HireRight is a global company that currently serves organizations in over 200 countries and territories worldwide. Through UF’s partnership with HireRight, UF hiring departments can experience the benefit of:
In addition, UF new hires will interact with HireRight through their easy-to-use and mobile-friendly interface when signing the electronic consent form, providing required information for the request, and tracking the progress of their pre-employment screening.
Hiring managers should personally conduct reference checks on their hires. This type of pre-employment screening will provide important information that may have a critical impact on the hiring decision. For more information about reference checking, including tips or questions to ask, please visit the Conducting a Useful Reference Check page.
To access or submit a background screening through HireRight, you must have at least one of the following security roles:
In order to request these roles, complete the appropriate training classes and submit a request through your Department Security Administrator (DSA).
For a list of DSA’s for your department, please visit the Security Roles toolkit.
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Candidate Type |
Criteria Description |
| Currently Living in US | The candidate is a U.S. citizen, or is a non-U.S. citizen living in the U.S. |
| Currently Living Outside the US | The candidate is not a U.S. citizen and is not living in the U.S. |
| Adult (18+yrs. old) |
Receives HireRight invitation directly. |
| Minor (<18yrs. old) |
Must complete Consent Form for Minors prior to receiving HireRight invitation. |
| Verification Types
(The below can be ordered as stand-alone) |
BASIC/EDU |
BASIC/EDU/EXP | BASIC/EXP |
Level 2 Supplement |
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| BASIC | Searches for criminal records in U.S. and appropriate countries, if needed. |
X |
X |
X |
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| EDU | Verified education provided by candidate. We recommend the candidate submit their highest education attained. |
X |
X |
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| EXP | Validates provided employment history by the candidate. |
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X |
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| Level 2 Supplement | Searches for U.S. national criminal records, and national sex offender registry. |
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X |
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Requestors will be notified when a background screening is complete.
As a best practice, requestors should still review the verification results to ensure the candidate meets the required education and years of experience for the position they are being considered.
For more information about the Fair Credit Reporting Act, please click here.
For direct HireRight case support, please visit: HireRight Support
Talent Acquisition & Onboarding
352-392-2477
talent@hr.ufl.edu
Your permissions are automatically set up for the HireRight and PageUp integration. No action is required for campus partners who already have permissions for background screenings.
You still need clearance from Talent Acquisition and Onboarding before initiating background screenings. This clearance is required before initiating a background screen.
Once the background screening is completed, the Requestor or Initiator will receive an email notification with a link to view the report. If the candidate applied in PageUp, check the applicant card for the status will change from “Background – Pending” to “Background – Complete for Review.”
Contact HireRight Customer Services for various support needs, including help using your account, reporting technical issues, and managing applicant requests.
Contact HireRight’s Customer Support Services at customerservice@hireright.com or the Customer Support page.
If a candidate needs assistance, they may go to the Candidate Support page.
If candidate information is entered incorrectly, access the HireRight portal through myUFL to make changes.
If the candidate’s break in service will be less than 90 calendar days as of the rehire date, no screening is required. If it is 90 calendar days or more, a re-screening is required.