Employment Verification Services
When hiring a new employee, verifying their employment history can be a time-consuming, frustrating and even error-prone process. Candidates often do not provide accurate or complete information, companies can be unresponsive, and HR teams lack the time and resources to sort it all out.
Metrodata Services eliminates the long and winding process of verifying employment. Our service is designed to help you:
- Get the information you need, quickly.
- Mitigate the risk of errors in verifying employment.
- Reduce bad hires.
- Speed up time-to-hire.
Need Help from a Top Employment Verification Company?
Thorough vetting and screening aren’t always easy when you’re doing it alone. At Metrodata Services, we remove that burden from your team by providing efficient, effective employment verification services that help you make the right hiring decisions.
Stay focused on strategic tasks and let Metrodata Services help you screen, vet and verify new talent quickly.
For more information on employment verification services, check out our other resources, or contact us directly.
FAQS
An employment verification check confirms a candidate’s previous job titles, dates of employment, responsibilities, and reasons for leaving. Metrodata can also pair verifications with reference checks or criminal record searches when needed.
Most verifications are completed within 24–72 hours, depending on employer responsiveness and complexity. For guidance on improving turnaround time during hiring, see Balancing Speed and Accuracy in Background Checks.
Employment verification helps identify job-title inflation, resume inaccuracies, or misrepresented experience. It reduces hiring risk and supports better decision-making, especially when combined with services like education verification or criminal record searches.
Yes. Metrodata supports a wide range of sectors across Western NY, including healthcare, education, staffing, manufacturing, logistics, and financial services. Employers can explore our full list of sectors on the Industries We Serve page.
If an employer is unresponsive, Metrodata uses alternative compliant methods to verify information, such as approved third-party databases or documented attempts. To understand how unverified data impacts the hiring decision, read Navigating NY Criminal Background Checks: What Every Employer Needs to Know — which outlines employer obligations when information is incomplete.
Yes. Metrodata can perform international employment verifications depending on the country and available data sources. Employers with global hiring needs can combine this service with other offerings listed in our Services Overview.
By confirming real work experience and avoiding falsified credentials, employment verification reduces the likelihood of performance issues, turnover, or negligent hiring. For additional warning signs to watch for, see Recognize the Warning Signs of a Bad Hire.
Yes. Many employers package verifications with criminal record searches, reference checks, or FACIS Level 3 healthcare screening to build a more complete profile of a candidate.
Yes. Consent is required under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) and New York State law. Employers can better understand consent rules in our blog, Is It Illegal to Run a Background Check Without Consent?.
Employers can contact Metrodata’s Buffalo office directly to initiate a verification request. For organizations hiring across New York, the Areas We Serve page outlines the full regional coverage offered in Buffalo and Western NY.