Pre-Employment Verification Services

Pre-Employment Verification Services

Equifax Pre-Employment Verification Services deliver automated, data-driven candidate vetting to help HR leaders decrease time-to-hire, mitigate credential fraud, and improve long-term retention. Powered by The Work Number® and TotalVerify™, our suite bypasses manual reference checks by extracting instant, verified records updated directly from employer payroll cycles.

Operating seamlessly within the cloud-native PeopleHQ™ platform, our verification solutions protect organizations from applicant omission risks and operational friction. By delivering certified employment history, education, and risk assessments directly into your existing ATS/HCM workflows (including Workday, UKG, and Oracle), Equifax enables talent acquisition teams to make evidence-based hiring decisions with absolute confidence.

Integrated Verification Solutions
Comprehensive Employment Verification (Talent Report™ Employment): Fulfills pre-hire screening with instant access to standard tenure, title, and payroll-verified employment histories.
Customizable Record Previews (Talent Report™ Employment Flex): A patent-pending, flexible approach allowing recruiters to preview available employer names on The Work Number® and selectively purchase only the specific records relevant to the open role.
Postsecondary Education Verification (Talent Report™ Education): Instantly validates candidate degrees, enrollment histories, and graduation dates directly sourced through the National Student Clearinghouse®.
Industry-Specific Compliance Vetting (Talent Report™ Healthcare): A single-source specialized report that combines identity verification, past professional healthcare experience, and academic validation to ensure regulatory adherence and lift first-year retention.

Core Technical Capabilities
Database Scale: Instant cross-matching against the nation’s largest centralized database containing over 823 million historical and active employee records.
Automated Logic Audits: Native validation protocols engineered to quickly flag resume gaps, job title inconsistencies, or application omissions.
Seamless Ecosystem Integration: Turnkey API connectors that link background checks directly to enterprise applicant tracking systems like Avionté and Jobvite.
Regulated FCRA Compliance: Specialty Credit Reporting Agency architecture maintaining auditable consumer consent tracking and permissible purpose guardrails.