Employment
Verification

What Employment Verification Confirms

Employment verification contacts an applicant's prior employers to confirm employer names, dates of employment and job titles. It helps catch inflated titles, invented employers and unexplained gaps before you make an offer final.

• Employer name and dates of employment.
• Job title or position held.
• Unexplained gaps, so you can ask the right follow-up questions.

What Affects Timing

Employment verifications depend on how quickly prior employers respond. Some use third-party verification services, some have closed or merged, and some only confirm limited information. Full background packages take 1 to 3 days on average. Individual results can vary.

Tips for Faster Verifications

• Ask applicants for complete employer names, locations and dates on the application.
• Ask about prior employers that have closed or changed names.
• Send the SaffHire invitation as soon as an offer is extended.

Who It Is For

Employment verification is for employers that need to confirm a candidate's work history before the hire is final. Staffing agencies use it when a client contract requires verified experience. Healthcare, transportation, professional services, and other employers use it when a job title or time in a role is part of the hiring decision. Small businesses use it when one hire carries a large share of the work.

It does not belong on every order. Packages are customized to each client's needs, so verification can be added only for the roles that require it. See standard packages for how it fits alongside criminal searches.

How the Process Works

The employer orders employment verification in the SaffHire portal. SaffHire's invitation workflow sends the applicant a standalone written disclosure and collects written authorization before the verification is run. After that, SaffHire contacts the prior employers the applicant listed, or the third-party verification service those employers use.

The request asks the source to confirm the employer name, the dates of employment, and the job title. If a prior employer has closed, merged, changed its name, or will only confirm limited information, the attempt is documented in the report so you can see what was confirmed and what was not.

A large employer that participates in an automated verification network may respond quickly. A small employer, a closed business, or an employer that outsources verification can take longer. Full background packages take 1 to 3 days on average. An individual verification can fall outside that average when a prior employer is slow to respond. Ask applicants for complete employer names, locations, and dates, and send the invitation as soon as you are ready to screen.

Compliance

Before ordering, the employer gives the applicant a standalone written disclosure and gets written authorization; SaffHire's invitation workflow collects both electronically. Employers remain responsible for their own hiring decisions and legal compliance.

The report shows what the source confirmed. It does not tell you whether to hire the person. SaffHire is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice. Questions about which information you may consider belong with your own counsel.

Employment verification confirms work history. It is separate from a criminal background check, a drug screen, and an education verification. There are no setup fees and no minimums. Call 888-588-1733 or contact SaffHire if you want help deciding which roles need this search.