Before an offer is confirmed, employers may check references, employment history, qualifications, identity and the right to work. What is usual, and what is allowed, differs between countries and industries.
These articles describe common pre-employment checks in Australia, New Zealand, the UK and the UAE, how they fit together, and how candidates can prepare. They describe general practice, not legal advice, and link official government pages where the rules matter.
How to verify a degree certificate before you hire: 7 checks with the institution and official registers, warning signs of a fake, and a sample request.
A national police check for employers in Australia: the official routes, candidate consent and ID, timing, reading the result, and how to store it safely.
Candidate verification for employers in Australia and NZ: what to check at each hiring stage, how to ask for consent, and when to delete the results.
Checks before hiring overseas workers in Australia, in order: VEVO work rights, references, licences, English, identity and police checks, and records.
Pre-screened overseas candidates: 8 questions to ask any recruitment provider, what each screening step should prove, and the checks you run yourself.
Background check overseas candidates in Australia: identity, overseas and Australian police checks, VEVO work rights, licences and references, in order.
Employment verification in Australia: what payslips, income statements, super records and references each prove, and how to check them with consent.
Check if a company on a CV exists before a bad hire costs you. Free official registers to search, red flags, innocent explanations and what to ask.
