{"id":14028,"date":"2022-08-24T17:48:46","date_gmt":"2022-08-24T15:48:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/?p=14028"},"modified":"2026-03-01T19:14:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T18:14:43","slug":"candidate-verification-gdpr-guide-hr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/candidate-verification-gdpr-guide-hr\/","title":{"rendered":"Candidate verification and GDPR: a guide for HR"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"14028\" class=\"elementor elementor-14028 elementor-bc-flex-widget\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-660f07e9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"660f07e9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-757b62ca\" data-id=\"757b62ca\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e348173 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1e348173\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Candidate verification and GDPR: a guide for HR<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dw54432 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dw54432\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2022-08-24\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5736439b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5736439b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-df5d8a\" data-id=\"df5d8a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f00fa6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8f00fa6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Introduction<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fed9213 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0fed9213\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>My biggest recruitment mistakes were failing to verify candidates&#8217; employment history and references. I made these mistakes several times back when I was building my own recruitment agency.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c298f8b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c298f8b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Without verifying employment history and references, I hired, among others, a person who claimed years of experience at Company X in Position Y, when in reality they hadn&#8217;t even made it past the three-month probation period at that company.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f893202d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f893202d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Another example: a person we hired at our own recruitment agency. This person forged client confirmations of candidate placements in order to meet targets required for bonuses. The case ended up with the prosecutor&#8217;s office. As it later turned out, the person had a bad reputation at their previous recruitment firm.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bed84103 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bed84103\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>These aren&#8217;t just my stories. I&#8217;ve heard plenty of cases from people who paid a high price for not verifying a candidate thoroughly before hiring them.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73ab4b55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"73ab4b55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Yes, these are extreme cases that account for a small percentage of all hires. But they&#8217;re painful, they can happen to anyone, and they&#8217;re exactly the kind of thing we all want to avoid.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87b97925 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"87b97925\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>GDPR makes candidate verification harder<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef543352 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ef543352\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When GDPR came into force, it changed the legal reality in many areas of recruitment &#8212; including how you can verify a candidate&#8217;s employment history, check references, and test candidates for job fitness.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81ddb794 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"81ddb794\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Before May 25, 2018 (when GDPR took effect), there was practically no debate about whether you could verify employment history, call a candidate&#8217;s previous employers, or ask certain questions in tests. If you wanted to verify, you verified. Nobody worried about penalties.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f163949d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f163949d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Since GDPR, the situation has changed dramatically &#8212; mainly because of the steep fines introduced by the new (and at the same time imprecise) regulations, and the lack of clear court rulings on how to interpret the ambiguous provisions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfa12924 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bfa12924\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>So can you legally verify candidates&#8217; employment history and collect references from previous employers? Can you legally test candidates and base hiring decisions on test results?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca51cb51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca51cb51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To answer these questions, we organized a webinar where Data Protection Officer Anna Zmijewska from Creativa Legal answered questions from me and the audience. This article is a summary of that webinar, with additional commentary.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23688d6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"23688d6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/webinar-candidate-screening-gdpr-en.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"webinar-candidate-screening-gdpr-en\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTQwMjcsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9lbGVtZW50YXBwLmFpXC9ibG9nXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI2XC8wM1wvd2ViaW5hci1jYW5kaWRhdGUtc2NyZWVuaW5nLWdkcHItZW4uanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"397\" src=\"https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/webinar-candidate-screening-gdpr-en-768x397.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-14027\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/webinar-candidate-screening-gdpr-en-768x397.jpg 768w, https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/webinar-candidate-screening-gdpr-en-300x155.jpg 300w, https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/webinar-candidate-screening-gdpr-en.jpg 1424w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-753a01e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"753a01e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Element<\/a>)&#8221; \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d99e16f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d99e16f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Three candidate verification tools<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62a6f52e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"62a6f52e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You can use many different tools to verify a candidate&#8217;s suitability for a position. During the webinar, we focused on three that I consider particularly valuable &#8212; and which have become legally questionable since GDPR took effect:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f768c5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f768c5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>Verifying the candidate&#8217;s employment history<\/li>\n<li>Collecting references from the candidate&#8217;s previous employers<\/li>\n<li>Recruitment tests<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d5c2e14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0d5c2e14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Verifying employment history<\/strong> means confirming that the employment history presented by the candidate &#8212; usually in their CV &#8212; is truthful and complete.