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speaking of, how freaking long do background checks take?? -- nm

Posted by background checks love mandy lane (aka amanda) Apr 22 '09, 10:24

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My last one took 3-4 days. Since I work in public healthcare they had to query every state I've ever lived in. - Trish Apr 22, 10:40 1
- and I'm education. so... maybe I have that kind of thing. maybe I'll email alissa. -- nm - background checks love mandy lane Apr 22, 10:43
My one for IBM took 2 days and cost $36. -- nm - Subversive Apr 22, 10:37
Ours is easy. Show up on time 2 days in a row and you're golden. -- nm - CQ Apr 22, 10:37
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Usually just a few days, but I've heard of longer than a month -- nm - Strongbad Apr 22, 10:26
depends what kind, who's doing it, and what the backlog is. -- nm - loosilu Apr 22, 10:25 22
- I still remember having to take a polygraph test for one of my internship applications during college. That was fun! -- nm - Strongbad Apr 22, 10:34 9
  - ack. -- nm - loosilu Apr 22, 10:34 8
    - "Have you ever conspired to overthrow a government?" -- nm - Strongbad Apr 22, 10:36 7
      - Are you now, or have you ever been, a communitst? -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 22, 10:39 1
        
        Have you ever used illegal drugs? If so, provide dates, locations, etc. -- nm - loosilu Apr 22, 10:41
      - ha! the worst one is the "lifestyle" one. I have not had to do that. -- nm - loosilu Apr 22, 10:39 4
        
        "Do small animals stick to your kitchen floor?" -- nm - TWuG Apr 22, 10:40 3
        
        I was eating soup! don't do that. -- nm - loosilu Apr 22, 10:42 2
        
        "Loosi's Kitchen: Rats check in, but they don't check out." -- nm - TWuG Apr 22, 10:43 1
        
        ok, let's not go too far. I would never keep rats. - loosilu Apr 22, 10:44
- I'm not as important as you: I don't need security clearance. I just need general criminal history and education verification. -- nm - background checks love mandy lane Apr 22, 10:26 11
  - I've always had to supply that kind of stuff myself. -- nm - mafic Apr 22, 10:29 2
    - I have to bring my MBA transcripts with me when I start. but everything else they do on their end. - background checks love mandy lane Apr 22, 10:32
    - no enough criminal history so you went out and robbed somebody? -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 22, 10:31
  - our cleaning lady at work has clearance. it has nothing to do with importance. -- nm - loosilu Apr 22, 10:28 4
    - I think she's saying she doesn't need clearance. -- nm - mafic Apr 22, 10:29 3
      - "You don't need to see my identification." - Cleaning Lady Apr 22, 10:30
      - I know. I'm saying she didn't have to get all defensive. -- nm - loosilu Apr 22, 10:29 1
        
        I'm just used to it. -- nm - background checks love mandy lane Apr 22, 10:31
  - Depends on who's doing it and what the backlog is. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 22, 10:27 1
    - *ding* A normal bg check should be just a couple days. -- nm - loosilu Apr 22, 10:27
  - a couple days, if they're on the ball. -- nm - mafic Apr 22, 10:27
1.21 gigaweeks. -- nm - Don Homer Apr 22, 10:24

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