The Checkr Chrome extension allows you to add access to the Checkr Dashboard directly from any webpage. After you enable the extension, right-click a name or email address on any site to issue an invitation to that candidate for a Checkr background check. You can also click the extension to quickly and easily check on the progress of your candidates through the Checkr background check process.
Use the Checkr Chrome extension to:
- Invite candidates to background checks
- Search for Checkr candidates and reports on your account
- Review background check progress and reports
- View recent Checkr account activity
- Add a banner to any page that lists your candidate’s name or email address
Requirements
The Checkr Chrome extension requires a pre-existing Checkr account, and Chrome version 87.0.0 or higher. Enabling this extension will grant you the same user permissions you have within your Checkr Dashboard account.
Installing the extension
The Checkr Chrome extension is available from the Chrome Web Store. To install the extension:
- Go to the Chrome Web Store, search for "Checkr", and install the extension.
- Select Window > Extensions from the Chrome menu bar.
- Find the Checkr extension, and enable it.
You might need to refresh open tabs where you intend to use the extension.
Using the extension
Log in to Checkr
After you install the extension, use the Checkr toolbar icon to open it. Click the icon to open the extension’s sidebar window. Click Log In to open a new tab with the Checkr Dashboard, where you will be prompted to log in to your account.
Use your Checkr Dashboard credentials to log in when prompted. After you log in, you’ll be redirected back to the original extension page.
Click the extension’s icon in the toolbar to show/hide the extension window on the page.
Order background checks
To order background checks using the extension, select an email address on any page, and right-click to open the menu. Select Checkr > Order a Background Check.
A window opens with the selected email pre-populated. You may also enter email addresses to issue invitations for additional candidates.
You will be prompted to select the same information you'd select from within the Checkr Dashboard, including a package and a work location for the background check.
Certify that the request is valid, and click Invite Candidates to issue the Checkr invitation.
Or, simply click the Invite Candidate icon in the extension window to issue invitations.
Note
Ordering background checks through the Checkr Chrome extension is similar to ordering them through the Checkr Dashboard and is therefore not available to customers using a Checkr Partner Integration. Background checks ordered through the dashboard won't appear in a Checkr Partner Integration. Therefore neither the Order background check option from the right-click menu nor the Invite a Candidate icon in the browser extension window appears for those customers.
Search for your Checkr candidates
After you log in, enter an existing candidate’s name, email, phone number, or ID in the search field to search for that candidate.
You can also use the right-click menu (used to order a background check) to select a name, email address, phone number, or candidate ID on the page and search your Checkr account for that candidate.
View candidate progress and report results
Click a candidate in the candidate list to read their reports. Click View in dashboard to read more details about the candidate or a report.
View recent activity in your Checkr account
Within the extension window, the Activity tab shows recent activity on your account. Users with admin access in the Checkr Dashboard will also find an Activity tab within the extension window. This tab lists recent Checkr account activity.
Activities listed include invitations created and expired, verifications created, and reports created or completed.
Enable the extension’s banner
Enable this feature to add a banner across all webpages that include an email address matching a candidate email in your Checkr account.
Click the banner to open a new tab with the candidate or their report’s page in the Checkr Dashboard.
Use the steps below to enable the banner:
- Right-click the Checkr Chrome extension icon in the toolbar, and select Manage Extensions.
- In the Extensions page that opens, click Extension Options.
- On the Settings page, check Enable candidate status banner.
- Enter the domain names of sites where this feature will be enabled.
Contact us
Use the Checkr Help Center to find more information, and use https://checkr.com/contact to report issues.