Tailor qualification checks by role: From highest degree to full academic history

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Not all roles carry the same level of risk—and not every qualification needs to be verified for every candidate. That’s why we’ve expanded how professional qualification checks work.

You can now choose how many qualifications to verify, based on your own internal policies or regulatory needs. Whether you just want the highest degree, or need a full academic history, the process is now simpler and fully supported in-platform.

What’s changed

  • Flexible verification options
    Select 1, 2, or unlimited qualifications to check, depending on your risk appetite and role requirements.
  • Smarter Oneform experience
    Candidates are automatically prompted to enter more details only when needed—keeping the experience clean for standard roles, and thorough when required.
  • Ops and client portals updated
    The Vnet and Ops portals now display minimum criteria, check status, and allow editing where needed.

Why this matters

Regulated roles—especially in healthcare, finance, or education—often require more detailed verification. But asking for too much information on every candidate slows down the process and clutters your workflows.

This update gives you the flexibility to balance thoroughness and efficiency, without relying on manual instructions or custom trackers.

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What background check do I need?

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Why should employers check the background of potential employees?

Many industries have compliance-related employment check requirements. And even if your industry doesn’t, remember that your staff have access to assets and data that must be protected. When you employ a new staff member you need to be certain that they have the best interests of your business at heart. Carrying out comprehensive background checking helps mitigate risk and ensures a safer hiring decision.

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What are the benefits of a background check?

In a competitive marketplace, making the right hiring decisions is key to the success of your company. Employment background checks enables you to understand more about your candidates before making crucial decisions which can have either beneficial or catastrophic effects on your business.

What does a background check show?

Background checks not only provide useful insights into a candidate’s work history, skills and education, but they can also offer richer detail into someone’s personality and character traits. This gives you a huge advantage when considering who to hire. Background checking also ensures that candidates are legally allowed to carry out certain roles, failed criminal and credit checks could prevent them from working with vulnerable people or in a financial function.

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