Closing in on a decent SaaS AE opportunity, lower base like 65k OTE 100k year 1 and 150k year 2. I have also had a couple good interviews with ADP and would want that job over above. Thinking I get offer tomorrow afternoon for above company. Have my last interview in am with Regional VP. Seems like poor form and/or potentially damaging to accept an offer and then not start later (like early sept), but also not sure on ADP and process could take another week or so at least. Also could be an issue if ADP runs background check and sees i accepted something recently. If I had a job, this would be a no Brainer-stay at current job and see if ADP comes through. But currently unemployed and tough market out there. Is it okay to be totally candid in my interview tomorrow and say I am in final stages of interviewing with another company as well and would need until Tuesday to decide? Or could that jeopardize the potential offer with them? If I were more excited about 1st company, I would just take it, but it seems like it could be tough going regardless. But need a job, two kids etc and have sent a lot of apps and have not had a ton of responses. Have a decent connection with ADP and he has stuck his neck out for me with one of his connections who is VP I interviewed with today so feel decent about my chances and had good interview with direct manager.
What makes you think that you accepting another offer will show up on your “background check” by ADP? Who’s gonna tell them? That’s not what a background check is. A background check verifies the information you provide and also checks criminal history. Sometimes they do backdoor reference checks but that’s just character and performance checks. Nothing about if you’ve accepted an offer at another company.
Background checks don’t work that way. They’re a simple credit check and criminal background check linked to the SSN
A work background check checks the fasts you listed on your resume with your former employers and education institutions. Concerning that you don’t know that.
Take the offer and if ADP offers you something you can always switch.
Yeah thats the plan for now. And if ADPs background check company can somehow see i just accepted something else and they rescind the offer, it is what it is.