Unlike the common domestic employment screening, for which companies likely have established processes and policies, international background screening may be foreign territory for businesses and many employers don’t have the resource information to know where to begin with international screening. Pre-employment screening is becoming more complex as organizations increasingly look to overseas job markets. It is now common for a job applicant to have been raised, educated, and worked in several different countries.
Employers recognize that candidate screening at all levels is more complex and vital to organizational well being. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, nearly 4 out of 5 employers use some form of nontraditional staffing such as hiring freelancers, temporary workers or independent contractors on an as-needed basis. Employers largely have the same liability issues with these workers as with regular employees, and more employers are choosing to screen these workers to protect their companies.