Timeline for Job offer contingent on background check: when to give notice?
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| Oct 20, 2014 at 5:44 | comment | added | Stephan Branczyk | @BoratSagdiyev, Legally, this depends on the type of job you're applying for and the jurisdiction you're in (in the US, that means the answer to your question will depend not only on the Federal laws, but it will also strongly depend on which State you're applying for a job in). In California for instance, I know that the law only allows credit checks to be performed for only a very small subset of jobs. And even then, the permission for a credit check has to be explicitly given by you in writing. This is not to say that illegal credit checks don't happen. I'm only talking about the law here. | |
| Jun 12, 2014 at 21:29 | comment | added | Erran Morad | @Chad - Wondering if some recent, but repairable damage to credit score can be reason for rejection. I wonder what these guys check in background, besides criminal records. | |
| Nov 10, 2012 at 18:47 | answer | added | Scott | timeline score: 11 | |
| Aug 1, 2012 at 2:24 | history | edited | Angelo | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| S Jul 31, 2012 at 20:05 | history | suggested | yoozer8 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jul 31, 2012 at 19:50 | answer | added | David Navarre | timeline score: 9 | |
| May 1, 2012 at 14:59 | comment | added | Angelo | Yep, background check finally complete after 24 days. Next time I will heed the advice given here! | |
| Apr 26, 2012 at 13:46 | comment | added | Click Upvote | what happened, did you get the job? | |
| Apr 26, 2012 at 2:11 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/#!/StackWorkplace/status/195334323463929856 | ||
| Apr 25, 2012 at 16:55 | comment | added | KutuluMike | workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/295/… | |
| Apr 25, 2012 at 15:59 | answer | added | IDrinkandIKnowThings | timeline score: 3 | |
| Apr 25, 2012 at 15:50 | comment | added | IDrinkandIKnowThings | Please ask that question. I would but I do not want to scare my employer that I might be looking(I am not) I would ask it as I want to get a new position. How and when should I let my employer know? | |
| Apr 25, 2012 at 14:33 | comment | added | Angelo | @Chad, no... in the USA it is not customary to reveal that information. That could make a good workplace question, however: "Under what circumstances should one reveal to their employer that they are looking for new work?" In my experience, never, but I would be interested in knowing why it might be otherwise. | |
| Apr 25, 2012 at 12:20 | comment | added | IDrinkandIKnowThings | Was your old employer aware you were looking for a new position prior to your giving notice? | |
| Apr 25, 2012 at 12:04 | comment | added | Angelo | @Chad, you mean "does my new employer know I gave notice to my old employer?" Yes. My mistake was acting as though the offer letter was the "sure-thing" and not the subsequent background check. I had always assumed the background check was just a trivial formality, but that was not the case this time! :-O | |
| Apr 25, 2012 at 11:43 | vote | accept | Angelo | ||
| Apr 25, 2012 at 10:57 | answer | added | Scott C Wilson | timeline score: 5 | |
| Apr 25, 2012 at 10:00 | comment | added | IDrinkandIKnowThings | It doesnt matter if it has never happened before if it happens with you. You do not know what their process is and how deep they are going. They made you the offer presumably because they want to hire you. I would expect you would know (or at least have a good expectation of) if you are going to pass the background check before they start. Did they know before you gave notice you were looking? | |
| Apr 25, 2012 at 8:53 | answer | added | Tom Squires | timeline score: 2 | |
| Apr 25, 2012 at 7:23 | answer | added | tomjedrz | timeline score: 39 | |
| Apr 24, 2012 at 21:36 | comment | added | Angelo | @Chad, I gave the current employer notice after I returned the offer letter to the new one. It now appears that this may be too soon in cases where an extensive background check is done. I guess it all boils down to how often do pre-employment background screens end with a "no-go"? | |
| Apr 24, 2012 at 20:40 | answer | added | FrustratedWithFormsDesigner | timeline score: 74 | |
| Apr 24, 2012 at 20:33 | history | asked | Angelo | CC BY-SA 3.0 |