Hire Right Reviews

(based on 47 reviews)

190 of 346 people found this review helpful

My son has spent most of this week trying to upload id docs. The website experiences technical issues regularly. He is yet to be able to upload the file and as a result can't start his job Monday 8 October as planned. There is no alternative way to send the docs VIA email. Any company thinking of using them to carry out security checks may like to think again!!! You certainly won't have your new recruit on the expected date !!! Appalling.

In summary, I would not recommend Hire Right to a friend.

216 of 382 people found this review helpful

I agree with all the reviews that this company , HIre Right is the worst. They look for all the smallest of details and you are the one that does all the leg work. I felt like I was applying for top secret clearance for teh government or something. I felt like an FBI agent initiating and investigation into my own life having to call people, find information and submit all kinds of paperwork to this company including 1099s and W-2s and independent contractor agreements.....

If they have been hired to do your screen gather all your documentation ahead of time and make sure what you put on the application matches what your past employers have. I ran into discrepancies because sometimes HR will list you as a different classification than your actual title, so that is an issue with Hire Right. If you are anal about record keeping, please start now to avoid such a headache.

In summary, I would not recommend Hire Right to a friend.

184 of 364 people found this review helpful

This company is horrible! They claimed that my husband had 2 dwi charges in places he has never been and some other bogus charges that were definitely not his, according to the report he is in jail for the next year (that's weird he is right here on the couch)...he can't get the job he was prehired for pending background check...we have a 4 month old baby and jobs are hard to find, we were happy until this horrible company and their lies brought us grief. THANKS A LOT HIRERIGHT your made up lies are effecting our lively hood. With all the lawsuits and change of name it's a shame this company is allowed to keep doing their lying business....karma will catch you someday

In summary, I would not recommend Hire Right to a friend.

182 of 373 people found this review helpful

Hire Right is Terrible!

They ask for Paystubs from a job I had 10 years ago. This is crazy> They want contact info from a company that closed and when they can't get in touch with them they hold up my background check.

This has to be the worst company for background checks. They use Indian labor---tough to understand English. Maybe they are cheap that's why company's use them.

In summary, I would not recommend Hire Right to a friend.

199 of 400 people found this review helpful

They must be the cheapest background check company because I can't think of any other reason why a company would use Hireright. NO background checking company should be calling potential new hires asking for w-2/1099 forms, paycheck stubs, copies of their high school diploma & or college records. IT IS THEIR JOB to find and verify an applicants information NOT THE APPLICANT - that is what Hireright is being paid to do. All of the information they request from the applicant can be tampered with. Obviously Hireright is too lazy to verify or they wouldn't rely on the applicant to do their job. I'm sure many companies have lost out on well qualified employees and possibly gained some not so good employees (since documents can be tampered with) all thanks to Hireright. This company needs to be put out of business. Companies should use Lexisnexis or A-check America.

In summary, I would not recommend Hire Right to a friend.

210 of 392 people found this review helpful

hireright is the worst background check through out my careers. They will request every pieces of info instead of digging out by themself. They should be out of business by now.

The one star is the minimum from the system. It should be all 0s star.

In summary, I would not recommend Hire Right to a friend.

211 of 398 people found this review helpful

sux A&*&*(*

when i call them up, i re-iterate several times my real name. they never changed it on their forms.

they ask for pay stubs....this is private info.

watch out! candidates....plan for and count on NOT passing the investigation for any contrived reason, or their failure for due process....

if they allow all candidates to "pass" their checks....then what service have they provided?

pretty sure they have a targeted percentage of rejects...in other words, those of us who will not be hired due to their games or incompetence.

In summary, I would not recommend Hire Right to a friend.

182 of 385 people found this review helpful

This company is nothing but bull! Asking the potential new employee of XYZ company (Major corporation) to send W-2's and paycheck stubs as well as any corresponding e-mails, offer letters, etc. WTF is that all about? This company needs to be put out of business. When will corporations realize they are having the potential employee do ALL of their work?

In summary, I would not recommend Hire Right to a friend.

199 of 413 people found this review helpful

I applied for a job. Hireright asked for a background check by sending an email to a group distribution list at my employer [email protected]. The next day about 10 people gave me a copy of the background check and asked "are you planning to leave?" I looked at the email and it was sent at 3:40AM and likely sent from a low cost labor pool in India. My boss and his boss grilled me. I eventually had the leave the job because my credibility and integrity were destroyed by hireright.

I complained to hireright and they did not do a thing. The said that they opened a customer case and gave me a case number. That was the last thing I ever heard from hireright.

My advise to anyone is to ask their potential future employer if they use hireright before you fill out the employment form. Make it crystal clear that they can not contact your current employer until you have been hired.

These guys are beyond incompetent they could ruin your career.

In summary, I would not recommend Hire Right to a friend.

187 of 369 people found this review helpful

The company I am being hired by uses Hire Right. The On-line form only includes space for one College degree. The organization does not seem to understand what self employment means. They do not seem to understand what employment data is included in a tax return and what is not. I get the request for the information from different people. I get told contradictory requirements (Schedule C only is OK to send to verify self employment, then I get told it must be the entire tax return). They are not setup to handle people who file their own taxes or where taxes are filed electronically (no signature by Third Party on e-filing).
They seem very lazy, wanting the person being investigated to do all the work and they can only follow a canned script. (like asking for a w-2 to prove self employment).

In summary, I would not recommend Hire Right to a friend.