What the check is?
Confirms a candidate’s employment history over the past five years.
What the value is?
Provides a recent snapshot of employment history.
What does it check?
Employer details, positions held and employment dates.
Why do you do it?
Reduce hiring risk, confirm claims, spot gaps, verify seniority, flag discrepancies and support references.
How often does it need to be checked?
Typically once pre-employment; may be repeated in regulated industries every 1–3 years.
Is this industry specific? If yes, what industries?
Financial services; healthcare; government; education; aviation and transport.
Risk of not doing it?
A shorter verification window can still leave you exposed to CV fraud.