POLL: Waiting for background check to clear before notifying current employer that you’ve found a new job

Mar 28, 2024
10:17:52am

Icelandic Cougar Playmaker

No criminal history, nothing incorrect on my resume, etc. This has nothing to do with the military/government, it’s just a regular company.

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Icelandic Cougar

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POLL: Waiting for background check to clear before notifying current employer that you’ve found a new job

Icelandic Cougar

Mar 28, 10:17am

Did you get a new job? Was it that lead that was posted on cougar board?

EQD2

Mar 28, 10:19am

I did! And no it wasn’t.

Icelandic Cougar

Mar 28, 10:20am

Congratulations! Sounds like your last job was awful. Is this one going to be

EQD2

Mar 28, 10:21am

No I think this one will be MUCH better.

Icelandic Cougar

Mar 28, 10:21am

"nevermind. I'd like to stay here. I failed my background check"

Great38

Mar 28, 10:19am

Sounds like you think there is something they could find, so I would wait

scootsy

Mar 28, 10:19am

I don’t know what they’d find. I have OCD and I tend to overthink things heavily

Icelandic Cougar

Mar 28, 10:20am

Let's hope the background check doesn't have access to cougarboard,

EQD2

Mar 28, 10:20am

There is no upside to notifying them now.

Sea Chicken

Mar 28, 10:21am

Employers should do background checks

Archaea

Mar 28, 10:24am

That is what people forget about. Credit checks can be part of it.

Acorn

Mar 28, 10:45am

I definitely waited to notify because the new offer was contingent on passing the background check

cheezedawg

Mar 28, 10:30am

Uh yea no. Wait until you pass background check

Cougs2012

Mar 28, 10:32am

In these situations, always CYB and wait until everything is finalized

BYU Fan

Mar 28, 10:34am

I have never notified until the new job was 100%, and don't notify until you

Corn Pop

Mar 28, 10:39am

Yup, especially if you have anything on a computer or papers you’d like to keep. Assume that as soon as you notify

Bert609

Mar 28, 10:52am

I've seen way too many surprise issues come up. Hold off until you are clear.

tevye

Mar 28, 10:46am

Why would you ever tell your current employer before everything is done?

Atmospheric_Cougar

Mar 28, 11:34am

Yup take leave the week you start your new job, this way if it get rescinded at the last minute you still have a job

JayOwen

Mar 29, 7:53am

Wait

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