How does the Fair Credit Reporting Act apply to SkillSurvey?
SkillSurvey Pre-Hire 360 is a software application that companies use to check references on job applicants instead of using the telephone. By itself, without regard to how SkillSurvey Pre-Hire 360 is used within an organization, the SkillSurvey product suite is not governed by the FCRA and SkillSurvey should not be thought of as a credit reporting agency. SkillSurvey is a web-services company that enables customers to subscribe to its on-line system and perform a Human Resources task in an efficient and effective manner. However, some of our customers and business partners are already required to comply with the FCRA because they are Credit Reporting agencies themselves, or they use such agencies for other aspects of the hiring process. SkillSurvey is aware of FCRA requirements and offers information, business processes and data archival to help client organizations to comply.
