Hi everyone, I’m based in Australia and wanted to ask a quick question about the interview-to-hiring process here.

In my past experiences, background checks usually happened after all the interviews were completed. But this time, I was asked to complete a background check right after the first interview, even though more interview rounds are still scheduled.

Is this a common practice here in Australia? I’d really appreciate any insights. Thanks in advance!

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It depends on your industry. For us, background check goes back 10 years. If you have worked in many countries, it could take some time to complete and it adds to the time before you can start the job. The employer wants to run that in parallel.

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Hello, how are you?

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When you say background checks do you mean reference checks? Police check? NV1 clearance?

References I've seen people go through it early. But police check is weird to do up front. That usually costs money to run i thought. 🤷🏾‍♂️

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