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<p>As businesses begin to reopen, companies will start to hire. With more than<a>40 million unemployed in the United States as a result of the COVID pandemic</a>, many people are applying for jobs, perhaps for the first time in a long time.</p>
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<p>As businesses begin to reopen, companies will start to hire. With more than<a>40 million unemployed in the United States as a result of the COVID pandemic</a>, many people are applying for jobs, perhaps for the first time in a long time.</p>
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<p>In that situation, it might come as a shock when their prospective employer performs a pre-employment background check. You’ll probably find yourself wondering how to prepare for a background check during COVID-19.</p>
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<p>In that situation, it might come as a shock when their prospective employer performs a pre-employment background check. You’ll probably find yourself wondering how to prepare for a background check during COVID-19.</p>
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<p>Candidates who’ve never had a background check might find the idea a bit uncomfortable. However, it’s actually a good thing.</p>
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<p>Candidates who’ve never had a background check might find the idea a bit uncomfortable. However, it’s actually a good thing.</p>
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<p>When a company asks a candidate to complete a background check, they are saying, “we want to take the next step in hiring you.” That’s a positive move towards a new job.</p>
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<p>When a company asks a candidate to complete a background check, they are saying, “we want to take the next step in hiring you.” That’s a positive move towards a new job.</p>
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<p>But background checks don’t work like police shows on TV. A person’s history isn’t kept in one central database and doesn’t magically appear with a few keystrokes. The elements of a background check are gathered from multiple sources and depend upon the types and number of searches conducted.</p>
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<p>But background checks don’t work like police shows on TV. A person’s history isn’t kept in one central database and doesn’t magically appear with a few keystrokes. The elements of a background check are gathered from multiple sources and depend upon the types and number of searches conducted.</p>
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<p>Other factors include how quickly data sources such as courts, schools, references, and other sources respond to requests for information.</p>
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<p>Other factors include how quickly data sources such as courts, schools, references, and other sources respond to requests for information.</p>
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<p>The number of places the candidate has lived, worked, gone to school, and other variables also affect the time a background check may take.</p>
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<p>The number of places the candidate has lived, worked, gone to school, and other variables also affect the time a background check may take.</p>
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<p>One thing that helps is preparation. When candidates are proactive about the things they need to provide, the background check process runs more smoothly.</p>
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<p>One thing that helps is preparation. When candidates are proactive about the things they need to provide, the background check process runs more smoothly.</p>
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<h2>Checklist: How to Prepare for a Background Check</h2>
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<h2>Checklist: How to Prepare for a Background Check</h2>
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<p>We’ve provided a handy checklist of things a candidate can do to prepare for a background check, but keep in mind: these are things a<em>basic</em>background check may require.</p>
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<p>We’ve provided a handy checklist of things a candidate can do to prepare for a background check, but keep in mind: these are things a<em>basic</em>background check may require.</p>
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<p>Depending on the role and industry, other searches might be added, such as sanctions, drug, and health testing, motor vehicle records, and credit checks, to name a few and may require additional documents.</p>
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<p>Depending on the role and industry, other searches might be added, such as sanctions, drug, and health testing, motor vehicle records, and credit checks, to name a few and may require additional documents.</p>
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<p>Download “<a>How to Prepare for a Background Check</a>” today and discover helpful and timely tips to help expedite the background check process.</p>
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<p>Download “<a>How to Prepare for a Background Check</a>” today and discover helpful and timely tips to help expedite the background check process.</p>
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<p>And for more information and resources to help your business hire, and thrive, during the COVID-19 pandemic, click<a>here</a>.</p>
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<p>And for more information and resources to help your business hire, and thrive, during the COVID-19 pandemic, click<a>here</a>.</p>
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