What can be done?

Anonymous

July 13,2023 at 1:09AM UTC

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What can be done? After accepting an offer for employment, some of the background check information was completed on behalf of the soon to be employee. The Employer prefilled certain aspects of the application incorrectly but has not sent over a new background check application. What can be done to remedy the situation? To continue the application as is will result in a false background check, and could potentially cause the employer to rescind the offer, not fault of the soon to be employee. Does anyone in this group have experience with this situation?

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AnonymousJuly 13,2023 at 2:08AM UTC
If I were the potential employee, of see HUGE red flags. Why is someone else filling out background information on behalf of someone else? )If I misread the post, my bad!!)
AnonymousJuly 13,2023 at 12:48PM UTC
Only some of the items were prefilled in. Not quite sure why.
AnonymousJuly 14,2023 at 5:47PM UTC
Contact the background check company directly when you complete or the company completes the form they are required to give you a disclosure document that says who is doing the check. Also there is usually a form for getting a copy as well which I always recommend to do. Not knowing which side of the conversation you are speaking from do request that as well so that you have the ability to correct what is wrong should it already be in progress. Send an email to the parties concerned addressing the potential error as well. All of these forms have legal disclosures on the bottom whereby the person is signing off that everything in the document is true, so take heed if someone aside from you completed it and your signature is on it.
As a final point the company may be using some technology that autofills things and may not be aware of this when sending items over. Be sure to inform them of this as well.