For recruitment agencies & executive search firms
Screen your candidates with confidence.
Your reputation, your clients and your candidates are on the line with every placement. Aequivalent provides recruitment agencies and executive search firms with professional, Swiss-based background screening — from individual checks to customised screening programmes. Verify what matters, protect your reputation and give your clients greater confidence in every hire.

More value for every type of recruitment business
Whether you place executives, recruit specialist talent or manage high volumes of temporary workers,
Aequivalent adapts to the way you work.
Trusted by leading executive search firms,
recruitment agencies and service providers in Switzerland
How it works
From candidate to verified result in five simple steps.
- 1
Select your screening depth
Pick specific checks, a standard programme or build a customised screening for your client. Your Aequivalent account creation is free of charge. - 2Candidate authorises and completes their part
We contact the candidate directly as your specialised partner, securely and professionally and they sign the Declaration of Authorisation online. - 3Aequivalent verifies with original sources
All verifications run in parallel. We contact former employers, official Swiss registers and relevant authorities directly. A full background check typically takes between 2 and 15 business days, depending on the type of verification, the countries involved and the responsiveness of third parties. - 4Review and share the results
Access professional screening reports and share the relevant results with your client or internal team. - 5Make informed placement decisions
With documented verification behind every screening, you can move forward with greater confidence.

Checks for every recruitment mandate
From essential identity and financial integrity checks to conflicts of interest,
choose the verifications that match your candidate, client and placement requirements.
…and many more!










Your placement
Every client wants
Confidential searches
Speed decides who gets
Cross-border candidates
Liability without proof


