It has been increasingly important for employer to understand about the employee through employee background check to reduce potential hiring risks.

1. It has been increasingly important for employer to understand about the employee through
employee background check to reduce potential hiring risks.
The risk of wrong hiring could be accessing the wrong talent, exposure to criminal activities, legal
issues, reputation matters that impact the business, workforce or customers.
It is understandable that if applicants are dishonest in how they obtained a job, they may be
dishonest once they have the job. This could not be found out during the interview.
Hence, it is important to consider investment in background screening service to minimize the
risks associated with workplace violence, lost customers, negligent hiring lawsuits, identity theft
and fraud, embezzlement, data breaches, and high turnover.
The pre-employment screening by verification and validation of the information and documents
provided by the potential candidates could cover the following matters.
Government-issued identification document. The candidate will provide one or more
identification (ID) documents i.e. a photo ID card or passport. The employee background screening
firm is asked to verify that the ID document provided by the candidate is valid.
Criminal record check. This information cannot be provided by the candidate. This record check
will likely be obtained directly from Provincial Department of Justice, and possibly other local or
national law enforcement organizations. With the authorization of the application, such criminal
record could be obtain by background check company.
Employment history. The candidate will provide the name and location for his or her previous
employers for a number of years. The background screening firm is asked to verify that the
candidate actually worked for the previous employers listed.
Education history. The candidate will provide a copy of the highest degree or certificate of
completion issued by the educational institution i.e. university, industrial training academy. The
background check service company is asked to verify that the degree, certificate was actually
issued by the institution to the candidate. The candidate may be asked to provide official transcripts
from the educational institution in lieu of, or in addition to, the copy of a degree, certification in
order to assist in the verification process.
Professional accreditation. If a candidate claims to have a professional accreditation or certificate,
the candidate should also provide a copy of this to verify.
Managerial position. This information, a search of government records cannot be provided by the
candidate. This record check will be obtained directly from Business Registration Office by
employee background check service
If a person passes a background check, it does not mean such hiring would not encounter issues in
the future but it is important to have as much information about applicants being verified to warn
the risks if found before making hiring decisions to reduce the potential risks to the employer and
its workforce, customers.