Questions tagged [background-check]
Questions relating to checks made into ones past to determine suitability and legality for the job.
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What date should one list for an award? Should it be the date of notification or the date of presentation?
A couple of months ago, I was informed that I won a major honor in my field. However, the honor is not being publicly presented until sometime in the next 6 weeks. Obviously I am not listing it on my ...
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Background check and contractor in a company
I am currently doing a background check as part of my onboarding process with a large investment bank in the UK. On my resume I put just the name of company A but I was an external employee. I was a ...
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Accepted two conditional job offers with same background check company
I Accepted two conditional job offers from two large investment banks. Both of these companies use the same background check company (First Advantage)
Is there a risk the background check company ...
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is It normal for employees to need to pay for their own background check?
I just applied for a new job and one of the requirements is that I needed to take a background check. I have no problem with doing background checks, however they are going to make me pay for the ...
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Anticipated Graduation Date on Background Check
I recently accepted a job offer for a great job. My online application shows my employment and education history. For my current masters I had written down the anticipated graduation date as December ...
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Lied on my resume to get my current job. Now company is being acquired. Does this typically result in background checks?
Two years ago, I wanted a job at a cool tech startup as a new graduate so made up a bunch of internship experience to land it. The lies consisted of pretending to have 1 additional summer internship ...
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Mistake in Job Title - Pre-Employment Background Check
I made a mistake in terms of the job title in one of my internship experiences. I put down the credit analyst intern initially since I was working in the credit department in a bank. But after ...
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Background check is taking a long time (pending misdemeanor on my record)
3 weeks ago, I enthusiastically received an offer from a top aerospace company for a software engineering position. I was referred by a former coworker and immediately received an offer upon ...
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Difference in job title, Background check [duplicate]
I currently work at a tech company in the engineering department on the database operations team. I do strictly development work in my job, and everyone on my team refers to themselves as software ...
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Lied on my resume about some dates and don't know how to fix it [closed]
I have been working at a new job for a couple days now but I got an email about a blip in my screening. they are asking for proof I worked a certain time at my old job. I wrote on my resume that I ...
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My former employer doesn't count training as part of my time with the company..?
I was with my previous employer for one year and within that one year they have a four month training period. After leaving the company I've applied for another position at a different company. I ...
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Background check - Aggregating the work for a parent company and its wholly owned subsidiary
I am currently going through background checks for a company after receiving a verbal offer letter. In my resume, I had grouped my previous experience for a parent company and its whole owned ...
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Unknowingly joined scam tech company in the past. Should I include it in my work history for a background check?
A little background. My background is not a tech. I decided to join tech after self studying.
When I was working at a non tech company as a non tech position, I was offered a job from one of those ...
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Background check that respects a candidate's privacy
I was asked to authorize a background check. The company performing the check is called GoodHire. Their authorization letter was fairly innocuous. It stated the candidate authorized the check. When I ...
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Should I start working if background check didn't finish? [closed]
I am in a bad situation where I have a wonderful job offer which I accepted but shortly after they told me that I have to do a background check. I've never done one before and they told me not to ...
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Date disparity on resume before background check [duplicate]
I've been offered, and have accepted a job at a large tech company. The next step is the background check where, among other things, they'll be verifying previous job titles and dates employed.
I ...
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Will a company I worked for briefly appear on a background check if I don't include it?
Let's assume I left company A on 5th January (after serving my notice period). I joined company B on 7th January, but I did not like the culture and no seats were assigned to me. They asked me to work ...
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Should I mention my program change on my resume?
I am currently adjusting my resume to a position that I hope to work towards over the upcoming school year.
I had spent two years in one program and then over this summer I decided to change my ...
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Background Check use Resume or Forms? Sterling
I have a job offer from a great company due to start in two weeks, and they recently asked me to authorize a background check with Sterling.
I did, and the only information they required was my ...
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Hiring “sentenced hackers” for security positions - a prospect or a ticking bomb?
It's not uncommon to see individuals who have caused damage / breached big systems and have subsequently been prosecuted that have received job proposals for infosec positions. This is usually tied to ...
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Multiple DUI convictions 12 years ago. Do I disclose if I know they will do a background check?
I had multiple DUIs (Driving Under the Influence convictions) that happened 12 years ago all within the same time period. I am going to an interview where the job requires a background check. It is ...
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Previous salary as part of background check
I'm in the process of getting a new job. I just received the offer letter, which was accompanied by an authorization form for a background check.
The background check authorization form was pretty ...
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Providing proof of searching for work for a background check
I live in the UK and recently received a job offer, which was conditional on passing a background check. As part of this, they requested my employment/education history for the past few years, however ...
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How do I explain a 2 week job overlap?
I was working in this Organization X when I got an offer from other Organization Y. The joining for Organization Y was in 45 days but the notice period for Organization X was 2 months. Here is where ...
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Lying on resume about work history [closed]
I am currently an undergrad student. One of the managers I know in a small company in the US let me use their name and say that I remote-interned there. So I added this work history in my resume/cover ...
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Discrepancy with Employment Date in background check
I recently got a job offer and I'm in the process of background check.
One previous employment is entered as Jan 1st 2015 to Jan 1st 2015 which is obviously an error or typo from my side or a system ...
