Background investigation, also known as "verification of certification materials", refers to the method of verifying the authenticity and validity of the candidate's background information and certification materials by consulting the applicant's former boss, people who have recently had the opportunity to observe him, educational institutions, referees, etc. It has the function of supplementing the lack of information in the selection process and helping to confirm or obtain candidate information. It is an effective method to directly confirm the factual information of candidates.

Evaluate the integrity of employees and the authenticity of information. Online recruitment is very common now. How to verify information is something we should consider, so background check can help us.

The risks faced by enterprises in recruitment can be summarized into four categories: competence risk, legal risk, professional ethics risk and cost risk. Without necessary measures, these risks will be directly borne by the human resources department of the enterprise.

Market risk mainly comes from the difference between the quality of candidates and the requirements of enterprises. Internal risk is not only the possible cost loss and brand image risk caused by probation employees, but also the interests of employees, customers and shareholders in the enterprise. These risks are ultimately concentrated in the recruitment of human resources departments.

Why do companies do background checks? Employers should take the interests of shareholders, customers and employees as the starting point and have the responsibility to verify the background and specific conditions of the employees to be hired. A thorough employee background investigation report can save unnecessary expenses for the enterprise in the future, avoid the risk of employing people, reduce the related expenses of recruitment, training and retraining, and more importantly, select reliable talents for the enterprise to avoid damage to the company and customers, thus promoting the enterprise to generate greater benefits.

The service team of the third-party professional background investigation agency can help enterprises avoid employment risks at a relatively low cost, improve the recruitment quality, speed up the recruitment process, verify the background information of pre-employed employees in many ways, and make fully informed employment decisions.