Background checking can help prospective employees validate credentials declared by the applicant at the time of hire, but global background checking can be a challenge. For countries in the Latin America (LATAM) region, such as Argentina, Venezuela, Brazil, Chile, and Mexico, numerous complexities exist. These include the prohibition to perform criminal checks using police records, difficulties digitizing records, and restrictions on using a criminal record to make an employment decision, on conducting financial checks, and on conducting criminal records checks.
