Anyone here have experience with Sterlingbackcheck (employee screening/references)?

[LondonManc]

Depends.

Mine have always demanded my accountant as they know it would be done quickly. They only do this after they have DBS and credit checked me.

Mine have just asked for the agency that I went through. Presumably the likes of Adecco, RS, etc have agency admin team numbers on speed dial.

[SueEllen]

No they won’t

They will just fail your onboarding


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Depends.

Mine have always demanded my accountant as they know it would be done quickly. They only do this after they have DBS and credit checked me.

[GhostofTarbera]

+1

Screening agency will become tired of waiting for a reply from Recruitment agents, so they will ask you to provide your Accountant details from whom they will take details such as whether you were engaged in a role during that time

No they won’t

They will just fail your onboarding


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[BigDataPro]

The last sentence, I wouldn't worry about. You can explain that away by classing yourself as a consultant for your limited performing the role that the client has requested of you.

In terms of the first bit, they'll contact the admin team at the agency and won't give a toss which actual agent got you the gig intro. The agent won't see providing you reference details as a priority anyway and may even forget to do it, whereas it is part and parcel of the contracts admin team's life.

+1

Screening agency will become tired of waiting for a reply from Recruitment agents, so they will ask you to provide your Accountant details from whom they will take details such as whether you were engaged in a role during that time

[LondonManc]

Currently going through employee screening checks and they seem to have quite strict requirements. They stipulate that they contact their own personal contacts instead of contacting referees that I give them to verify employment details. Is that a normal thing to do? Do they have a database of contacts from different recruitment agencies?

Additionally, my contracts all state 'consultant' but my on my CV I include my actual role title. Will that affect the reference checks?

The last sentence, I wouldn't worry about. You can explain that away by classing yourself as a consultant for your limited performing the role that the client has requested of you.

In terms of the first bit, they'll contact the admin team at the agency and won't give a toss which actual agent got you the gig intro. The agent won't see providing you reference details as a priority anyway and may even forget to do it, whereas it is part and parcel of the contracts admin team's life.

[Breakabreaka]

Currently going through employee screening checks and they seem to have quite strict requirements. They stipulate that they contact their own personal contacts instead of contacting referees that I give them to verify employment details. Is that a normal thing to do? Do they have a database of contacts from different recruitment agencies?

Additionally, my contracts all state 'consultant' but my on my CV I include my actual role title. Will that affect the reference checks?