Pre-employment screening is a process of background investigation. Its purpose is to make an inquiry into the background of an individual with regards to civil, criminal, medical history, employment records, and credit score.
Sometimes the educational background is included, particularly, if it is an employment screening background check. Often, such background screening is requested by employers for applicants aspiring for high position, like in a school, government, financial institution, and airport.
The civil background checks include any civil cases filed by the job applicant or against the job applicant. The third-party agency doing the pre-employment screening may make telephone calls to various trial courts and inquire whether the job candidate has ever filed a lawsuit against his former employers.