How long do pre-employment background checks usually take? Mine so far five business days passed but it feels like forever

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Ive had one that took over 6 weeks to complete

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Depends how quickly they submitted your information. I’ve had employers take a day for it to pass and I’ve also had it take over two weeks because I forgot to submit my application to the investigation company.

Since it’s been five days, definitely contact Recruiter and ask for an update

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Honestly can take two weeks it’s not always quick. I’d say in average 5 business days over the handful of times ive had it done

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1-2 weeks usually. 3-4 with some international experience.

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Mine took a month earlier this year. Thought I was going to drop dead from the stress

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Mine took 7 weeks

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I recently had mine take just over a week.

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