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Employment Verification and Credentialing

Checks that confirm who a candidate is and what they told you: identity, employment history, the resume itself, education and references.

Identity comes first, because it decides where every other search runs.

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Identity Verification

Establishes who the candidate is before anything else is checked. An SSN trace returns the names and addresses linked to their Social Security number, and that decides which courts are searched. Get the identity wrong and the rest of the report describes someone else.

How it works
SSN trace
Alias names used in the past seven years, with dates and past and present addresses
Limits
An SSN trace alone does not verify identity. It shows where to search
I-9 and E-Verify
KRESS is a DHS designated agent for I-9 employment authorization searches
Address history
Current and past addresses, and Social Security death index information
Consent
E-Authorize collects the candidate's consent with an electronic wet signature

Global ID

Confirms the candidate is a real person and the person on their ID. Global ID checks the ID document is genuine and matches it to a live selfie, so the record checks that follow are run on the right person.

How it works
What it checks
Government ID document authentication and a biometric liveness check
Turnaround
Most results in minutes, two hours at most
Hours
8am to midnight, seven days a week
Use it for
Remote hiring, where you never meet the candidate in person

Employment Verification

Confirms the work history on the candidate's resume or application with their former employers. Every position listed is checked.

How it works
What it confirms
Job titles, dates of employment, job duties, salary and eligibility for rehire
Also checked
Disciplinary actions and reasons for termination
Lookback
The past seven years
DOT roles
A DOT employment verification covering every DOT-required question, accepted by DOT to satisfy FMCSR Section 391.23

ResumeMatch

A background check verifies what the candidate typed into the screening form. It does not look at the resume they applied with. ResumeMatch compares the verified results with the resume and flags where they differ.

How it works
What it compares
Verified employment and education results against the resume the candidate applied with
Method
A patent-pending comparison, built by KRESS
What you get
The gaps between the resume and the verified record
Use it for
Any role where the hiring decision was made on the resume

Education Verification

Confirms the degrees and diplomas a candidate claims with the institution that awarded them. Any discrepancy is reported to you straight away.

How it works
What it confirms
School name, degree or diploma, major, dates of attendance and graduation date
Turnaround
Around one business day, depending on how quickly the institution responds
International
Foreign education, verified through KRESS's international partners
What you provide
The candidate's full name, date of birth and signed consent

Reference Checks

KRESS verification specialists contact the references on the candidate's application or resume and ask about how the candidate works. You get a written summary to set beside the factual checks.

How it works
What it covers
Work ethic, abilities, accomplishments, past performance and reliability
Who calls
KRESS verification specialists
What you get
A concise summary of the reference interviews, reviewed for accuracy and compliance
Consent
Written consent from the candidate, as the FCRA requires
Frequently asked

Verification questions, answered

What hiring teams ask about identity, employment, education and reference checks.

An SSN trace returns every name and address a candidate has used, and that decides where every other search runs. Get the identity wrong and the rest of the report describes someone else.

No. An SSN trace returns the alias names and addresses linked to a Social Security number over the past seven years. On its own it does not verify identity. It shows where to search.

Include any name the candidate has disclosed in the order. If the SSN trace turns up another name, KRESS runs a supplemental check on it automatically, for a nominal fee.

Every position on the resume or application over the past seven years: job titles, dates, duties, salary and eligibility for rehire, plus any disciplinary actions or reasons for termination.

Yes. It covers every DOT-required question for each employer, including accident history and drug and alcohol information. It is accepted by DOT to satisfy FMCSR Section 391.23 and complies with 49 CFR Part 40.25.

Around one business day. It can take longer when the institution is slow to respond.

Yes. KRESS verifies foreign education through a network of international partners.

KRESS specialists ask each reference about the candidate's work ethic, abilities, accomplishments, past performance and reliability, and send you a summary.

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Identity, employment, education and references, checked by one team.

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