What the check is?
Confirms a candidate’s work history including job titles, dates of employment and sometimes reason for leaving or rehire eligibility.
What the value is?
Confirms that a candidate’s CV is accurate.
What does it check?
Past employers, job titles and dates of employment.
Why do you do it?
Verify that a candidate has the experience they say they do. Reduces hiring risk, ensures the right fit and builds trust from day one.
How often does it need to be checked?
One-off during hiring; not repeated unless new history is added.
Is this industry specific? If yes, what industries?
Financial services; healthcare and aged care; government; education; high-risk or regulated roles.
Risk of not doing it?
You may hire someone who has overstated or falsified their experience.