I've been a little uneasy about the background check. With 15+ years in the IT industry, I'm hopeful to receive an offer from Meta (Team match pending). How many years of experience will Meta verify during the background check? Also, I had a misdemeanor (Disturbance of the peace - fighting), but it ...Read more
When does Amazon start background check process? - received and accepted offer for SDE position earlier last month (2 weeks+). - have not heard anything from the recruiter since. - have not even received signed release request which I thought is needed for background check. - Want to know if b...Read more
Hi all, I recently received an offer from Facebook and they provided a link for a 3rd party (Hireright) to do a background check. I entered everything in the system and within a day it showed complete and report sent back to Facebook. They verified my current employment as well and HR specialist at...Read more
I was laid off end of last year. When I was looking for the job, I still put my previous job as ‘present’ on the resume. Now, I got an offer, I need to fill out the employer history for background check, so I put the official termination month. Will they compare the background check result with my...Read more
I recently got an offer from Amazon and completed the background check. As my start date was nearing, Amazon re-triggered accurate background check. In fact 2 days before I start. Has anyone gone through this before? I’ve already given notice.
Received an offer from Google and I signed the offer. The background check is only for criminal background and there is no request for education or past experience validation. Is that normal? I always had companies check education and employment history as well.
I got an offer two months ago and still going through the background check where I fucked it up. I worked as a full time contractor for a company A few years ago. Basically I worked full time onsite there for two years and the whole team was basically outsource contractor except the manager. When go...Read more
I signed my offer and am now going through the HireRight background check. Do they check past employment exact dates? I may have stretched a few months on my resume to fill in gaps. How far back do they want? I've been working for over 20 years and some of the companies are out of business.
got PM offer from FB, and had to provide HireRight info to run background check. report/verification is completed. i dont think the recruiter will receive this information and prob isnt best point of contact for this, so will someone from FB reach out and tell me that background is clear? is that wh...Read more
I am currently in the midst of a background check with Microsoft. The end date on my resume is off (extended) by 1 month. Will this be considered a red flag during employment verification? #backgroundcheck #microsoft
Hello, Submitted background check last Thursday. Accurate Background has said “takes under a day” for avg candidate. Been five business days, still waiting at 90% of its loading bar. Feel like loading bar is fake. This is international, so check includes employment history. How long did yours tak...Read more
I’ve accepted a job offer, signed the offer letter, quit my last job, and passed the drug screening. But It’s been almost 4 weeks and I haven’t heard back yet on my background check. Am I missing something or does my future employer have a PI looking into my history? UPDATE: Evidently, my drug sam...Read more
When I applied to Meta, I did not disclose that I was no longer at my last company (I was laid off 3-4 months before I got the recruiter call). Team match was an eternity and they just did my background check. I filled the background check out accurately and it will end up showing I was laid off mid...Read more
What all details can be checked via background check?will another company able to know internal title and level through background check? What can’t be verified by background check?
Hey guys, Currently waiting for a background check, done by hireright, I have to resign soon and it will not be complete before. Last time I waited until all was complete. How do you handle this? Details: What I told them should be pretty accurate and easily verifiable, I had no convictions, bank...Read more
So I just got this offer from MSFT but they said I had to go through background check with Hireright. I filled the online wizard form that asked for the activity history (work school etc) but I only filled my last three jobs instead of all six. I think my thinking at the time was to give them the ...Read more
Did you put in your two weeks before or after background check clears? What does Reddit background check asks for — how many previous jobs? Debating putting my two weeks before or after it clears. The earlier I quit my current role, the more time off I’d get between jobs… but I’ve heard before to ne...Read more
Hi, Typically after how many days after accepting offer does microsoft start background check process? Do they send any forms to sign prior to starting the background check? Have not been able to get a response from recruiter on this. Accepted the offer about 3 days back.. Thanks
Hello guys I have recently gotten an offer at Microsoft. I have accepted and now have heard about the HireRight background check. I have no criminal background at all and didn’t lie about my degrees however I did lie on my resume about one thing. I have three professional experiences. 2 of them are ...Read more