Timeline for Do I tell the recruiter I haven’t resigned yet?
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| Sep 10, 2018 at 13:29 | comment | added | andraiamatrix | Ya I think I just needed to figure out the phrasing. And I was just blowing it up in my head lol. I told them I wanted to wait for the check to clear before resigning, in case of any holdups, and they replied the next day that they checked it and it cleared. So everything’s good now. | |
| Sep 10, 2018 at 10:04 | comment | added | ItWasLikeThatWhenIGotHere | @andraiamatrix - If you phrase it as checking the status (rather than waiting for it to finish), this should remind them that the delay is at their end. Any suspicions would be shown to be unwarranted when your clear background check comes through. | |
| Sep 9, 2018 at 0:45 | comment | added | andraiamatrix | I think my concern is that if I tell them I’m waiting for the backcheck to finish that it would be suspicious? I’m also confused because the original offer they gave me had me start in 2 weeks and they knew I had to give 2-weeks notice so it seems like they didn’t consider the time for the backcheck when they made the offer. | |
| Sep 8, 2018 at 16:05 | comment | added | ItWasLikeThatWhenIGotHere | If there's any chance that the background check might stop the appointment (even a mistake), your offer isn't firm. You could check the status of this with the recruiter, or ask them to confirm with the employer. Worst case, this might speed things along. The only people who have the information that would tell you that the job offer is absolutely safe are the recruiter, and through them the employer. A good recruiter and a good employer will not expect someone to resign from a previous position before they've completed their checks. | |
| Sep 8, 2018 at 11:52 | comment | added | andraiamatrix | So I think I misspoke. I already got the firm offer with pay and start date and I signed the contract. They had me fill out a background check as part of the offer. In another forum someone said I don’t have to wait on the background check in this situation. So I’m not sure if I’m safe to resign. | |
| Sep 8, 2018 at 11:08 | history | answered | ItWasLikeThatWhenIGotHere | CC BY-SA 4.0 |