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Universal Background Screening

Move from candidate selection to screening with greater confidence. Universal Background Screening helps Greenhouse customers streamline background checks, verifications, drug testing, occupational health and related hiring services through a responsive, service-led screening experience. 

Description

Background screening built for confident hiring



Universal Background Screening helps employers keep the hiring process moving with comprehensive employment screening services and a candidate-focused support model.

Through its relationship with Greenhouse, Universal supports organizations that need a reliable screening partner across background checks, employment and education verifications, drug testing, occupational health services, license tracking, I-9 and E-Verify support and more.

Universal combines screening expertise with responsive account management, proactive communication, configurable screening packages and a focus on accuracy and turnaround time. Whether supporting high-volume hiring, regulated roles, distributed workforces or more complex screening programs, Universal helps employers simplify the screening process while maintaining a professional experience for candidates and hiring teams.

From request to result, Universal is built to help teams move forward with clarity, consistency, and confidence.

Features

Candidate experience & compliance support

Help candidates move through screening with clear communication, paperless workflows, responsive service, PBSA-accredited operations, experienced account management and support designed to help reduce process risk. 

Configurable background checks

Build screening packages around your hiring needs, role types, locations and internal requirements. 

Employment, education and license verifications

Support informed hiring decisions with verification services that help confirm candidate credentials and work history. 

Drug testing and occupational health

Coordinate drug testing and occupational health services with candidate communication, result follow-up, ETA tracking and consolidated support. 

Expanded hiring services

Access additional services such as license tracking, social media searches, I-9 and E-Verify support, and other screening tools. 

Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC)

Identify eligible hires and capture available tax credits with a fully managed WOTC solution that handles eligibility screening, certifications, filing deadlines, audit defense and real-time reporting.

Products

GHR

Regions

North America

Languages

English

Company sizes

1-100
101-1,000
1,001-10,000
10,000+

Features

AI

Partner implementation fee

No

Developer

Universal Background Screening

Products

GHR

Regions

North America

Languages

English

Company sizes

1-100
101-1,000
1,001-10,000
10,000+

Features

AI

Partner implementation fee

No

Developer

Universal Background Screening