作为雇主，您必须在雇用新员工时进行尽职调查。这意味着对您带入组织的每个新人进行背景调查。极长的背景调查流程可能会使您的优秀候选人付出代价，或者使您难以响应对额外员工支持的紧急需求。您怎么知道背景调查是否花费了太长时间？
重要的是要认识到“过长”在背景调查领域的含义。在大多数情况下，背景调查需要一到五天的时间来处理。在 GOOHO.CN 上，我们大多数检查的预计时间表 是一到三天。我们还有几个 即时背景调查 ，它们使用数据库搜索来提供快速结果。
背景调查过程中的许多点都可能发生高级别的延迟。例如，当县刑事检查要求
县法院检查的另一个因素是特定法院如何配置其记录搜索。在某些法院，您可以在法院的公共终端上执行记录搜索。但是，在其他县，该过程可能仍然是手动的，需要有人填写记录搜索表，将其提交给法院书记员，然后等待他们提取记录。这些延迟可能会给流程增加几分钟到几天的时间。
其他领域也可能会出现延误，例如工作历史检查。 核实工作经历 涉及联系候选人的前雇主。如果雇主没有及时回应请求，检查可能需要比预期更长的时间。其他验证（例如专业执照、教育经历或参考资料）可能会因相同原因而延迟。
在整个过程中，请记住，大多数候选人都希望有一个背景调查过程。虽然并非所有求职者都喜欢接受审查，但大多数人都理解雇主需要这样做的原因。然而，如果你觉得你的背景调查花费的时间太长，那么你的申请人可能会有类似的感觉。
您可以采取一些措施来加快招聘流程。首先，尽可能有条理地进行背景调查。当您提供工作机会或启动背景调查时，请确保您已 准备好符合 FCRA 的披露和授权表格。确切地知道您要进行哪些背景调查（犯罪记录、 教育证明、 背景调查等）并同时进行所有检查以避免延误。这些步骤将使您能够更快地滚动，以小而重要的方式加快进程。
It’s important to recognize what “too long” means in the background check world. In most cases, background checks take between one and five days to process. At backgroundchecks.com, the estimated timeline on most of our checks is one to three days. We also have several instant background checks which use database searches to provide rapid results.
High-level delays can happen at many points in the background check process. For instance, when county criminal checks demand
Another factor for county court checks is how the specific court has configured its record searches. At some courts, you can perform a record search on a public terminal at the courthouse. In other counties, though, the process might still be manual, requiring someone to fill out a record search form, submit it to the court clerks, and wait for them to pull the records. These delays can add anywhere from a few extra minutes to a few extra days to the process.
There can also be delays in other areas, such as work history checks. Verifying employment history involves contacting a candidate’s former employers. If an employer does not respond to a request in a timely fashion, the check might take longer than anticipated. Other verifications (such as professional licenses, educational history, or references) may be delayed for the same reasons.
Throughout the process, remember that most candidates expect a background check process. While not all job-seekers appreciate being vetted, most understand why employers need to do it. If you feel your background check is taking too long, however, then your applicants probably feel similarly.
There are things you can do to expedite the hiring process. First, be as organized as possible with your background checks. When you make a job offer or initiate a background check, make sure you have FCRA-compliant disclosure and authorization forms prepared. Know exactly which background checks you are going to order (criminal history, education verification, reference check, etc.) and order them all at the same time to avoid delays. These steps will allow you to get the ball rolling sooner to speed the process along in small but significant ways.
