It will be one of the outsource companies who contact you with a big long form about your best friend at Primary school...
FSA Regulated screening and background checks for those within the Financial Services sector from Eurocom C.I. gives you an idea.
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Cograts on the new contract and you are now Godlike I see. Just tell that to the guy who calls, I am sure it will be fineOriginally posted by TonyEnglish View PostI've just been offered a role at a bank and told that I will be contacted later by somebody to do the background check - what's involved with that? I have no CCJ's or anything but I'm carrying a bit of cc debt at the moment!
Is that going to reflect badly
Oh 12m contract by the way on the best rate I've ever had @JPM
The call might be a more tailored version of Disclosure Scotland.
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Background Check
I've just been offered a role at a bank and told that I will be contacted later by somebody to do the background check - what's involved with that? I have no CCJ's or anything but I'm carrying a bit of cc debt at the moment!
Is that going to reflect badly
Oh 12m contract by the way on the best rate I've ever had @JPMTags: None
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