Reputation checks and pre-employment screening

Reputation checks and pre-employee screening

Reputation checks and pre-employment screening are integral processes for businesses. They guarantee that only the personnel who adhere to the expected ethical standards are recruited. Not only do these steps reinforce the safety of company assets, but they also prevent firms from experiencing compromised reputations and financial harm.

Pre-employment screening checks in Hong Kong

At Suzzess, our experienced team in Hong Kong will provide a pre-employment screening check, employee and management (background) assessment services to ensure your organization will hire personnel with only the highest ethical standards, to understand every person you employ, and to fully protect your organization against reputational damage and financial loss.

Employees are at the heart of every company, and companies cannot afford to 'blindly' recruit. As an employer, there is a duty of care to safeguard the company assets and towards other staff members. Conducting proper background checks, often in the form of pre-employment screening checks, Suzzess Hong Kong gives you the evidence and confidence you need to make the right recruitment decisions.

Our 8-step approach for pre-employment screening helps you hire the right person based on skills, experience, and integrity.

Suzzess is able to conduct the following investigations as part of a pre-employment screening check:

• Profiling

  Obtain the employees' personal backgrounds via desktop searches and proprietary databases. These records may include family information, place and date of birth, addresses, criminal records, work histories, etc. This will provide a general picture of the employee's background.



• Corporate associations

  Conduct directorship and pre-employment screening checks on the employee, to determine any associated companies. Based on the identification of companies, provide corporate filings which reflect the legal structure, ownership and business license expiration of the Company. Is the employee an officer of a competitor? This search may be extended to immediate family members.



• Civil and criminal litigation history

  Confidential law enforcement checks with appropriate agencies and/or publicly available records, including databases where appropriate, to determine if the employee has been involved in any civil or criminal matters (either as a Plaintiff or Defendant), or had a judgment or fines levied.



• Address verification

  If required, our investigators will conduct a site visit to the residential address of the employee as part of the pre-employment screening check process to verify his/her residence and to ascertain the employee's general living conditions.



• Press Review

  Search both native language and English press, including local business reports and professional journals, and mainstream media, to determine the employee's reputation, any known controversy, major business activities, and other social and business relationships of interest. Is the employee a known criminal, or do they have controversial pasts or associations? Access intelligence reports, where available, for previous investigations.



• Governmental Affiliations

  Searches online and with confidential sources and to determine whether the employee is affiliated with the Government, related to a political figure/family, or known to be politically involved or attached to political associations.



• Education and work background

  Where possible, verify other information as provided by the client for the pre-employment screening. Note that where written authorization from the employee is not provided, verification will be conducted via desktop searches.



• Informal interviews

  Conduct inquiries with industry and other sources for reputational and integrity information.

Contact us and take the guesswork out of your pre-employment screening process

The information provided to you through a pre-employment screening check is invaluable. It will help you fulfill your legal obligations and protect your business against employee fraud and reputational damage. To book your consultation for a pre-employment screening check in Hong Kong, or if you have any questions, fill out an online enquiry form here.

Our range of investigation services also covers corporate investigation, intellectual property investigation, fraud investigation, due diligence check, background check, and private investigation in Hong Kong and beyond. Should you require support in any of these areas, contact us at +(852) 3705 3790 to discover how we can help you further.