Any sensible business needs to be sure they are making the right choices when deciding who to employ, and who they should do business with. De Facto offers two services to provide you with peace of mind in both areas.
CV Verification & Profiled ReferencingIt is likely that your employees are your biggest asset. However, with roughly one third of all CVs containing false information, ranging from inflated salary claims to fake degrees, the need to ensure you employ the right candidate has never been more crucial.
We can provide comprehensive, professional and discreet research services to verify information given by candidates on their CV, which will complement your own selection and recruitment.
Business Profiling
In today’s business society many companies struggle with or have experienced bad debt and late payment. Bankruptcy rates are at an all-time high and the threat of identity fraud is ever increasing. The need to be fully aware of whom you are dealing with has never been more important.
We provide a full, in-depth report on a subject company, scaled to fit any budget and covering all industry requirements ranging from large multi-nationals to sole trader micro businesses.
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These tools are designed for use during the recruitment process and are intended for all levels of employee.
For CV Verification, we offer comprehensive, professional and discreet research services to verify information given by a candidate on their CV. Using well-developed techniques we build up an accurate, impartial profile of a candidate through a series of formal checks and interviews, focusing on their professional background and qualifications.
For Profiled Referencing we carry out comprehensive research into the candidate's professional background and conduct in-depth competency-based interviews with un-named referees that we find. Profiled referencing is also used by Venture Capitalists as part of their due diligence process.
With each referencing assignment, we look not only to match skills and competencies against a job description, but also to gain knowledge of personality traits and the environments your candidate performs best in, to ensure a good culture fit within your organisation.

This service meets the needs of businesses wishing to gain credit scoring and company information on potential clients, suppliers and competitors within the UK and Europe. In today's business society many companies struggle with or have experienced bad debt and late payment. Bankruptcy rates are at an all-time high and the threat of identity fraud is ever increasing. The need to be fully aware of whom you are dealing with has never been more important.
We provide a full, in-depth report on a subject company, scaled to fit any budget and covering all industry requirements ranging from large multi-nationals to sole trader micro-businesses. This flexible service gives a detailed report on:
Company information : Directors : Corporate structure : Company accounts : Credit profile : Investors : Financial analysis : Mortgages or loans and charges

We provide three levels of CV & referencing services:
Standard CV check & referencing - Provides a basic report based purely on the candidate's CV
Profiled referencing - Provides a full in-depth report and analysis on candidate's professional background and competencies.
360° Referencing - Combines Profiled Referencing with professional psychometric testing to provide an accurate, all-round and in-depth profile of the candidate. A powerful tool for high level recruitment.
For Business Profiling, we offer three levels of service as follows:
Option 1 - For businesses where no company information is available, we provide credit information based on the proprietor.
Option 2 - Company information ; Directors (current & previous) ; Company accounts (balance sheet, P&L) ; Credit profile ; Mortgages & charges ; Brief analysis
Option 3 - Option 2 plus - Corporate structure ; Company capitalisation details ; Fraud protection information ; Overall analysis & comments ; Press search ; Comprehensive references

Clients who have previously used the referencing service have commented as follows: