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Identity Verification
Verify Identity Before Starting a Background Check
Background checks are a vital part of the hiring process, but they are dependent on candidates providing accurate and complete identity information. Candidates may also (either intentionally or accidentally) provide inaccurate identity information. This makes verifying candidate-provided data an essential first step in the hiring process to protect your business.
Job candidate? See candidate FAQsIdentity is Essential to Protect Your Business
Protect your company against identity fraud and inaccurate candidate data in today’s modern workforce.
1 Identity Theft Statistics from the Federal Trade Commission, 2022-2023. 2 Omdia’s Future of Work Report, 2022
A Simple, Trusted Way
to Verify Identity
Before a background check, Sterling makes it easy for candidates to prove who they say they are. We’ve partnered with industry-leading digital identity providers – ID.me (US) and Yoti (Internationally) – to create an identity verification offering that easily integrates into your screening program. Verifying candidate data helps confirm the accuracy of details provided for the search, reduces delays due to misinformation, and streamlines the candidate experience.
Why Use Digital Identity in Hiring
Reduce Hiring Friction With Identity
No matter where your candidate is located, leveraging identity verification can help you easily achieve your hiring goals and foster a foundation of trust and safety across your organization.
The majority of candidates’ identity results are verified in ~90 seconds or less on average.
Sterling Corporate Stats, 2022-2024
Verifying identity first improves data collection and provides more accurate screening results.
Our seamless candidate experience reduces friction and provides an easy way to verify identity anytime, anywhere. With candidate consent, shared identity data automatically extends into the background check.
The Sterling Identity Advantage
Sterling Corporate Stats, 2022-2024
Verify Candidates
With Ease
From simple identity verification options all the way to NIST 800-63-3/IAL2 proofing standards, Sterling offers an extensive suite of identity methods that helps verify identity quickly and thoroughly by customizing to fit your unique business needs and requirements.
| Self Service (Most Common, Fastest) | |
|---|---|
Telecom & Device Verification | ID Document Verification |
Biometric Facial Recognition with Liveness Detection | Biographic Data Verification |
| Alternative Methods (Less Common) | |
Live Video Chat | In-Person Verificaiton |
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Reduce risk, save time, and cut costs by verifying candidate identity utilizing advanced, AI-based technology. Click the option that best describes you.
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