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0bda27a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c0bda27a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Collecting references<\/strong> means asking the candidate to provide contact details for people at their previous workplaces who can share an opinion about their work. Alternatively, the candidate can provide pre-written references (e.g. on paper or on their LinkedIn profile). Note, however, that pre-written references may not address the specific questions a recruiter wants answered.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-186b1683 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"186b1683\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Candidate testing<\/strong> means verifying a candidate&#8217;s suitability through knowledge tests or psychometric assessments.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75a63c0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"75a63c0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Verifying candidates&#8217; employment history<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d9557fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d9557fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Can an employer investigate a candidate&#8217;s employment history?<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-836fc644 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"836fc644\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Under GDPR and local labor law, an employer can request information about a candidate&#8217;s previous employment if it&#8217;s necessary to assess their suitability for the position. The employer can also ask the candidate to document this history with appropriate evidence.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2372694b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2372694b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The law doesn&#8217;t specify what kind of documents should confirm the candidate&#8217;s history, so any documents that adequately serve this purpose &#8212; without collecting excess data &#8212; should be acceptable. Employment certificates or other written confirmations of previous employment seem like a reasonable method.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-883d4163 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"883d4163\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>However, the law doesn&#8217;t clearly answer whether an employer can verify employment history by other means &#8212; for example, by independently contacting a previous employer or hiring a specialized verification firm.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2534bd8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2534bd8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>According to our expert Anna Zmijewska, independent verification of a candidate&#8217;s employment history (or verification through a third party) can only be done with the candidate&#8217;s consent. For evidentiary purposes, this consent should be documented &#8212; for example, via email confirmation or a record in the recruitment system showing the candidate clicked the appropriate consent on an application form. If a third-party firm handles the verification, they can also obtain the candidate&#8217;s consent.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-140a31f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"140a31f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It&#8217;s worth noting that the data protection authority&#8217;s guidelines state that an employer can use information available on LinkedIn to confirm a candidate&#8217;s employment history. This is an exception stemming from the fact that LinkedIn&#8217;s purpose is sharing employment history and professional experience. Collecting personal data about candidates from other platforms, such as Facebook, is not permitted.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90d260c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"90d260c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Additionally, the data protection authority states that a hiring decision must still be based on the candidate&#8217;s own statements, not on what&#8217;s found on LinkedIn.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5978ca2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5978ca2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Candidates can share sensitive personal data (such as ethnic origin, political views, health information, religious beliefs, etc.) only voluntarily. The employer should also have documented explicit consent from the candidate for processing such data.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46fb30a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"46fb30a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As a side note, our expert Anna Zmijewska, who has experience working with international organizations, pointed out that other European countries tend to interpret GDPR less restrictively than Poland does in this area.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9781b9ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9781b9ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Summary of employment history verification:<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a71c3915 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a71c3915\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>An employer can request documents confirming employment history (e.g. employment certificates).<\/li>\n<li>An employer can verify employment history on LinkedIn, but not on Facebook.<\/li>\n<li>An employer can, with the candidate&#8217;s consent, commission a third party to verify employment history.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5af465ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5af465ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>References from previous employers<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f2f8968 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f2f8968\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Can you contact a candidate&#8217;s previous employer for a reference?<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43ce8e58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"43ce8e58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Under current regulations and their prevailing interpretation, contacting a candidate&#8217;s previous employer can only happen with the candidate&#8217;s consent.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bce7923c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bce7923c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The consent can be given in any form, but we recommend documenting it for evidentiary purposes &#8212; for example, as an email from the candidate or as a saved application form where the candidate checked the consent box. If the candidate later changes their mind after a rejection and claims they never consented, documented proof becomes very useful.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7ec10a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e7ec10a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you use application forms with GDPR consents, make sure the consents are stored in a way that makes them easy to produce during an audit. Modern <a href=\"https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/wszystko-o-ats\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"color: #0000ff\">ATS<\/a> systems automatically maintain a GDPR consent log for each applicant.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4be1b7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b4be1b7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Can a previous employer&#8217;s opinion be grounds for rejecting a candidate?