Employment Verification
What is employment verification?
Employment verification is the process of confirming an individual's past or current employment status. It ensures that the applicant has the necessary experience to perform the intended job well. Employment verification may also detect misrepresentations, gaps in employment, or fictitious job titles.
The company contacts previous employers to confirm an applicant's information: Job title, length of employment, and reasons for resignation or termination (if applicable).
This is an important part of the pre-employment screening process because it shows whether your applicants are trustworthy and eligible for the job.
The importance of the employment verification process
There are many ways applicants can commit resume fraud when applying for a job: They lie about their experience, licenses, or education, exaggerate about their job duties or management experience, or even leave out details like why they quit a previous job. The only surefire way to protect your company from fraud is to verify the applicant's education and work history.
Wondering if you need to implement pre-employment screening at your company? Here are some factors:
Employees who have access to money, financial records or secure databases can cause major problems if they prove to be untrustworthy. It's not just the immediate consequences of any negative employee actions (such as theft or putting the company at risk for legal action) that a company suffers, but also the long-term effects of a disrupted work environment, costly lawsuits, loss of manpower, and ultimately the impact on profits.
Bad hires have cost you dearly in the past
We all make mistakes, and most employers will at some point, make a hire that they regret at some point. According to CareerBuilder, 75% of employers said they have hired the wrong person for a job at one time or another. This type of mistake is avoidable and shouldn't be repeated. Companies that conduct personnel selection processes have the experience and expertise to avoid mistakes and improve the effectiveness of your hiring process.