Talent Support Services

Services include background checks, online reference checks, and skills assessments to assist with recruitment and hiring processes.

Our Physical Location

10280 N. Torrey Pines Rd., Suite 280
La Jolla, CA 92037

Background Checks

• Live Scan criminal background checks processed by staff certified by the Department of Justice Fingerprint Rolling program.  Email livescan@ucsd.edu or call 858-534-9691 for information.
• Consumer report background checks with Universal Background Screening for criminal record checks, driving record verification, education and employment verification.
• To request a Consumer Report or Live Scan background check, hiring departments should complete the Background Check Request Form (Online Form) in the Forms section below.  Talent Support Services (TSS) will contact the applicant via DocuSign to obtain a Release and Authorization form.  For Live Scan, TSS will also send an email to the applicant with a link to schedule an appointment for fingerprinting.
• See Background Checks for additional information.

Reference Check Services

Talent Support Services utilizes SkillSurvey to provide customized online reference checks for each recruitment.

• Learn how SkillSurvey works (PDF).
• See a SkillSurvey Report (PDF) sample.
• View questions from a SkillSurvey Reference Request (PDF) sample.
• Please contact Talent Support Services with questions regarding online reference check services.

Skills Assessments

Skills Assessments can be useful tools in determining training needs or placement of new-hires. UC San Diego's vendor for Skills Assessments is SHL.

Review the Catalogue of Assessments (PDF) for available products and descriptions.
Contact Talent Support Services for assessment Fact Sheets and additional information.

• Background Check Request Form (Online Form)
• SkillSurvey Reference Check Request Form (PDF)
• Skills Assessment Request Form (PDF)

Talent Support Services - Main Office

T: 858-534-9691
F: 858-822-4855
livescan@ucsd.edu

Appointment Hours

Monday - Friday:
8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Contacts

Molly Allen
Talent Solutions Administrative Officer
858-822-7480
mballen@ucsd.edu

Sara Mendenhall
Talent Support Specialist
858-822-7488
smendenhall@ucsd.edu

Lauren Soto
Administrative Assistant
858-534-9691
l2soto@ucsd.edu