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Confirm a candidate’s right to work in any country

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Education

Checks for global qualifications, certifications or memberships

Reference

Validate work history and make informed hiring decisions

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Comprehensive identity checks to support risk-free hiring

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Mitigate potential regulatory and security risks

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Meet global security, compliance and data requirements

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Workday

Comprehensive candidate background checks without leaving Workday

iCIMS

A seamless checking experience with Zinc and iCIMS

SuccessFactors

Run Zinc background checks directly from your SuccessFactors account

SmartRecruiters

Streamline your checking by managing it all from SmartRecruiters

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Smart, secure, and compliant employment verification

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Lightning-fast checks to help your workforce deliver top-quality care

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Faster, automated background checks for volume hiring without the hassle

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Don't let outlier references ruin your checks: accept one less

Unified referencing: combining Employment & Professional referencing

Get Employment Verification references from HMRC in seconds

Reference tips for candidates

Employment reference tips for referees

Provide a work reference for a candidate using zinc

Who can be a character reference?

What can I do about a date mismatch in my reference check?

Why reference checks are important

What is included in an employment reference check?

Streamlining the hiring process through automation

Time-saving strategies for busy hiring managers

The complete guide to employment reference checks

The best questions to ask when checking references

Reference checks for the digital age

How to make your reference checks effective

Introducing the onboarding reference check

How to ask someone for a reference check [+ free templates]

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