UTC REASON
DOCUMENT RETRIEVAL
EMPLOYMENT VERIFICATION
EDUCATION VERIFICATION
FILESUPPORT
100

The candidate claimed future dates of employment.

This is not a verifiable employment claim.

100

Are we going to proceed with Document Retrieval if we have reached multiple attempts?

Yes.

100

TRUE OR FALSE

If an EV is received from a translator or vendor request, the specialist does not have to follow-up on information that was not provided. (ex: job title equivalency).

TRUE

100

Sending of unknown number template is considered as good attempt. True of False.

False. Unknown templates do not count as an attempt

100

TRUE or False

Candidate contact will not be conducted in the same language the consent forms were completed. 

False

200

The organization indicated that they would complete the verification via email or fax. (Ontario College of Trade Specific)

Did not pursue as per client's preferences.

200

How much is the Document Retrieval Fee

10CAD

200

If there are no records for the candidate, and the employer tells us the candidate was employed through a specific agency, how to proceed?

SterlingBackCheck will continue to pursue the EV by contacting that agency.

200

If the candidate listed a post-secondary education in the high school field and the school indicated they do not hold high school records, what will be the status of the instance?

The verification should be marked Unable to Complete.

200

If a candidate asks for the client’s contact information, Operations must provide it.

False

300

The candidate is unable to provide the required information.

Requires additional information - information could not be provided. Please consult the view results tab for more details.

300

How to proceed if the candidate provides documents in a language other than English or French and/or provides an official translation of the same document.

Accept the documents and make both documents as extranet viewable.

300

If a “No Records” response is received from an organization and a copy of a diploma of proof of employment is on file, how to proceed?

The organization should be contacted to follow up for clarification. The Specialist who receives the response must conduct the follow up.

300

How to proceed If the candidate has clearly indicated on the consent form that they do not have any claims to provide.

A Not Provided instance should be entered and mark it as Not Required.

300

True or False 

If a client requests a service on the Service Order Form and later cancels or changes the service after work has been done, they are charged for the service.

True

400

The candidate did not provide consent to contact this employer.

Did not pursue as per candidate request.

400

If upon being contacted for document retrieval, the candidate request that Sterling Backcheck uses documents that they had provided for a previous file (whether it's the same client or not), can we proceed with that?

The documents can be retrieved from the previous file.

400

CLEAR OR NOT CLEAR

Employment Agencies - The verifications contact is only able to provide the overall start date and end date with the agency, and the dates claimed by the candidate fall within these dates, are within one month of what the contact indicates.

Clear

400

5 essential EDU information

  • Full name of candidate
  • Name of school
  • Program of study (e.g. BA, English, Accounting, MBA etc)
  • Program completed or not
  • At least one secondary identifier (see Annex: Sending a Request by Fax/Email)
400

Subject line for appy contact

Information Needed for <<Candidate Name>> – Application to <<Company Name>>

500

No follow-up can be made with the company.

An attempt was made. No follow-up can be done as per organization policy. An update will be sent when a response is received.

500

What is the standard documentation for document retrieval?

A copy of the candidate’s <<record of employment/diploma>> was provided. Please note Sterling Backcheck does not guarantee the authenticity of the document. The result of the candidate's verification has rendered <<him/her>> CLEAR as per your organization’s agreement.

500

Give 5 attempts that are considered as successful attempts.

  • Verification has been obtained
  • Fax or email sent
  • Message has been left
  • Mail has been sent
  • You have reached the organization, but they have asked to be called another day. Please ask for the best time to try again and attempt to leave a message. 
500

What are considered as candidate claims (4)?

  • Dates of attendance and graduation
  • Program name
  • Level of Education
  • Whether or not they completed the program 
500

Give 3 sample calls that require authentication

  1. A candidate calls to provide a new reference to be called or employer to be verified (consent is being provided to disclose personal information to someone we would otherwise not have contacted).
  2. A client calls to ask for details of background check results (candidate personal information will be disclosed to the client).
  3. A candidate calls to dispute background check results (call will be transferred to Privacy).
  4. A client calls to add a search to an order (additional charges will be incurred).
  5. A client calls to add a user to an account (personal information will be disclosed to a new individual).