Would background check check your performance at the previous firm?
Would background check check your performance at the previous firm?
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Would background check check your performance at the previous firm?
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To the best of my knowledge, no. They only check things like criminal records, etc.
Hi Anonymous,
In regular cases no, and even employers are on thin ice legally to answer those sort of questions to your disadvantage.
However, if there are reasonable doubts about something explicitly mentioned in your application documents, recruiting can at least try to reach out and get some kind of confirmation on that.
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Robert
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As far as I know, no. But they might reach out to confirm that you have worked where you claim you have.
Hi there,
Only if recruiters have any doubts, they can ask your previous employers for references. Basically, security companies check on the criminal records and that’s it.
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All the best,
GB
Hi,
If they're deciding about whether or not to offer you the job, they may call your referees to check to see if you did a good job.
However, if they've made you the offer, then a background check is really just to check that you were indeed employed at the firm. They won't check performance, but they may check that you weren't fired for something egregious (harassment, embezzlement, etc.)
