The practice of looking into an employee’s background and confirming the information given by prospective hires before hiring them is known as background screening or pre-employment screening. Reference checks, personal information verification, the candidate’s previous employer’s experience, any criminal records, educational records, etc. are all part of the background screening process.
The following areas are primarily involved in pre-employment screening:
- Verification of education
- Background investigation of the family
- Confirmation of personal information
- History of employment
- Past criminal activity
- Licenses issued by the government
- Vehicle logs
- Global background investigation
- The purpose of background screening is to protect the employer from any kind of misunderstanding, danger, or problem. Approximately 96% of employers perform various pre-employment checks prior to hiring, according to a recent study.
