Pre-Employment Integrity & Risk Screening
Reliable pre-hire insight on integrity and workplace risk.
Surface Risk Before It Costs You
Most organisations only discover an integrity or reliability issue after it has cost them something. Pre-employment integrity screening is a lightweight, practical way to surface risk factors before a hiring decision is made.
Where This Typically Breaks Down
- Loss, theft, and integrity issues discovered after the fact.
- Reliability and attitudinal concerns that surface during probation.
- Reference checks that are shallow, delayed, or politically softened.
- Costly dismissals that could have been avoided with earlier, better information.
What This Service Focuses On
Applying a validated pre-employment screening instrument to generate structured insight on integrity, reliability, substance use attitudes, and work ethic - ahead of a hiring decision.
Who This Is For
- Organisations hiring into cash-handling, stock-handling, or sensitive roles.
- Retail, financial services, logistics, healthcare, and hospitality employers.
- HR and recruitment teams seeking a consistent pre-hire screen.
Tools & Instruments
We use internationally validated assessment instruments, selected for fit to the decision being made:
Delivery Format
- Online administration - typically completed in under 30 minutes.
- Structured report delivered to hiring manager or HR.
- Interpretation guidance and optional follow-up conversation framework.
- Integration into existing hiring and onboarding processes.
What This Enables
- Earlier visibility of integrity-related and reliability-related risk.
- Reduced cost of hiring mistakes in sensitive roles.
- A consistent, defensible basis for risk-informed hiring decisions.
- Stronger onboarding conversations where screening highlights areas to discuss.
Questions About Pre-Employment Integrity and Risk Screening?
What is pre-employment integrity screening?
A pre-hire assessment using the Step One Survey II that provides reliable insight into a candidate's integrity, reliability, and potential workplace risk before employment decisions are made.
What does the Step One Survey II measure?
It assesses integrity, reliability, attitudes toward workplace behaviour, and potential risk areas. Provides objective data to support ethical hiring decisions.
Which roles benefit most from integrity screening?
Roles involving financial responsibility, access to sensitive information, customer relationships, supervisory authority, and positions where integrity is critical to organisational reputation.
How is the assessment administered?
Candidates complete the online assessment as part of the pre-employment process. Results are interpreted by our experienced professionals and shared with the hiring decision-maker.
How does this support better hiring?
It identifies potential integrity and reliability concerns before hiring decisions are made, reduces the risk of workplace issues, and supports values-aligned hiring.
Is integrity screening compliant with South African labour law?
Yes, when properly implemented. The Step One Survey II is a well-established instrument used across South Africa. We ensure the assessment is administered as part of a fair and transparent selection process, in line with the Employment Equity Act and the Constitution. Results are used as one component of a holistic hiring decision, never as the sole basis for rejection.