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Employment history verification for employers

Stop chasing paper and making phone calls. Confirm past employers, dates, job titles, and eligibility for rehire without your team spending days on hold.

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Dates, title, rehire confirmedContract and gig historiesFCRA-compliant process

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We chase the unresponsive employer so your hiring team does not have to.

The challenge

Why better employment verification matters

Today’s teams are a mix of full-time staff, contractors, and remote talent. Old ways of checking history were built for a world that stayed still. How do you verify a freelancer’s work? How do you track history for someone with many short-term contracts?

Manual phone callsDays wasted chasing HR departments for basic information, usually while the candidate you want is fielding another offer.

Scattered dataNo single source of truth across systems, so nobody can say confidently what was actually confirmed and what was assumed.

Compliance riskFCRA and privacy obligations carry real penalties, and an informal reference call made by a hiring manager is exactly where they get missed.

Resume fraud goes undetectedOverlapping dates, inflated titles, and invented employers are the most common resume misstatements, and all three are only visible when someone verifies rather than reads.

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What we confirm

What an employment verification returns

Employer and dates of employmentConfirmed against the employer’s own record, which is what catches gaps papered over with rounded years on a resume.

Job title and position heldThe title the employer recorded, not the title the candidate remembers. These differ more often than most hiring managers expect.

Eligibility for rehireWhere the employer is willing to state it. This single field is frequently the most informative thing in the whole report.

Reason for separationWhere policy permits disclosure. Many employers confirm only dates and title, and the report will say so plainly rather than leaving you to guess.

Contract and short-term engagementsHistories made up of many short assignments are verified per engagement rather than treated as one unverifiable block.

How it works

Our verification process

Automated workflowsWe automate the process from start to finish. This cuts down on human error and lets your team focus on more important work.

Secure data exchangeTop-tier encryption keeps sensitive income and job data safe. We follow global privacy standards so you never worry about a data breach.

Persistent follow-upWhere an employer is slow or unresponsive, we keep pursuing it. This is the step that stalls an internal process and it is the main reason verifications get abandoned half-finished.

Easy integrationConnects directly with your HRIS, payroll, and ATS. All your information in one place for better decisions.

Our services

Our verification services

Employment history

Comprehensive validation of previous employment dates, job titles, responsibilities, and credentialing.

Income verification

Accurate verification of salary, wages, and other compensation for lending, housing, or other critical decisions.

Background screenings

Seamless integration with pre-employment screening for a holistic view of candidate suitability.

Results

Big wins for your team

Work fasterAutomating the chase means shorter wait times and lower cost per hire.

Better accuracyMore reliable than manual checks, with data you can point to later.

Grow with easeScales from a few hires to a few thousand.

Fewer legal worriesStay ahead of privacy obligations and the FCRA process.

A defensible recordA written verification your hiring panel and your auditors can both read.

Pairs with reference checksVerification confirms the facts. Reference checks tell you how the person actually worked.

FAQs

Employment verification questions

What is employment history verification?

It is confirmation, directly with the previous employer, of the facts a candidate has stated: which employer, which dates, what job title, and where the employer will say so, eligibility for rehire. It confirms the record rather than interpreting it.

How is this different from a reference check?

Employment verification confirms facts. A professional reference check is a structured conversation about how the person actually performed. Most employers run both, because each answers a question the other cannot.

How long does a typical verification take?

Verification times vary based on data availability, but our automated processes significantly reduce turnaround times compared to manual methods. The variable is almost always how quickly the previous employer responds.

What if a previous employer has gone out of business?

We pursue alternative confirmation routes where they exist, such as a successor entity or payroll records. Where an employer genuinely cannot be reached, the report states that plainly rather than reporting the history as unverified without explanation.

What types of organizations benefit most?

Organizations across all industries, particularly those with high hiring volumes, lending operations, or strict compliance requirements, find immense value in our solutions.

Is your platform compliant with data privacy regulations?

Absolutely. Our platform is designed with global data privacy regulations in mind, including FCRA, GDPR, and CCPA, ensuring full compliance and robust data protection.

Can it integrate with our existing HRIS or payroll systems?

Yes, our platform offers extensive integration capabilities with a wide range of HRIS and payroll systems, ensuring seamless data flow.

Do you need the candidate’s permission?

Yes. Employment verification obtained through a consumer reporting agency for employment purposes requires written disclosure and authorization under the FCRA, and the adverse action process applies if you act on what comes back.

Catapult is a proud member of the Professional Background Screening Association, upholding the highest standards of accuracy, compliance, and consumer protection in background screening.

Screening services

Related screening services

Most employers combine several of these into one screening package.

Pre-employment screening→FACIS Level 3 healthcare screening→Continuous criminal monitoring→Education verification→Professional reference checks→MVR monitoring & driver screening→Volunteer background checks→Military service verification→Paperless I-9 verification→I-9 audit & remediation→Drug screening services→

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*Catapult Services Corporation is an investigative agency licensed by the Private Protective Services Board of the State of North Carolina specializing in corporate pre-employment background screening. Our corporate agency license is BPN 001473P11M, Qualify Agent, Kevin von der Lippe, PI, 2891. Catapult Services Corporation is a consumer reporting agency that supplies applicant screening services for employment, volunteer and student screening, to authorized organizations under the conditions of the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act.

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