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We learn some more things. Bob has prior police records in Florida, where he’s from. So they didn't even do a background check before hiring "Bob"? For a posit

We learn some more things. Bob has prior police records in Florida, where he’s from. So they didn't even do a background check before hiring "Bob"? For a position where he would have access to systems that handled financial data? That's just grossly incompetent, in my book. I've worked for 5-man startups and Fortune 500 companies. In every case, the offer letter has stated that the offer is conditional on the successful completion of a background check, and none of the positions I've held have been remotely as sensitive as the position that Bob was hired for.

cloudjacker 11y ago
They don't do the background check.
- jeebow 11y ago
  Background checks are a common requirement on insurance policies and such, so the background checks usually aren't fake. If you're counting on them being fake, expect a nasty surprise.
- quanticle 11y ago
  They do. At least, my latest position involved submitting my employment data for the past seven years to a firm that conducted background checks. Again, this was for a position that was several layers removed from any kind of direct access to customer data or financial data.
- randomfool 11y ago
  They do- one company found a warrant on me that I didn't know I had for an unpaid traffic ticket.
  - omarchowdhury 11y ago
    Do you know where one would go to perform an accurate background check on oneself?
    - exhilaration 11y ago
      I use https://www.e-renter.com https://www.e-renter.com to screen potential tenants along with http://www.experian.com/connect/ http://www.experian.com/connect/ for credit checks.
    - jrockway 11y ago
      John Oliver covered this recently. Many background check agencies won't let you run a background check on yourself. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRrDsbUdY_k https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRrDsbUdY_k
jessaustin 11y ago
That's sort of boilerplate though, isn't it? They reserve the right to do all sorts of terrible shit, but because most of that shit costs money they don't actually do it.
- TAForObvReasons 11y ago
  There are few positions that merit a hiring background check more than ones directly involving the financial transactions of a company. Even if it costs a lot of money, it is absolutely money well spent.
  - moron4hire 11y ago
    Background checks definitely do not cost a lot of money. I think it's in the $15 range.
    - readams 11y ago
      Criminal background checks are actually surprisingly hard to do. There are cheap ones that will search a subset, but doing it thoroughly actually requires physically going to courthouses in the county for all prior addresses. Even then, you can miss records if they are in counties where the person doesn't live.
      - imron 11y ago
        Either way, it's going to be cheaper than the hundred thousand dollars lost.
      - Nutmog 11y ago
        This surprises me about America. Other countries have national criminal record databases. Is it that America hasn't spent the money to build one, or that counties/states/police stations don't want to share information, or that they're not allowed to share information?
        11y ago

cloudjacker 11y ago

They don't do the background check.

jeebow 11y ago
Background checks are a common requirement on insurance policies and such, so the background checks usually aren't fake. If you're counting on them being fake, expect a nasty surprise.
quanticle 11y ago
They do. At least, my latest position involved submitting my employment data for the past seven years to a firm that conducted background checks. Again, this was for a position that was several layers removed from any kind of direct access to customer data or financial data.
randomfool 11y ago
They do- one company found a warrant on me that I didn't know I had for an unpaid traffic ticket.
- omarchowdhury 11y ago
  Do you know where one would go to perform an accurate background check on oneself?
  - exhilaration 11y ago
    I use https://www.e-renter.com https://www.e-renter.com to screen potential tenants along with http://www.experian.com/connect/ http://www.experian.com/connect/ for credit checks.
  - jrockway 11y ago
    John Oliver covered this recently. Many background check agencies won't let you run a background check on yourself. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRrDsbUdY_k https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRrDsbUdY_k

jessaustin 11y ago

That's sort of boilerplate though, isn't it? They reserve the right to do all sorts of terrible shit, but because most of that shit costs money they don't actually do it.

TAForObvReasons 11y ago
There are few positions that merit a hiring background check more than ones directly involving the financial transactions of a company. Even if it costs a lot of money, it is absolutely money well spent.
- moron4hire 11y ago
  Background checks definitely do not cost a lot of money. I think it's in the $15 range.
  - readams 11y ago
    Criminal background checks are actually surprisingly hard to do. There are cheap ones that will search a subset, but doing it thoroughly actually requires physically going to courthouses in the county for all prior addresses. Even then, you can miss records if they are in counties where the person doesn't live.
    - imron 11y ago
      Either way, it's going to be cheaper than the hundred thousand dollars lost.
    - Nutmog 11y ago
      This surprises me about America. Other countries have national criminal record databases. Is it that America hasn't spent the money to build one, or that counties/states/police stations don't want to share information, or that they're not allowed to share information?
      - 11y ago