Abstract: The invention is directed to a method and system to verify an employment history of an applicant. The method involves obtaining data from a plurality of data sources comprising a business application, aggregating data to obtain aggregated data, where aggregated data includes employment and payroll data from the plurality of data sources, receiving a request for an employment history verification report based on a job application, where the request includes applicant identification information, searching aggregated data for data associated with applicant identification information, and providing the employment history verification report corresponding to applicant identification information, where the employment history verification report is based on the request and aggregated data. The employment history verification report may be based on employment and payroll data associated with applicant identification information.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for providing advice regarding compensation of a candidate. The method involves obtaining a plurality of compensation records from multiple sources, where at least one of the multiple sources is a financial application of a first entity, aggregating the compensation records, receiving a request for a compensation report from a second entity, where the compensation report includes compensation advice, and where the request includes a compensation profile of a candidate including multiple parameters, identifying a subset of the plurality of compensation records matching at least one of the multiple parameters in the compensation profile, generating the compensation report based on the subset of the multiple compensation records and the request, and providing the compensation report for the candidate.