of EMEA employers flagged discrepancies in the employment history of candidates they verified in the past year.
Source: HireRight Global Benchmark Report 2025CVsjekk.no by
Competence verification for recruitment
Review your candidates' CVs and verify key information such as education and work experience.
For organisations hiring leaders, finance and compliance roles, public-sector positions and other key hires — whether you use Cruit as your recruiter or buy verification as a standalone service. Our advisors run the entire check; you receive a finished report.
Why it matters
Better decisions start with better verification
Confirm experience, roles, education, and references in one structured process.
Surface inconsistencies, unclear claims, and missing documentation before a decision is made.
Deliver a professional assessment that improves the quality of recruitment decisions.
The numbers behind the problem
More risk in CVs, sharper scrutiny of privacy
No invented statistics. Three recent, sourced signals that show why structured verification matters more today than before.
as many reported cases of forged foreign education documents in Norway in 2025 vs the year before, per HK-dir.
Source: HK-dir via Khrono, December 2025of all inquiries to the Norwegian Data Protection Authority in 2024 concerned workplace privacy — a marked rise.
Source: Datatilsynet, Annual Report 2024How it works
Three steps from brief to finished report
The recruiter scopes the check
Choose what needs verifying — employment, education, references, certifications, or custom questions. Send a secure link to the candidate in Norwegian or English.
The candidate submits once
No login needed — the link is personal and token-based. Consent is recorded with a timestamp, and drafts can be saved and completed later.
Sources confirm directly
Employers, schools, and references receive targeted requests. The recruiter can also log phone or email verifications. Everything compiles into a report ready for the client.
What you get
A structured report you can stand behind
The candidate's own disclosures
Structured entries for work history, education, certifications, and references — all collected in one place.
Third-party confirmations
Responses from employers, schools, and references via secure single-use links. Each response is logged with time and sender.
Manual verifications and discrepancies
The recruiter can add phone and email verifications directly to the case. Any mismatches between claims and confirmations surface in the final report.
Where it matters most
Structured verification for the roles where a bad hire costs the most
Executive and leadership hires
A bad leader costs the whole organisation. Full confirmation of prior roles, responsibilities, deliverables and reference sentiment before the contract is signed.
Finance and compliance roles
Stricter requirements for integrity, conduct and documented competence. A traceable record for every line of the CV, ready for audit and supervisory review.
Public sector and trust roles
Heightened responsibility for public function and qualifications. Verification becomes part of the hiring record, aligned with Datatilsynet guidance.
Trust & compliance
EU/Norwegian data residencyData is stored within the EU/EEA on GDPR-compliant infrastructure.
Consent and traceabilityCandidate consent is timestamped and every action is recorded in a full audit log.
ISO 9001 quality systemCruit is certified to ISO 9001:2015 and Miljøfyrtårn, with DNV-certified advisors.
Common questions
The things we get asked first
How long does a CV check take?
It depends on how quickly the candidate fills in the form and how quickly employers, schools and references respond. A typical check finishes within 1–2 weeks. You receive status updates along the way and can follow progress with the advisor in charge.
How is consent and GDPR handled?
The candidate gives written consent before the background check begins, and the consent is timestamped in the system. All processing happens within the EU/EEA, and Cruit follows Datatilsynet's guidance for background checks in hiring.
What does it cost?
Pricing depends on scope, volume, and whether verification is combined with other Cruit services. Contact us for a concrete quote based on your needs.
What happens if we find discrepancies?
Every discrepancy is documented in the final report with source, timestamp and advisor assessment. You get a clear view of what is confirmed, what could not be confirmed, and which observations should feed into the decision.
Do we need to log in or integrate anything?
No. Cruit's advisors run the entire check on your behalf. You receive a finished, structured report when the verification is complete — no systems to set up, no users to administer on your side.
Next step
Want to make your next hire safer?
Tell us which role you're hiring for and roughly how many checks you typically need. We'll come back with a concrete proposal — or book a short call if that's easier.