Does a Background Check Mean I Have the Job?

Pre-employment screening performed by private detectives has become the norm in many companies and businesses. Employees can pose a wide range of risks to a business ranging from fraud and accidents to legal liabilities.

Although every part of the recruitment process is a screening on its own, a private investigator background check is what is commonly associated with this term. These private detective background checks are usually performed after the list of candidate has been sufficiently narrowed down. However, just because a private investigator is performing a background check on you doesn't mean the job is yours.

The best answer to this question is 'not just yet'. It would not be prudent for an employer to have only one candidate left when there is a possibility that something could eliminate their candidacy.

Because the cost of the private investigator background checks will be much higher if the number of people is high, an employer will ensure they have more than one option on the table by the time they ask a private investigator to perform background checks. This ensures that if something in the background checks eliminates one or two candidates, there will still be other candidates to turn to.

This is one of the questions most job candidates worry about. However, those who have been honest and upfront up to this point usually have little to worry about.

One of the main issues that a private investigator can uncover that will hurt your chances is dishonesty. If a background check reveals that you were not truthful about certain details, it could severely hurt your employment chances.

Therefore, companies will ask private investigators to look at details such as:

• Right to work in the UK
• Criminal records
• Employment history
• Education history
• Health and financial records in some instances etc.