Im confused because why dont they check Background before giving you an offer.. I have a clean background and no driving record and I have never gone bankrupt... So I am not worried just confused I got offer before BACKGROUND??
2007-05-25 14:55:55 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment ➔ Other - Careers & Employment
It all depends on who is doing the background check, because they will determine when it happens (before or after the offer). A reason to do it after the offer is you need to approve of the background check - they can not do it without your approval! So to make it a little less painful and to put you in a more comfortable mood, they tell you about this. Also while you are in their office signing paperwork, they will give the background application with everything else - by doing this the company saves time by not having to call you back separately. does this make sense?
2007-05-25 15:07:33 · answer #1 · answered by gudlyfe 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Doing a background check used to mean calling the references that you listed from previous jobs. A background check now usually means calling or going online with a service which will check multiple things - credit, criminal background, if any, as well as the information that you gave about previous jobs and places that you lived. This is not free. Lots of companies want to make sure that you are seriously going to accept the job if offered before they spend the money to confirm that you have been truthful in your resume or application and to put the stamp of approval on the offer. Just a way of saving money by not doing all the checking before the offer and then to find out that the applicant has accepted a job elsewhere and they have to start again. Makes sense if you think of it that way. Congrats on the new job. Hope it works well for you.
Kathy
2007-05-25 15:05:36 · answer #2 · answered by kathy s 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To do a background check before you accept the position is very expensive. Consider if they had 20 people applying for the same position. If you record is indeed clean you should receive the position.
2007-05-25 15:07:27 · answer #3 · answered by Natural Medicine Man 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some employers do it before some after. IF it comes clean you keep the job, if not depends on the record.
2007-05-25 15:01:11 · answer #4 · answered by stemo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some employers are too cheap to do background checks on every one that applies.
2007-05-25 15:04:47 · answer #5 · answered by redunicorn 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This has happened to me in my past two jobs. I asked the same question to my boss and he told me that I was a perfect fit for the job and he wanted the paper work to prevent me from finding another position somewhere else.
2007-05-25 15:05:45 · answer #6 · answered by Cliff N 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's just company procedure to find out what kind of a person you may or may not be. Nothing to worry about if all your "ducks are in a row."
2007-05-25 15:04:35 · answer #7 · answered by soulguy85 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