<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd5a3fcf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fd5a3fcf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>According to our expert, the data protection authority could potentially challenge a hiring decision (e.g. rejection) based on a negative reference from a previous employer.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f310adb0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f310adb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I admit it&#8217;s genuinely hard to predict how the authority would evaluate such a situation. But if it turned out that you can&#8217;t base your decision on a previous employer&#8217;s reference, then collecting these references would be largely pointless.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d386d58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0d386d58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Of course, references from previous employers can be unfair to the candidate. The recruiter&#8217;s job is to conduct a thorough interview with the previous employer and assess how objective and useful the feedback actually is.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d3852ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9d3852ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Do you need consent to process personal data of the person giving the reference?<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-842ded6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"842ded6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If the candidate gave you contact details for a person at their previous employer, they&#8217;ve likely shared that person&#8217;s personal data (name, phone number, or email). What does the law say about processing this data?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b02b0e22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b02b0e22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In this case, you don&#8217;t need separate consent from the reference provider. You have a legitimate interest in processing this data, which is a standalone and sufficient legal basis under GDPR.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e498e975 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e498e975\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>However, you still need to fulfill your information obligation toward this person &#8212; which, in my opinion, is a very impractical requirement (I hope either the legislature will modify the rules or the courts will establish more practical precedents).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50466c7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"50466c7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The simplest way to meet this obligation is to send an email with a link in the footer to a document containing the required GDPR information.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4861e31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f4861e31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Summary of references:<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5e43791 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a5e43791\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>You can only collect references from previous employers with the candidate&#8217;s consent.<\/li>\n<li>The candidate can provide contact details for a reference or submit pre-written references.<\/li>\n<li>For potential audits, it&#8217;s worth having documented consent. An ATS system can automatically collect and store these.<\/li>\n<li>According to our expert, a previous employer&#8217;s opinion should not be the sole basis for a hiring decision.<\/li>\n<li>You don&#8217;t need separate consent from the person providing the reference, but you do need to fulfill the GDPR information obligation toward them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-618e916b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"618e916b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Recruitment tests<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-846291fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"846291fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>What types of tests are used in recruitment?<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13047c7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"13047c7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Recruitment processes generally use two types of tests:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a87a69a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a87a69a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>Psychometric tests<\/li>\n<li>All other tests<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c87bb13e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c87bb13e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A psychometric test is, by definition, &#8220;a standardized and objectified measurement of a sample of behavior.&#8221; It allows you to infer how a person will behave in real-life situations based on their behavior in the testing situation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2da64454 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2da64454\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Psychometric tests should be prepared and evaluated by qualified professionals.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49798266 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"49798266\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Other tests include:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d88172e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8d88172e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>Competency tests &#8212; assessing the candidate&#8217;s knowledge of topics related to the position<\/li>\n<li>Analytical tests &#8212; assessing the candidate&#8217;s ability to perform specific analytical tasks (calculations, text analysis, logical reasoning)<\/li>\n<li>Language tests &#8212; assessing foreign language proficiency<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68cde91c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"68cde91c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>What tests can you give candidates during recruitment?<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1e247b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e1e247b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You can administer tests that assess the candidate&#8217;s ability to perform the specific work required by the position. Conversely, you should not test areas that are irrelevant to the job.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e102e316 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e102e316\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>An important rule: psychometric tests must not assess the candidate&#8217;s mental health. For this reason, psychometric tests should be designed by professionals who ensure they don&#8217;t probe beyond what&#8217;s necessary for recruitment.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-139a40b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"139a40b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Are there any requirements for who can administer or evaluate recruitment tests?<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f14b6bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f14b6bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For psychometric tests, preparation and evaluation should be done by people with appropriate qualifications. However, this doesn&#8217;t mean every psychometric test can only be administered by a licensed psychologist &#8212; it depends on the specific test and its potential impact on the person being tested.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e94c9a44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e94c9a44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For other tests, there are no formal requirements about who can create or evaluate them, though obviously it should be someone knowledgeable in the area being tested.