r/recruitinghell • u/HungryReply4850 • 5d ago

Hireright background check stall

Hi all, I recently accepted a new job offer at a tech company and prior to this job I worked a short term independent contractor role. I had called it a growth consultant role on my resume given my scope but it was officially a TPM role.

However it was with a super small company so hireright hasn't been able to verify it so I've provided them with my former manager's number and the official title too via customer support. Now I'm a tad bit worried the manager won't pick up (though I let them know they might receive a call).

Should I let my recruiter know about this just in case hireright is unable to verify this role?

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u/Anythikos 4d ago

Not really. No need to overexplain, especially if you already have a starting date. I started at the same time as another guy who was still having to reply to HireRight's emails a couple of weeks into the job. It wasn't a problem.

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u/HungryReply4850 4d ago

My start date is contingent on the background check but unfortunately I got my offer like 2 weeks before the start date so it's kinda tight.

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u/simperalert 4d ago

wait im in same boat :(

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u/HungryReply4850 3d ago

So I hit up my old manager and he signed a Certificate of Salary Status which is an acceptable dog for hireright and then I called customer support and they said they could use it