Experian announces partnership with Konfir

By using Konfir’s technology, Experian can gain instant access – with a candidate’s consent - to secure, real-time employment data.
 
The company said that streamlining the screening process provides much faster results and allows customers to onboard candidates in a shorter amount of time. 

Traditionally, the end to end process can take days or even weeks to complete, it said.

The partnership lifts an administrative burden from employees, who may have had to chase organisations for information about their previous employment, and from HR, who would normally need to find and share the relevant employee data. 

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Instead, Konfir data returned is instant, accurate and trusted as the first registered Attribute Service Provider under the UK’s Department of Culture Media and Sport’s Trust Framework. 
 
Vicky McNab, Product Director, HR Digital Insights, at Experian, said: “Pre-employment screening is crucial for organisations as it provides the confidence that they are onboarding the right person for the job. 

"For that reason, it’s important that as a business we are continually looking for ways to make that process as quick and efficient as possible, providing them with the relevant information to make the best hiring decisions.

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“That’s why we are so excited about working with Konfir, as it provides us with new, innovative technology to significantly speed up the time taken to complete an employment check, improving the outcomes for both customer and candidate” 
 
Chris Milligan, CEO at Konfir, said: “We’ve all experienced the challenges of employment verifications in our careers. Konfir is focused on making a better data-driven process available to employees and employers and we’re excited to now offer this at scale via Experian."