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-542d3b38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"542d3b38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Do you need the candidate&#8217;s consent to administer tests?<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d30a00c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d30a00c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For psychometric tests, we recommend obtaining explicit, documented consent from the candidate &#8212; via email or in writing.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48fccaf1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"48fccaf1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For other recruitment tests, we agree that explicit consent is not necessary. The candidate&#8217;s act of taking the test is treated as implied consent, and this is sufficient.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-793e8295 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"793e8295\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Can test results determine a candidate&#8217;s fate in the recruitment process?<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fa40766 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5fa40766\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>According to our expert, negative results from non-psychometric tests can be standalone grounds for rejecting a candidate. For psychometric tests, however, the expert says you should not reject a candidate based solely on test results.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16610654 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"16610654\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Here again, I feel the regulations (or their likely interpretation by the data protection authority) don&#8217;t match the needs of recruitment processes. Employers invest resources in psychometric testing precisely so that results can inform hiring decisions. It&#8217;s worth noting again that Anna Zmijewska pointed out during the webinar that other European countries are less strict about this than Poland.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e144696 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e144696\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Is candidate testing the same as profiling?<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17870644 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"17870644\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Let&#8217;s start with GDPR&#8217;s legal definition of profiling.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a62a6e44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a62a6e44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Article 4(4) of GDPR says: &#8220;Profiling means any form of automated processing of personal data consisting of the use of personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, in particular to analyse or predict aspects concerning that natural person&#8217;s performance at work, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behaviour, location or movements.&#8221;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd43574d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cd43574d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The key phrase is &#8220;automated processing of personal data&#8221; &#8212; meaning in practice it involves computer algorithms.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f58262d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f58262d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Another important distinction is between ordinary and qualified profiling. Only qualified profiling requires separate consent from the candidate. Qualified profiling is profiling where:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d101f8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d101f8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>Decisions are based solely on automated processing, with no human involvement.<\/li>\n<li>The process produces legal effects or similarly significantly affects the person being profiled.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d1dade6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d1dade6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Can administering a test be considered automated decision-making? No, because the candidate answers the questions themselves, a human (not an algorithm) evaluates the results, and a human makes the decision based on those results (possibly along with other factors).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2201017f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2201017f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Can a candidate share test results with another employer?<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e583b9c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e583b9c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In our view, a candidate cannot share test results with other employers without the consent of the employer who administered the test. The test may constitute the employer&#8217;s intellectual property. The employer purchased or created the test and holds certain rights over it (ownership, license, copyright).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc750e52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dc750e52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Summary of tests under GDPR:<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09319685 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"09319685\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>Tests should only assess what&#8217;s necessary for the position in question.<\/li>\n<li>Standard tests don&#8217;t require explicit consent &#8212; taking the test implies consent.<\/li>\n<li>For psychometric tests, we recommend obtaining explicit consent.<\/li>\n<li>Psychometric test results should not be the sole factor in a hiring decision.<\/li>\n<li>Psychometric tests must not assess the candidate&#8217;s mental health, unless specifically required by law.<\/li>\n<li>Non-psychometric test results can be standalone grounds for a hiring decision.<\/li>\n<li>Tests evaluated by a human, where a human makes the decision, do not constitute profiling.<\/li>\n<li>A candidate cannot share test content or results without explicit consent from the employer who administered the test.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be560e9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be560e9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Additional questions<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-137a0b83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"137a0b83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Is processing candidate data in an ATS system a form of profiling?<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7dbdfdb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d7dbdfdb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I&#8217;ve encountered the question of whether collecting data in an employer&#8217;s recruitment system (ATS) counts as profiling. I have no doubt that systems like Element don&#8217;t involve qualified profiling (which requires separate consent). But could ordinary profiling be occurring? In my view, it depends on the interpretation of the word &#8220;analysis&#8221; in the GDPR definition above. If analysis includes storing and displaying information, then yes &#8212; ordinary profiling occurs. If analysis means drawing conclusions from stored data, then in my view, not even ordinary profiling is happening.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-451894c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"451894c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Do the GDPR rules above also apply to candidates being hired on a B2B basis?