Screening Remote Hires

Companies in industries such as forestry and mining often rely on hiring applicants in remote areas, often miles away from the head office. While technology such as webcams and online testing tools allow for greater due diligence measures for pre-employment screening, remote applicants still pose a number of challenges to human resources professionals. BackCheck has a number of services designed to assist and greatly enhance due diligence measures in cases of remote applicant screening.

The Canada Post ID Verification service is aimed at reducing the difficulties in screening remote hires who are unable to acquire the appropriate forms and witness signatures required for a background check. Candidates register at myBackCheck.com and are presented with instructions to print forms and bring them to their nearest Canada Post locations. The applicant can use BackCheck's Canada Post Locator. After arriving at the nearest location, the Canada Post clerk will ensure the applicant's forms are properly completed, provide a witness signature, and scan the forms and appropriate identification to submit to BackCheck through a secure website.

Another powerful tool for screening remote applicants is BackCheck’s eConsent, which allows clients to complete background checks online and facilitates the implementation of a paperless background check process. . When a hiring manager decides to initiate a background check, they create their order through their account on BackCheck’s secure website. The candidate is emailed a secure link to the eConsent website, completes the appropriate consent forms online and provides their signature using BackCheck’s innovative online signature application. BackCheck receives the consent forms, conducts the ordered background checks and securely delivers reports to the client online. eConsent and Canada Post ID Verification are only two of the ways BackCheck can help your company establish a secure and adaptable pre-employment screening program.