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Should I flag up incorrect information on CV (degree title) to HR now I've accepted an offer and going through the background check process?
I accidentally listed having a Bachelor of Arts degree on my cv whereas my it should be a Bachelor of Science degree. I’ve listed the BA like this in my CV “Bachelor of Arts (Maths and Statistics)”.
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Applying for a promotion and noticed I have work history missing from initial application
I am applying for a promotion. I have been with the company for 3 years. I had a background check to get the position, which I assume I passed, since I have the job. The company claims they are not ...
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I listed a wrong degree date on my background check. What will happen? [duplicate]
I had a pretty complicated college history. I transferred to a small college after spending a year gathering credits at two colleges in NYC. For the two colleges in NYC, I also took high school and ...
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New job to begin Monday has been rescinded due to 'incorrect employment dates' - this is my response, what do you think? [closed]
Today my dream died.
After the enthralling experience of meeting yourself and the entire team, all I have dreamt of since being given an offer was working with all of you. Sadly, this was not meant ...
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Can my job offer be rescinded due to dates?
In December 2018, I left my most recent job at a bank. Before doing so, I had been sending out a host of resumes, all of which said 2017-Present.
I also sent a resume to a friend to be referred to ...
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Leaving short term roles out of job applications [duplicate]
I worked for Arby’s for about 3 weeks and then applied for a job at IHOP. I got the job and I'm wondering whether it could come back to bite me that I left Arby’s off the application when I applied? ...
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Got fired, accepted an old offer, now they are doing a background check, what should I do?
I received an offer to relocate abroad when I was working for some company. I got fired some time after receiving this offer. Then, I accepted the relocation offer without disclosing I had been ...
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Should I mention the new company name of my previous employer, in my CV?
I worked for two years at company ABCD, a decade ago. Around three years ago they changed their company name to HIJK. I verified that they had changed the company name, and had not closed ABCD and ...
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Will job offer be rescinded after education check due to unfinished degree? [closed]
I recently signed an offer letter with a company for a sales position. I have a Bachelors listed on my resume, but the position did not require it, only listed a Bachelors as preferred. I filled out ...
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Pre-employment background check with consent for future checks
I recently interviewed for a position with the hiring manager and her next-level manager. I was offered the job on the spot, which I accepted. A couple of days later I received an e-mail from a 3rd ...
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Embellished the reason why I left one job during the interview. How worried should I be about the background check?
I finally got a good job offer that I accepted. It seems like a great fit with a great company, however, I realized that I may have messed up royalty in the interview process about the reason why I ...
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Background check help! maybe omitted information
I'm an Italian new graduate who got an offer letter from a top American company.
They asked me to submit a form by a third-party agency to check my Background.
This was the first time I heard about ...
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1099 and background check
So my girlfriend just recently got a job offer for a company that is requesting a background check. About 2 years ago she worked for a company that hired her as a 1099 for tax purposes supposedly. She ...
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Question about background check in interview with Government Department
I have an upcoming interview with a government department for a co-op position in my bachelor's degree program. This department retains some people after co-op, so this is the biggest opportunity I've ...
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What should I do if I forgot to put a job on my application
I just got a new job and I had a gap for one month and I indicated I was unemployed just to complete the form. But I forgot about a 2 week job that quit because it was not my job path or something I ...
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Omit to list a job demotion on resume. Is it going to impact background check for a new job offer?
I have been extended a job offer and the company is going to process the background check for me. In one of my previous jobs, I was demoted to a senior analyst position from a manager position. ...
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Will my job offer be withdrawn/rescinded after background check? [closed]
I am freaking out at the moment.
I jumped the gun and gave my current employer two weeks notice before the employer would tell me if my background check is satisfactory. I know, stupid of me. The ...
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What does a job reference check/back ground check actually entail? [closed]
I was fired from my last job for gross misconduct due to a breach of confidentiality. When i apply for jobs in the future, what exactly happens when my new employer does a reference check on my past ...
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Background Check and Relocation [closed]
Employer offered a job that required relocation and a background check
I had been through background checks in the past and had no issues.
A few weeks after providing my consent for the check, they've ...
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Does being prescribed anti-depressants, look bad to employers during security clearance background-check (US)?
I am applying for a few jobs in the US Defense industry as an engineer and I know that they ask about prescribed medications during the background check. Would taking anti-depressants hurt my chances ...
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Would changing my job title on my resume make me fail my background check for a bank?
I would like to change my job title on my resume from something like "Business Analyst" to "Product Manager" (sorry cannot give exact details).
All other details are correct - Name of organisation, ...
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Extreme background check lag and when to start looking for another job
I have recently accepted an offer for employment from a company. I've signed the initial agreement that stipulates time in the office as well as salary. Unfortunately, it has been over 3 weeks (almost ...
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My university says they have no record of my diploma from 25 years ago. What can I do for my background check?
I got a diploma from University in UK over 25 years ago, background check called the university and the university has no record as it was paper back then. What can i do? My parents no-longer have ...
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What is the most effective strategy of addressing a drug-related arrest during my job hunt?
I'm a second year Accounting & Finance student at a university which ranks in the top 10 universities in the UK. Last year (age 18) I was arrested and given a conditional caution for possession of ...
