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How long does it take for the backgrond check?

 
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This is my first job change in the United States. I have already got the offer and is contigent upon the successful background check. I haven't given notice to my current employer since I am waiting for the background check to be finished. Is it a good idea because I think the background check company may contact my current employer and there is no point in hiding this fact from my current company.

I was wondering how long does this process take since It has already been 3 days since they started it.

Any insight or ideas on this would be welcome.

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Ganesh.
 
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Hi, Ganesh -

I too had to have a background check before taking my current position. The check took about two weeks, but I was able to start before all the results were in. (Background checks are often done in stages, with the final employer and coworker stages coming at the end if the rest came out okay.)

Good luck!
 
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Thanks Jeff,

I just want to wait for the whole process to be completed before I give resignation to my current company. (Not that I have done anything wrong and worried about it not being successful. I am just trying to be little bit extra cautious here.) Is it OK to ask the new employer whether my background check is over or not? Do they usually notify the employee whenever it is completed successfully or they contact employee only if there is anything wrong?

Thanks in advance.

Ganesh
 
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When you gave permission for the check, did you request a copy? If so, you'll get notified by the company doing the check, plus by your new employer. I too waited until my new employer said "it's a go" because once, a long time ago, I quit one job to start another, and was told at the new job that the person who hired me didn't have the authority to do so, so I didn't have a job and neither did the guy who hired me (they fired him). Better safe than sorry, in my opinion.
 
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Yes, I did ask for a copy. I also talked with the HR person today and she said she hasn't heard back from the background check company and usually it's a good thing if they don't hear back from the that company for a week. She will let me know whenever she receives the status back. In short, I will wait to receive "all clear" before I give notice to current employer.
 
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I think that's wise. You could be totally clean, yet have someone else using your id.

On my background check, the company found two other people using my social security number. I'm checking into that to see what's going on. Now, if one of those people had committed fraud or a crime, the background check would have failed through no fault of my own, and I would have been "between jobs".
 
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