Got an extremely good job offer, signed, and now they’re doing a background check on me which is surprisingly taking a very long time (it’s been a week now, since they started the background check). They say there are delays due to staffing shortages from COVID. I have absolutely no criminal record and all my employment has been legit, but I can’t shake my anxiety. Should I be concerned?

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No.

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Lol, not at all. Those background check companies take their time, and mess it up, I wouldn't be surprised if they send you an email within the next few days asking for some unecessary document to validate something. If nothing shady, you'll pass.

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Previous jobs, sometimes they ask for tax return stuff to ensure you were employed. Also, if studies are included, it is slower.

Wouldn’t be worried, if there were a red flag holding them up you’d have heard about it already. Usually timeline has nothing to do with you. It can all depend on how quickly previous employers/university responds to their inquiry. However, if you checked “do not contact employer” that could also cause delay because they’ll need to find an alternative route to verify you.

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Oh okay okay that’s chill haha. I did work in multiple different roles at one academic institute, so I wonder if that’s causing a delay.

Nope lol unless you lied about something. With all the hiring going on right now, it makes sense. The background usually takes a week anyway.

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No - they told you it's staffing shortages and that sounds perfectly plausible to me : )

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No. It took two weeks for mine to come back because of covid. It was not a big deal at all.

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Thanks very much. I’m a bit more calm now hearing that it’s normal the process takes this long. Was yours done through Sterling as well?

I wouldn’t worry too much, in my case it was a background and credit check and it was several days but turned out fine.

Not at all.

However, at a previous employer, it took almost 3 weeks. In addition to the background check, they were also trying to verify work history. One of the companies I worked for was acquired and no one could verify I worked at the acquired company. It ended up getting worked out but there could be other factors like that, which slows the process.

No need to worry, mine took 2 weeks.

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