Checkr, Inc.

How do you talk to candidates about background checks without making it weird? The awkwardness isn't the background check. It's the timing. Bring it up at the offer stage and it feels like a new hurdle you sprung on them. Bring it up in the job posting or first conversation and it's just... part of the process. Try this at the interview stage: "So you know what to expect, our hiring process includes two interviews. If we decide to move forward, the next step is a conditional offer followed by a background check." At the offer stage: "We'd like to offer you the role. As mentioned earlier, it's contingent on the background check. We'll send the authorization form today, and we typically get a response within a few business days." Candidates usually ask three things. Answer them straight: • What's being checked? Be specific—criminal records, employment verification, whatever applies. • How long will it take? Give a range, not a guarantee: "usually a few days, occasionally longer." • What could disqualify me? Describe your review process. Don't predict the outcome before you've seen the report. Two things to avoid: don't ask about criminal history early (Ban-the-Box laws in a lot of jurisdictions), and don't reassure someone an issue "won't matter" before you've actually reviewed it. Casual conversation doesn't replace the formal FCRA disclosure and written consent—this is what you say around that process, not instead of it. Full breakdown here → https://lnkd.in/ekxqxEpJ

What happens when you can no longer trust a resume, a video interview or even an ID at face value? AI has accelerated the threat of hiring fraud. Bad actors can fabricate resumes, impersonate real people, disguise their location, and use deepfakes to carry a false identity through the hiring process. Today, we’re launching Checkr’s Fraud Detection Suite to help employers detect and stop increasingly sophisticated fraud across the hiring lifecycle: • AI-powered resume fraud detection flags potentially fraudulent applications • Biometric identity verification matches a live selfie to a government-issued ID, with liveness detection to prevent deepfakes, photos and video replays • Image comparison and deepfake detection identify synthetic or altered content • Device signals detect device footprint, manipulation and spoofing • Location correlation flags attempts to disguise a candidate’s actual location Built on more than a decade of identity verification expertise, the suite connects these signals across the hiring process to help employers better understand who they’re hiring. The Checkr Fraud Detection Suite is available today. Learn more → https://lnkd.in/ewEjpKGg

We're excited to be a silver sponsor at Workday Rising this year! Join our breakout session on Oct 13 at 2:50pm PT, where Carmina S. Sicangco walks through how the Checkr + Workday integration works end to end, from initiating verification to flagging fraudulent information before it becomes a costly hiring mistake. Stop by Booth H7 to connect with our team, or visit our headshot station for a free professional photo. We look forward to seeing you there! #WDAYRising

Getting a mortgage is complicated enough. Verifying your income shouldn’t make it harder. In reality, the information lenders need is often spread across different sources, and the traditional paycheck is no longer the whole picture. That’s why we’ve spent the past year expanding Checkr’s mortgage offering, which now includes: → Access to more payroll and financial data through our acquisitions of Truework and Truv → Verified income and employment information through our partnership with Workday → Broader income qualification capabilities to help lenders evaluate different types of borrower income, including self-employment and other complex financial profiles The goal is simple: help lenders make faster, more informed decisions while creating a smoother path to homeownership for borrowers. Today, Checkr can verify more than 97% of U.S. workers, with a 75% completion rate. Heading to MBA Annual in Chicago? We’ll be there October 11–14 as a Platinum Sponsor. Meet the Checkr team in the Acapulco Room on Ballroom Level West. Learn more about Checkr’s expanded mortgage offering: https://lnkd.in/eeAyUrr3

We’re headed to the ADP Global Sales Leadership Summit in Las Vegas! As an ADP partner, we’re excited to spend time with sales leaders, exchange ideas, and talk about how we can continue helping customers make hiring and workforce decisions faster and more confidently. If you’re attending, come say hi to the team at booth #7! We’re looking forward to connecting in person.

The biggest asset we have at Checkr is our people. Staff Program Manager, Vanessa Ripley, is one of them. She gives a glimpse into life on the team, and of course, her 3 favorite emojis! Explore life at Checkr and browse open roles → https://lnkd.in/g_WCYhdK

A safer visitor experience doesn’t have to mean a slower one. That’s why Alert Enterprise partnered with Checkr to integrate real-time criminal and public record screening directly into its visitor management solution. Now, Alert Enterprise customers can screen visitors against more than 2,400 government sources, including criminal court records, security watchlists, and sex offender registries, with results returned in under half a second. In 2024 alone, Alert Enterprise performed hundreds of thousands of visitor checks, identifying and escalating thousands of records for deeper investigation. Get the full success story → https://lnkd.in/eeyjb7W4

We're excited to be part of Staffing Industry Analysts #CollaborationX this week. Visit the Checkr team at Booth 101 to discuss all things background screening and identity verification. • Kristen Faris, SVP Customer Success & Partnerships • Rebecca Stainback, Senior Account Executive • Jacqueline Reilly, Account Executive • Tom Horne, Strategic Partner Manager And be sure to catch us on stage! • Innovation Showcase — Wed, Sept 30 | 3:00–3:45 PM CT • "The Trust Crisis: Candidate Fraud in the Age of AI" — Thurs, Oct 1 | 11:45 AM–12:30 PM CT See you there!

How do you give candidates a fast, fair experience during a background check? You stop treating speed and thoroughness as a trade-off. Most of the anxiety candidates feel isn't about what's in their file—it's not knowing what's happening to it. They want four things: what's being reviewed, how long it takes, what happens if something needs a second look, and who to ask. The fix isn't more communication, it's timed communication. Three checkpoints: 1. At disclosure & authorization—tell them the scope, the timeline, who to contact 2. When screening starts—confirm it's underway, restate the timeline 3. When it's done—share the outcome and what happens next If something's taking longer than expected, don't go quiet. One line does it: "Your background check is still in progress and taking a little longer than expected. We'll keep you updated." Candidates who understand the process don't ghost mid-process. The ones who withdraw are usually the ones left guessing. Full breakdown → https://lnkd.in/euRMB7ex

Checkr now connects directly to ADP Recruiting Management. For enterprise customers running RM as their ATS, background checks trigger automatically as candidates move through your hiring workflow, no manual ordering required. And you can view the result right in RM. It's one more way we're making the hiring experience smoother for joint ADP and Checkr customers. Ready to get started? Request an implementation consultant from ADP. Curious how it works? Check out the link in the comments.