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 sample was lost in the mail so I had to perform another test lol. Love corporate America! Thanks again for all the input! #telecom #interview
Which company? It took about 5 weeks from when I accepted to start date
Albertsons?
Ericsson
Why would you quit before you have your start date and cleared background check?
My thoughts exactly
Rookie mistake
What company is doing your background check?
You definitely should email the recruiter and confirm you are all set to start on date X.
Why was offer letter given prior to background check?...risky
I've never had an offer where they did the background check before the offer. Unless you're working at Wendy's.
Correct, bc’s are a part of the onboarding process once offers have been accepted
Friend of mine just had their background check take about 6 weeks. Had to keep pushing back the hiring date.
Why on earth would you quit before start date is given?
Start date usually is given in the offer letter, but background checks may not complete before the start date so it ends up being pushed back. I was a temp and they were trying to roll me over before Christmas time but couldn't because the background check was taking longer than normal.. happens to me about every time
I’ve seen this a ton. Background checks can take extensively long if you have moved homes / states / especially countries a lot. Pro tip: never quit until background is cleared at future company. This is often times out of the hiring managers control and does not mean they are not eager to get you onboard. This has happened to me several times as a HM
Usually only takes this long if you have overseas diploma but maybe due to Covid things are delayed? I would reach out to your recruiter and be proactive with anything the bg check company needs.
your offer letter didn't have a start date?
Yes I signed it but they are still working the background check for some reason I don’t know
so are you saying your agreed start date is being delayed? I don't understand. Just ask them.