Records & verification

Employment & Education Verifications

Verify employment and educational credentials through authorized contact with employers, institutions and other appropriate sources.

Overview

What this service covers

Verify employment and educational credentials through authorized contact with employers, institutions and other appropriate sources. Depending on scope, verifications may cover dates, job titles, qualifications, attendance or graduation details. Consent, privacy laws, institutional policies and responsiveness may affect results.

Our process

How we conduct this check

Each step is visible to you in the client portal, from scoping to delivery.

  1. Collect details and consent

    We collect the claimed history and the candidate’s consent through the portal.

  2. Identify the right contacts

    Employers and institutions are contacted through verified official channels.

  3. Request verification

    Dates, titles, qualifications and graduation details are requested.

  4. Compare with claims

    Responses are compared field by field with what the candidate stated.

  5. Report discrepancies

    Confirmed details and any discrepancies are reported clearly.

Methodology

Our methodology

Verification depends on authorized contact with employers and institutions, through contact details we confirm independently rather than those supplied on a CV.

Consent, privacy laws, institutional policies and responsiveness affect results; where a source does not respond, we report that rather than infer.

See our full investigative methodology

How Octopus helps you

How we help you conduct the check

Independent contacts

We never rely on contact details supplied by the candidate.

Field-by-field comparison

Each claim is checked against the source’s response.

Global institutions

Verification with employers and institutions internationally.

Clear discrepancies

Differences are highlighted for your review.

Questions

Frequently asked questions

Do you need the candidate’s consent?

Yes. Employment and education verifications are carried out with the candidate’s authorization.

What if an employer does not respond?

We follow up through appropriate channels and report non-responses clearly.

Can you detect fake degrees?

We verify qualifications directly with the awarding institution or official verification services, which identifies claims the institution cannot confirm.

Start a employment & education verifications enquiry

Share the subject, jurisdiction and what you need to establish. We will confirm scope, sources, timing and price.

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