Pre-employment background screening

Hiring the wrong employee can create expensive problems for a business. Phuket PI provides pre-employment background screening in Thailand to help employers verify important information about prospective Thai employees before making a hiring decision.

Whether you are employing someone in Phuket or elsewhere in Thailand, a background check can help confirm key details about the candidate’s identity, employment history and background before they are given access to your business, customers, money or sensitive information.

Pre-Employment Background Checks in Thailand

CVs, application forms and interviews rely heavily on information supplied by the applicant. A pre-employment background check provides an additional level of verification before you proceed with the appointment.

Depending on the screening requested, we can check information relating to:

• Identity (age, gender at birth, home address, height and religion)
• Employment status and employment history
• Criminal record check
• Litigation check
• Fraud and scam blacklist checks
• Companies registered or associated with the candidate in Thailand
• Social media and online presence

The exact scope of the screening will depend on the checks instructed and the information available about the candidate.

Verify Employment History Before You Hire

Employment history can be one of the most important parts of a pre-employment background check.

We can check a candidate’s current employment status and employment history to help establish whether claims made on a CV, application form or during an interview are consistent with the information available.

This can be particularly useful where a candidate claims to have worked in a particular position, industry or company and you want greater confidence before proceeding with the hire.

Criminal Record Checks for Thai Employees

A criminal record check can be included as part of pre-employment screening in Thailand.

For some roles, an employer may reasonably want to understand whether there is relevant criminal history before placing a new employee in a position involving customers, company property, financial responsibility or other sensitive duties.

Litigation Checks

We can also conduct litigation checks as part of a wider employee background investigation.

This may provide additional information about the candidate’s history and can be considered alongside the other findings from the screening.

Fraud and Scam Blacklist Checks

Pre-employment screening can include checks against fraud and scam blacklists.

This can be particularly useful where an employee will have access to company finances, payments, valuable goods, customer information or other areas where trust is important.

Company and Business Interest Checks

We can check whether companies are registered under the candidate’s name in Thailand or whether companies can be identified as being associated with them.

This can help identify business interests that may be relevant to the position or circumstances of the proposed employment.

Social Media and Online Checks

We can also examine a candidate’s publicly accessible online presence.

These enquiries can include social media profiles and other publicly available online information that may help provide a broader picture of the candidate.

We do not hack private accounts, mobile phones or other devices.

Pre-Employment Screening in Phuket

Phuket has a large and diverse workforce across hospitality, tourism, property, professional services, retail and other industries. Businesses frequently need to recruit employees quickly, but speed should not mean relying entirely on information provided by the applicant.

If you are employing a Thai member of staff in Phuket, a background check can provide an additional layer of due diligence before the person joins your business.

When Should You Run a Background Check?

Ideally, screening should be carried out before the candidate starts work or before the appointment becomes final.

This gives the employer an opportunity to review the findings before making the commitment to hire.

Background checks can also be useful when considering an employee for a more senior or sensitive position where their responsibilities are about to increase.

What Information Do We Need?

When requesting a quotation, please provide the information you already hold about the candidate and tell us which checks you would like carried out.

Accurate identifying information helps us assess the screening and determine what enquiries can be performed.