Background check software
People First empowers you to have control over crucial pre-employment verification and compliance checks, so you can hire with confidence.
Spend less time chasing references, get team visibility, and see when checks are complete with employee background screening software.
Reduce compliance risk & audit exposure
When background checks are managed across disconnected systems, you risk noncompliance, late submissions, missing reverification and poor recordkeeping. Small admin mistakes can become costly during audits, with fines of over $2,200 per incorrect form and over $22,000 per worker for hiring or continuing to hire unauthorized workers.
People First gives you the tools you need to screen candidates and hire with confidence.
Hire with peace of mind
“It’s going to be a great engagement tool to allow our members to connect with each other, share information and ask questions. Having a virtual platform to connect these together is crucial to SHRM Atlanta.”
“With MHR you get a reliable product with great people working within the business.”
“People First is essential for keeping everyone up to date with what is going on in the company. We've noticed an increase in employee engagement.”
Background checks connected to your HCM
People First integrates background checks directly into your wider HCM platform, so screening, onboarding and compliance all work together in one connected system. Candidate data flows seamlessly from recruitment through to onboarding, reducing manual admin and duplication.
With built-in workflows, audit trails and compliance controls, HR teams can manage checks efficiently while ensuring every hire meets the necessary requirements, without switching between systems.
Why choose MHR?
FAQs
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With People First, you can launch background checks, track progress in real time, access completed reports through employee records, and integrate with your preferred provider, such as Rightcheck. Identity and imposter checks can also be completed directly within the platform.
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We support a wide variety of background screening checks, including:
- Identity and right-to-work verification (where countries permit)
- SSN Verification
- Criminal record
- Sanctions (OFAC) checks
- Sex offender
- Employment referencing
- Education verification
- Social media checks
- Adverse media checks
- Resume fraud check
- Risk intelligence check
- Imposter checks
- AI fraud analysis
- Document verification
All checks are verified and logged in People First automatically, with inspection-ready reports available.
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People First with Rightcheck uses biometric identity verification (IDVT), document authentication, biometric verification, liveness detection and document verification to confirm that the person who applies, attends an interview and starts work is the same individual. This helps to prevent proxy interviews, deepfakes and identity manipulation.
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Yes. You can adjust screening depth, frequency and assurance levels based on role type, seniority, risk profile and regulatory requirements, from high-volume hiring to regulated or security-sensitive roles.
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Yes. Our background checks are designed to support employment eligibility, work authorization and federal and state compliance requirements, providing enhanced due diligence, audit-ready evidence and screening for safeguarded and security-sensitive positions.
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People First with Rightcheck provides continuous monitoring and automated alerts for expiring documents, work authorization changes, compliance rechecks, sanctions updates and emerging risk signals, helping organizations stay compliant without the need for manual tracking or administrative overhead.
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People First with Rightcheck goes beyond what candidates disclose by using bulk resume screening and high-signal data analysis to reveal inconsistencies, falsified information, undisclosed affiliations and high-risk associations.
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For senior, sensitive or high-impact roles, we offer enhanced due diligence, including adverse and social media reviews, civil litigation searches, reputation analysis, financial probity checks and conflict-of-interest assessments.
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Yes. Risk doesn’t stop at onboarding. People First provides re-screening, ongoing monitoring for sanctions, affiliations, financial stress indicators and other emerging risks, ensuring that trust and compliance are maintained throughout employment.