HireRight is a leading global provider of technology-driven workforce risk management and compliance solutions. We provide comprehensive background screening, verification, identification, monitoring, and drug and health screening services for approximately 38,000 customers across the globe. We offer our services via a unified global software and data platform that tightly integrates into our customers’ human capital management systems enabling highly effective and efficient workflows for workforce hiring, onboarding, and monitoring. In 2022, we screened over 24 million job applicants, employees and contractors for our customers and processed over 107 million screens. For more information, visit www.HireRight.com.
HireRight (hireright.com) has 757 customer reviews on Five Star Index, with an average rating of 1.1 out of 5.
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Website
hireright.com
Category
HR & Recruiting
Location
Nashville
Listed on Five Star Index
2026
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I don't understand why anyone would hire this company to do background checks, you can't talk to anyone and when you do get someone after 2 to 3 hour wait on the phone they do not speak clear English. They ran a criminal check in San Bernardino County, CA and I have never even been there. They added a last name that I have never used. So unprofessional. The report they send doesn't even make sense. They need to be more personable and the pull downs need to have better answers or a place you can write in the correct information. I feel like a robot did this and no human even looked at it.
Response from HireRightApr 11, 2023
Hi DJ,
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We are very sorry to hear that our service did not meet your expectations.
If you would like to share more feedback about your experience, please feel free to reach out to us at [email protected].
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Rxsk
how are they in business
how are they in business? actually can't believe this company is being used by big corps.
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Barney B.
The most incompetent company in existence
AWFUL company. The incompetence of these individuals is jarring. The process has been dragging on for nearly a month, it is ridiculous. My starting date is around the corner and they continually demand more documents that have already been submitted more than once. I submit what they ask, a representative says it is sufficient and then the next day they say I need to submit again. It has been the most exhausting experience of my life. The entire interview process was simpler than this. I cannot believe that companies are still using this service. I have spoken to a recruiter friend of mine that said she has NEVER had a smooth experience hiring through hire right and that they are changing providers. I can only hope that more firms do the same
Response from HireRightApr 6, 2023
Hi Barney,
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We’re very sorry to hear about your experience with HireRight.
We tried reaching out to you for more information via Trustpilot’s “Find Reviewer” feature so that we could learn more about your experience, but we have not heard back from you. If your background check is still in progress and you need assistance, please contact us at [email protected]. You can also provide feedback at that email address that we will use to improve our services in the future.
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Allie F.
This company has kept my newly hired…
This company has kept my newly hired job waiting a whole month to get back to them on my background check! I call and am always on hold for hours and cannot get ahold of anyone! I am at rush for losing this position because they have not gotten passed 80% on my background check completion! This is HORRIBLE! I have never experienced this with any other onboarding hospital or workplace. I have a clean record, this is absolutely ridiculous!
Response from HireRightApr 5, 2023
Hi Allie,
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We’re very sorry to hear about your experience with HireRight.
We tried reaching out to you for more information via Trustpilot’s “Find Reviewer” feature so that we could learn more about your experience, but we have not heard back from you. If your background check is still in progress and you need assistance, please contact us at [email protected]. You can also provide feedback at that email address that we will use to improve our services in the future.
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Roman B.
They Should Be Audited
This company should be audited by the federal government. Why on earth would any reputable company use this shame/fraud of a place? I am baffled how they are still in business. They claimed they could not verify my employment at a company that I am still currently employed at. Tuesday is my last day and I was supposed to start my job next Monday, however, I guess I need to find employment with a company that does not use this company. They are hurting families and they do not care.
UPDATE, I just received a message stating that my review has been flagged. It seems this company does not believe in the First Amendment, nor do they want any negative information about them exposed. They are going to remove my review. I have copied their response and I will share it on other sites. This just proves my point about this company. First they took away my job, now they are taking away my voice.
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Tiffany A.
This is exhausting and doesn't seem right
I was sent to HireRight for a background screening for a very important career change. I only have two companies on my required employment history; my previous 1099 role and my current 1099 role. I provided HireRight on 3/28/2023 with their requested proof of self employment. 3/29/2023, I receive an automated email from HireRight stating I provided unacceptable documents for both companies. The same day, I provided proof again via upload, fax, and email. 3/30/2023, I received another email stating I provided unacceptable documents, but for only one company, which happens to be my current company. I uploaded and emailed proof again the same day. Just now, 3/31/2023, I received another email stating I am still providing unacceptable documents for my current company. I have provided my starting contract from 2018, proof that I am CURRENT 1099/self employee, copies of my 1099s, IRS transcripts, Schedule Cs, proof of recent payments, and so much more. I have reached out via phone, fax, email, and online chat with no resolution, as I am sometimes on hold up to two hours at a time to speak with a representative. I am not sure what else to do here when I have provided all of the proof I have.
After reading reviews for HireRight, I'm very nervous this will be a never ending battle and I will lose my chance at this amazing career change. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Response from HireRightApr 4, 2023
Hi Tiffany,
Thank you for taking the time to provide a review. We are very sorry to hear that our service did not meet your expectations, though we would like to thank you for taking the time to let us know about your experience and for providing additional information so that we could look into this for you.
Unfortunately, the documents that you submitted did not meet the criteria needed to verify your employment history. We will have a member of our Candidate Care Team reach out to you directly.
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Amos F.
I can not imagine why big and serious…
I can not imagine why big and serious companies use a company like HIRERIGHT! This guys are a big joke and should be avoided like a plague! They couldn’t verify my public record from one county out of 4-5 counties I have lived at. I went to the county myself and obtained the records and yet HIRERIGHT rejected the records I obtained from the Sheriff’s Department because it’s not obtained by them. I have never been in any kind of trouble with the law. Now my background screening is stuck at 83% and I’m at risk of losing the new job opportunity and becoming jobless because I already gave my previous employer a 2 week notice because of this incompetent company. I HATE THIS COMPANY!!!!
Response from HireRightMar 31, 2023
Hi,
We are very sorry to hear about your experience with HireRight, though we would like to thank you for taking the time to let us know about your experience and for providing additional information so that we could look into this issue for you.
We can confirm that your case is with HireRight’s Escalated Support Team and the team will continue to regularly provide you with updates on the status of your background check.
If you would like to provide additional feedback, feel free to reach out to [email protected].
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Jamie
Absolutely the worst customer service
Absolutely the worst customer service. On hold for over an hour and half. They have me doing their work to verify employment. They are LAZY! I wish I didn’t have to deal with them.
Response from HireRightMar 30, 2023
Hi Jamie,
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We’re very sorry to hear about your experience with HireRight.
We often ask candidates to provide copies of key employment documents if we are unable to verify employment experience with a source. Any additional information provided to our researchers can help expedite the verification process and decrease turnaround times.
If you would like to share more feedback about your experience, please feel free to reach out to us at [email protected]. We'd love to hear from you.