business professional, are not aware of this until you have a disastrous bad hire in the company.

Even for companies with a human resource department, it is very important to know who they are getting their information from. Here are a few guidelines:

The company you select to do the database checks must be willing to:

1. Provide full background checks including ( but not limited to)identity verification, criminal and civil record check, driving record, professional license check, previous employment, resume and education verification.
2. Certifies that all information is in compliant with Federal laws and laws that apply to your state.
3. There response time meets your needs.
4. They do background checks on their employees.
5. Has the ability to go local court houses to verify information if necessary.
6. Has a clearly defined pricing schedule.
7. Has a program in place that defines the process for protecting the client and applicant, destroying and protecting sensitive data.
8. Is willing to provide you with necessary legal release forms if needed.
9. Is willing to answer your questions and work with you company.
10. Is willing to work with your company to supply the information you need the the job being applied for.

The solution is to contact a licensed private investigation agency that specializes in background checks. You can rest assured that they are compliant with Federal and State laws. Your privacy and that of the applicant will be strictly protected, and, naturally, they have conducted background checks on their employees. Contact the agency by phone ( if out of your area) or in person. Explain just what your requirements, set a price schedule. then let the professionals to the rest. It is that simple.
I will be more than happy to answer any questions or offer any assistance I can to help you with your pre-employment needs.

Introducing Confadate

Everyday thousands of us log on to a dating web site or know someone who does. With one click of your (or their) mouse you (or they) may find the love of your (or their) life or a sexual predator! How are you to know? A pre-date background check is one way. Naturally, we can not tell you of this person looses a few pounds every time he (or she) logs on to the dating web site, but we can tell you if he (or she) has a criminal history or is really who they say they are. Your company protects itself by doing pre-employment background checks...right? Well protect yourself when you are not at work. Visit http://www.confadate.com

Pre employment background checks are worth the $$$$$

Every business professional knows that their employees are the foundation of the business, and a bad hire can destroy the business you have worked so hard to build. Gold Shield Legal Investigations, Inc. is a licensed private investigation agency (A2500354 Fl.) that specializes in thorough pre-employment background screening. Visit our web site at www.goldshieldli.com for a complete list of database searches available to you. Mention Biznik and get $15.00 off your first background check.

Hi, my name is Sandy, and I am a PI

I own Gold Shield Legal Investigations, Inc. fully licensed private investigation agency in the great state of Florida. We do pre employment background investigations, on line dating security background checks, investigations for attorneys, find people, and so on (No the job is not as exciting as it is on TV) I invite anyone who is interested in learning the difference in doing business with a licensed professional and everybody else to contact me