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Pre-employment-screening

A pre-employment background check involves verifying key information about a candidate during the recruitment process. This may include confirming their education, previous work experience, or other relevant qualifications. A background check provides the company with clear insight into who is being hired, reducing the risk of mis-hires and creating confidence in recruitment decisions.

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Why carry out a pre-employment background check?

According to a survey by the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce, 43 percent of employers have encountered job applicants who provided false or incomplete information that affected their chances of being hired. In the staffing industry, the figure is even higher: 73 percent of employers have experienced candidates attempting to mislead them with serious falsehoods.

At DISA, we know that people are critical to an organisation’s success. Honest and competent employees strengthen teams and contribute to better results. By conducting pre-employment background checks, you can identify discrepancies or inaccuracies in a candidate’s information and discuss these with them before making hiring decisions.

Want to know more about background checks?

In our white paper, The 6 W's of employment screening, we cover the basics of pre-employment background checks through six key questions. Learn how you can implement background checks in your recruitment process.

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When a background check is conducted, personal data about the candidate is processed. Therefore, it is important that the process complies with the GDPR and other applicable data protection regulations.

Background checks must be relevant to the position and proportionate to the role. The candidate must also be informed that a check will be carried out.

DISA conducts background checks in accordance with applicable legislation and ensures that personal data is handled responsibly and securely throughout the entire process.

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Pre-employment screening with DISA

The platform helps you quickly and securely verify important information before making a hiring decision.

With DISA you can:

1. Conduct a wide range of background checks, such as identity verification, CV verification, and education verification – both in Sweden and internationally.

2. Have candidate information verified through reliable data sources and digital tools, securely, efficiently, and in compliance with GDPR.

3. Manage background checks through a structured and efficient process without unnecessary administration.

4. Receive personal and accessible support from the DISA team throughout the entire screening process.

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How does the screening process work?

  • Step 1: Log in

    Fill in your personal username and password.

  • Step 2: Select a screening profile

    Select the right screening profile for this candidate.

  • Step 3: Enter the candidate's details

    The candidate's name, email address, and cell phone number are requested.

  • Step 4: Candidate provides information

    The candidate receives an email with their login details and a request to start their own pre-employment screening.

  • Step 5: Screening is processed

    DISA will process the screening and complete all background checks.

  • Step 6: Screening is complete.

    Both you and the candidate will receive a message that the screening report is completed and ready to download.

Secure your recruitment decisions with DISA

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Full control and clear results

Once you have registered a (potential) employee and selected the checks to be performed, DISA takes over the entire process. The results are provided in a review report.

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A global partner network

DISA has an extensive partner network that allows us to quickly verify relevant information directly from the source, both in Sweden and internationally.

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Employment screening specialist

DISA has specialised in employment screening since 2009 and is market leader in employment screening. Thanks to our years of experience, we offer a fast and efficient pre-employment screening process that complies with current (privacy) laws and regulations.

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Quick turnaround time

Our pre-employment screening (besides the application for a Criminal record check) is completed on average within 5 working days.

Want to start with pre-employment screening?

Do you have questions about background checks or want to know more about what we can offer? We can discuss possible solutions and provide advice on how to get started. Fill in the contact form, and we will get in touch with you as soon as possible.

 

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All our background checks

  • Pre-employment
  • In-employment

Verification of education and diploma check

Criminal record check

Identity check

Credit check

PEP, Sanctions list, and Adverse media checks

Work experience check

Internet scan and social media check

Driving licence check

Statement of integrity

Address verification

Alcohol and drug testing for employment

Company checks

Right to work check

Custom checks

Credit check

PEP, Sanctions list, and Adverse media checks

Internet scan and social media check

Driving licence check

Statement of integrity

Alcohol and drug testing for employment

Custom checks

Company checks

Right to work check
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Which solution is right for you?

No two organisations are the same. Talk to us and we’ll help you find the right setup based on your needs.

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What do our customers say?

“Working with DISA internationally helps to screen every candidate via the same way. The system is easy to use and due to the fact that you can create different screening profiles per country, it is easy to adapt to local rules and regulations (for example: data storage in the EER).”

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“Even in this global pandemic, the Page Group wants to guarantee that the processing of personal data of candidates is securely done now that some of our employees are working from home.”

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Ilze Lamers
HR Director Northern Europe
Michael Page Group

“It is very important for us to employ people with integrity. We perform several background checks because we work in financial services, and also to give us peace of mind. That’s why we use DISA. They make the process of eliminating risk easy and smooth.”

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Tobias Lindh
Managing Director Nordics & Baltics
Adyen

“By using DISA’s digital solution for background checks, we know that clients’ and applicants’ personal data is always safe and secure. Boardtalk also has very careful procedures when it comes to data processing. We ensure that sensitive information is not passed back and forth unless absolutely necessary. For example, we only inform our clients if DISA finds irregularities in the results when we have received and analysed the applicants’ verification reports.”

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Mats Holmberg
Partner & Finance
Boardtalk

“DISA's system for background checks is very easy to use. We can use the system on our phone, tablet, or laptop, which gives us the possibility to request and monitor screenings everywhere. With DISA, we help our end clients minimise the risks by hiring the right people.”

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"We use DISA for our background checks and find the process smooth and reliable. It saves us time and gives us confidence in our delivery to clients."

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Filip Norén
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Common questions about pre-employment background checks

A pre-employment background check involves an employer verifying information about a candidate before hiring. This may include checking identity, verifying details in a CV, or confirming education. Depending on the role and requirements, different types of background checks may be carried out.

Background checks help employers make more informed hiring decisions. By verifying a candidate’s information, employers can reduce risk, ensure accuracy, and create a safer and more reliable recruitment process.

Yes, background checks are legal in Sweden, but they must be carried out in accordance with applicable laws, including GDPR. The checks must be relevant to the role, and the candidate must be informed that a background check will be conducted.

Yes, it is possible to carry out international background checks when a candidate has lived, worked, or studied in other countries. Checks in other countries can, for example, be used to verify education, employment history, or certain records, depending on local regulations.

Through DISA, employers can conduct background checks in over 175 countries via our global network of data partners. This makes it possible to verify a candidate’s information even when parts of their background are outside Sweden.