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My Fortune 100 company (well, Fortune 10, actually)...ROUTINELY does background checks that can take longer and extend into your training time. They always start you in training and advise you that if anything comes up you will be dismissed.
Of course you should start but discuss it further first. Unless you have something that would disqualify you in your background then wait.
Even conditional discharges need to be disclosed at my company.
I've always given notice when accepting the offer and never had a problem except one for my credit because I had filed bankruptcy after a divorce years ago. They asked me about it and I satisfied their curiosity and was hired. My last position had a federal contract with the Department of Education and the background check and clearance took 4 months. I had no issues with that either, in fact my clearance is good for another two years. Had a final interview for a job yesterday and keeping my fingers crossed, it's a really, really good opportunity.
That's a difficult question to answer. If you turn in your notice now, what if something comes back on your background check that causes the new employer to rescind the offer? Can you rescind the two week notice? That's why I feel background checks should be completed on a candidate before an offer is made. You might find yourself without a job at all.
That's a difficult question to answer. If you turn in your notice now, what if something comes back on your background check that causes the new employer to rescind the offer? Can you rescind the two week notice? That's why I feel background checks should be completed on a candidate before an offer is made. You might find yourself without a job at all.
In my opinion, what if a bad reference comes up? Who knows. My wife gave her 2 weeks before the background check but she was really desperate to get out of her hell hole job. Are they pressuring you to start right away or they pretty laid back about it despite the initial start date?
If your current employer wanted to fire you they wouldn't give you 2 weeks notice. You have no legal obligation to give notice unless you are under contract.
If your current employer wanted to fire you they wouldn't give you 2 weeks notice. You have no legal obligation to give notice unless you are under contract.
I disagree with this. Don't burn bridges. You never know when you may need to reach out to this employer again for a job. You want to make sure you leave on good terms if you want a chance to be rehired there. I found this out the hard way. I left a company without notice to go to another company and now, because I didn't give a notice, I am ineligible for rehire with them.
My husband was in this exact situation recently. He told the new company he needed to give two week notice after they were done with the background check and they told him that was fine, but after the background check came back, they called him and said that two week notice was really just a courtesy and not anything required by law and that they'd prefer for him to start a week sooner than he was planning on, so he could be trained at the same time as the other new hires. So he ended up only giving a week's notice at his old job, which wouldn't keep him from being rehired there, but he's not planning to ever go back anyhow.
My husband was in this exact situation recently. He told the new company he needed to give two week notice after they were done with the background check and they told him that was fine, but after the background check came back, they called him and said that two week notice was really just a courtesy and not anything required by law and that they'd prefer for him to start a week sooner than he was planning on, so he could be trained at the same time as the other new hires. So he ended up only giving a week's notice at his old job, which wouldn't keep him from being rehired there, but he's not planning to ever go back anyhow.
I'm surprised companies do this. It would make me nervous that they would tell me not to give a 2 weeks notice to my current employer.
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Agreed. 2 weeks is a minimum. I'd tell the new company (and I've done this) that I am going to extend the same courtesy to the company I'm leaving as to the one I'm joining if I ever leave. Always leave with class.
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