“Both capabilities are supported by Lever, but there is an important distinction: background checks are handled through integrations with specialist providers, while employee referrals have native functionality within Lever, with some limitations around the employee experience and advanced tracking.”
“Lever has several documented background-check integrations.”
“Yes, Lever has native employee referral functionality.”
“Lever also supports referral source tracking, so referred candidates can be distinguished from candidates coming through job boards or direct applications.”
“Lever introduced an enhanced Employee Referrals functionality in 2025.”
“Background checks: Lever is well equipped to support this through provider integrations.”
“while employee referrals have native functionality within Lever, with some limitations around the employee experience and advanced tracking.”
“while employee referrals have native functionality within Lever, with some limitations around the employee experience and advanced tracking.”
“Advanced Employee Referrals is currently not available in the Lever EU database.”
“Employee referral visibility | Limited | Yes | Yes”
“Referral campaigns and engagement | Limited | Limited | Often stronger”
“Gamification and employee incentives | Limited | Limited | Often stronger”
“However, the advanced referral functionality is more comprehensive and is currently unavailable in the EU database.”
“For example, ClearStar supports status updates and report links in Lever, whereas Universal Background Screening offers both redirect and direct workflows.”
“For example, ClearStar supports status updates and report links in Lever, whereas Universal Background Screening offers both redirect and direct workflows.”
“For example, ClearStar supports status updates and report links in Lever, whereas Universal Background Screening offers both redirect and direct workflows.”
“For example, ClearStar supports status updates and report links in Lever, whereas Universal Background Screening offers both redirect and direct workflows.”