Employment Verification

Verifying Employment History

When it comes to hiring a candidate, it’s vital to make sure a company hires the most suitable candidate first time around to avoid the risk of damaging the company’s reputation. Screening checks allow a business to confirm if the candidate is suitable for the role as well as endorse their trustworthiness and skills.

As part of its screening checks, Accurate offers a pre-employment check to ensure a candidate’s employment history is a true record of what their CV states they were doing during the relevant times.

Here are some common questions and answers to help a business understand Accurate’s work history checks process and the importance of using them when it comes to recruiting.

What is an employment verification check?

One of the most common background checks conducted at Accurate are employment checks. It is an obvious starting point in a pre-employment screening check and allows a company to verify details such as their reasons for leaving a company and any disciplinary sanctions they may have incurred. An employment verification check can also help a business confirm that the candidate’s employment history ensures they are suitable and have the required skills for their new role.

Similar to a professional reference check, employment verification confirms the past employment history with a candidate’s previous employers including information such as job titles and dates of employment and even their reasons for leaving the company.

Why conduct a work history check on an employee?

Employee checks allow a business that is recruiting to have confidence that the candidate will be able to ‘fit the bill’, confirm any gaps in their previous employment and any disciplinary issues. The check will allow an organisation to confirm a candidate’s work history, to ensure that a candidate’s CV matches their employment and that there is no inaccurate information in respect of their previous employment.

Candidates can easily mislead potential employers by not being truthful in their CVs about their previous employment, and work history checks allow a business to identify any warning signs early on. They can also confirm crucial details regarding a potential candidate’s past work experience which enables a company to support their strengths and address their weaknesses.

Accurate’s processes have been fine tuned to quickly identify and flag any potential false employment references from ‘reference mills’ i.e. organisations that are willing to falsely declare details of previous employment in return for a fee from the candidate. A blacklist of such reference mills has been established which is always cross-checked in each case, and is constantly updated as new bad actors are discovered during the employment checking work carried out across Accurate’s client base.

Employee history checks allow for a company to build trust between a candidate and employer, which can be vital if a candidate is expected to work alone for most of the time or handle any information that might be deemed sensitive. Proper and thorough employment checks will give a company reassurance of candidate’s trustworthiness and minimising the risk of employing the wrong person with inadequate experience.

What happens during an employment history check?

As with all of Accurate’s employee checks, the process starts once a candidate authorizes it. After tailoring it to the employer’s needs and receiving confirmation, the process can commence.

During a history employment check, Accurate will collect details about past roles, employment durations and their reasons for leaving. They will then compare this information with the details the candidate has given, to provide a valuable insight and verification into their work history.

What are the next steps following an employment verification check?

Following a work history check on a candidate, an employer has the authority to refuse to hire an individual if the results of the check reveal that their employment history does not align with their CV which will influence their new employment roles and responsibilities.

At Accurate, a report is instantly provided to the employer following the checks for employment via the screening portal, which then enables the employer to finalise the onboarding process.

If you require any further information on employment verification checks, contact Accurate today: contact us.