<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46ef51cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"46ef51cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For candidates who will work as independent contractors (B2B), labor law provisions don&#8217;t apply. However, GDPR&#8217;s data minimization principle still does.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aed6c0c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aed6c0c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We recommend that even for B2B candidates, you only collect data that&#8217;s necessary for recruitment purposes and obtain consent for processing that data.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f1185f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f1185f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We note that there are still very few court rulings resolving many of the gray areas around GDPR compliance. Given this legal uncertainty, we recommend a cautious approach &#8212; applying similar rules regardless of the legal form of the working relationship.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24f1037d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"24f1037d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Expert contact<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23ea7bad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"23ea7bad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For anyone interested in data protection support, I recommend contacting the experts at Creativa Legal directly:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63213b83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"63213b83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>Email: office@creativa.legal<\/li>\n<li>LinkedIn: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/creativalegal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" style=\"color: #0000ff\">Creativa Legal<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Website: <a href=\"https:\/\/creativa.legal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" style=\"color: #0000ff\">creativa.legal<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7adfc0 elementor-cta--layout-image-right elementor-cta--skin-classic elementor-animated-content elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-2896 elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"b7adfc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDISCOVER ELEMENT!\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__description elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFast, agile and user-friendly ATS created by recruiters for recruiters\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__button-wrapper elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta__button elementor-button elementor-size-\" href=\"https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/eng\/#schedule-demo\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSCHEDULE A DEMO\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bee359d elementor-author-box--image-valign-middle elementor-author-box--layout-image-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-author-box\" data-id=\"bee359d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"author-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/maciejmichalewski\/\" class=\"elementor-author-box__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/profile-photo.jpg\" alt=\"Picture of Maciej Michalewski\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/maciejmichalewski\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-author-box__name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMaciej Michalewski\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>CEO @ Element. 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-classic elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-14150 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-english-posts\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/the-great-reorg-companies-rebuilding-around-ai\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"164\" src=\"https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hero-great-reorg-en-300x164.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-14148\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hero-great-reorg-en-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hero-great-reorg-en-768x419.jpg 768w, https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hero-great-reorg-en-1536x837.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hero-great-reorg-en.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/the-great-reorg-companies-rebuilding-around-ai\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tThe Great Reorg: companies are rebuilding around AI\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-author\">\n\t\t\tMaciej Michalewski\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Foundation Capital interviewed 25 companies and found that AI is not just speeding up work \u2014 it is forcing organizations to rebuild from the ground up around four human roles.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/the-great-reorg-companies-rebuilding-around-ai\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about The Great Reorg: companies are rebuilding around AI\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tREAD MORE \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-14146 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-english-posts\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/gallup-2026-employee-engagement-managers-ai\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"164\" src=\"https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hero-gallup-2026-en-300x164.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-14144\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hero-gallup-2026-en-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hero-gallup-2026-en-768x419.jpg 768w, https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hero-gallup-2026-en-1536x837.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hero-gallup-2026-en.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/gallup-2026-employee-engagement-managers-ai\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tGallup 2026: the workplace is cracking and managers lose drive faster than the rest\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-author\">\n\t\t\tMaciej Michalewski\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Gallup State of the Global Workplace 2026: engagement fell to 20%, managers lose drive faster than their teams, and the AI paradox is clear: personal productivity rises, organizational does not.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/gallup-2026-employee-engagement-managers-ai\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Gallup 2026: the workplace is cracking and managers lose drive faster than the rest\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tREAD MORE \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-14098 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-english-posts\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/physical-intelligence-automating-physical-work\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" src=\"https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/hero_physical_ai_en-300x158.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-14097\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/hero_physical_ai_en-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/hero_physical_ai_en-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/hero_physical_ai_en.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/physical-intelligence-automating-physical-work\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tA Polish-founded robot that drives screws faster than humans\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-author\">\n\t\t\tMaciej Michalewski\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>A Polish-founded robot that drives screws faster than humans When people think about automation, they usually picture chatbots, image generators, and coding assistants. 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