Pre-employment screening is the review of relevant candidate information before a hiring decision. Depending on the position and applicable legal requirements, it may include education, previous employment, references and appropriately authorised documentary checks.

Yes. Employers based outside Bulgaria can request checks relating to candidates and documents in Bulgaria. The employer must identify an appropriate purpose and legal basis, and the candidate agreement and supporting documents must cover the selected checks.

Background screening must comply with the GDPR and applicable Bulgarian law. The employer is responsible for establishing an appropriate legal basis and ensuring each check is necessary and proportionate. A signed candidate agreement does not automatically make every category of screening lawful, particularly where criminal-record or other restricted information is involved.

Horizons can review the candidate-supplied diplomas, employment certificates and other relevant evidence. Where official verification is available and performed, the report identifies it separately. A document review alone is not presented as independent confirmation by the issuing institution.

One selected check for one candidate, its findings in the Horizons-reviewed report and the relevant redacted supporting appendix where a document is assessed. VAT is included. You supply the required documents in advance. Two checks cost €48; all nine cost €216.

You can create the dossier and download or send the agreement first. Other document uploads require the signed agreement. Horizons checks that its scope covers the requested review. The company must also have the appropriate purpose and legal basis for the selected checks.

The candidate’s name and commissioning company identify the report. Sensitive personal numbers, exact residential addresses, birth date, document and registration identifiers, personal contacts, signatures, photographs and private verification codes are redacted from the report and its appendices. Original uploaded files are not embedded in the client PDF.

The score records four observable criteria: issuer and document type, core particulars, dates and temporal scope, and identity and content consistency. It is not an authenticity probability or a hiring recommendation. Any independent official confirmation is described separately.

The report states the available evidence and its limitations. Missing information or a potential name match is not automatically treated as an adverse finding. Where necessary, Horizons can request corrected documents before completing the review.

You receive an email after approval and download the PDF from your client account. The email gives the deadline: download within 24 hours before the check dossier and report are deleted. Save your copy securely. Invoices and accounting records are handled separately in Ultimum HR.