Do background checks to verify potential employees rely on profiles data brokers have compiled on them? Or do background checks rely on more direct means?
I’ve never seen HR use data brokers. I would think that could open them to a lot of risk, finding out things that aren’t legal to know about someone before saying yes. All of mine have used actual background check agencies
The background check agency probably uses data brokers, though. They would just only pass along what they are allowed to.
Thank you for the reply:)
If one isn’t privy to those records, there’s little risk?
Can you rephrase the question?
Who’s going to know what HR had in their files, other than HR and whomever instituted a policy requiring things in HR files?
Can you clarify if you’re looking at a field where background checks are mandatory (like security) or one where the employer is voluntarily running one? In the latter case, brokers are usually cheaper and more common, in the former it may be mandated to go through a specific government entity i.e. county/state/province law enforcement - often times that will be dictated by contracts with clients, sometimes laws.
Thank you for the reply. And I was thinking about fields where employers voluntarily run background checks.
Data brokers would be likely then, imo.
I don’t think there has been any confirmation for this practices beyond speculation… yet
