Employer not responding to background check

Question

Hi all! Looking for thoughts/experience with this. I have been offered a job pending background check. Everything is complete except one of my 2 most recent employers hasn't responded to my background check. Its a small organization that is historically bad about communication in my experience. I only worked there for 2 months back in 2014 (it was a summer job) and didn't make enough to file taxes, so I don't have tax documentation to show I worked there on my own. I even reached out to give them a heads up that they would be contacted by a background check agency and am going to try calling today. Do you think this will keep me from getting the job? My most recent employer, who I worked with for over 5 years and my education have both been confirmed.

Kim Callinan · Answer

I doubt it will stop you from getting the job.  Do you have any other experience before that from another employer or place you worked longer?  While they asked for the two most recent employers, since you were only at this company 2 months that doesn't really seem all that valid. If you have a job before that where you were at for a longer period of time that will give you a strong reference, you could email the person up and mention that you only worked at this job for 2 months and they are small and short staffed, so if they have difficulty getting a hold of them here's the information for the job you had right before that where you worked for X years.

Alexandra Jacqueline Annala · Answer

As long as no negative information is developed this should be a non-issue.

Beth Hoffman · Answer

Since you already put it on your resume, I would just let the potential new employer know that you only worked there for a couple months several years ago and that they are probably not going to call back about the background check; hence why you left after such a short period of time.  That may let them know to skip it.  After that, unless you're applying for law enforcement or something that needs a very detailed background, I wouldn't bother putting it on your resume, especially since it's from 6 years ago.  If you don't have at least two or three more recent jobs to list, then change your resume to reflect your experience rather than a list of jobs.

Anonymous · Answer

I'm not sure you would need to put a company on your resume if you were only there for 2 months.  I thought the only jobs you needed to include were ones that you made it past the 90 day mark.

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