I believe I would not be in NLO class if my background check had not been complete, the recruiter even said so. That the company does not bring successful candidates down and extend a final and complete offer until the BG Check has been complete. No one, even the company would like to go to an employee (oops our and your bad) while already in class for any length of time and have to pull them from class because of an Unsatisfactory BG Check. Class was to begin very soon and I still had not been extended my final offer of employment until less than a week from the 1st day of class.
Well I had my official offer with the following processing still needing to be completed as of my first day of hire/ 1st of class: MMPI: Finger Printing and FFD.
Okay, been there and have done that. I had my followup interview with the psychologist 2 weeks after my start date. I found out that I needed to schedule this interview from my classmates. I really appreciated the direction given by the company on what steps we need to take to complete In Processing and gaining Plant Access.
It has been two full weeks since my post MMPI test interview was conducted and company received the psychologist's report.
There is nothing else that I am aware of that I need to do but wait. I am coming up on 30 days from my first and last FFD. It looks like I will most likely will have to do it again. No big deal.
The process is actually no big deal other than the waiting. The waiting is bothering me quite some. I feel as if I cannot rest and move forward with confidence with this great job and opportunity until I have my badge. Much is riding on this, a relocation, a house to pack, sell and move, a family too.
I am one to never count my chickens till they hatch and am also a very patient person. But there is concern for it seems like this chic should have hatched already and I am concerned about the healthy ending when it does arrive.
I have asked some fellow co-workers about the wait. I have heard suggestions of: "if you have traveled internationally lately" and "if your background is extensive"<-----? extensive? How far back Extensive?
The PHQ basically asked for 5 years. My last 5 years has been quite stable living in one city with two different addresses. though with a few different employers thanks to the recession. Prior till about 2003 my career had taken me to many different places with many different addresses. And about the travel, well let me tell you, I really utilized some travel benefits in 2010: Rome, Paris, London, Tel Aviv and Beijing. All of this information(travel and previous addresses) greater than 5 years back was not requested. If there were questions, having them asked would be somewhat relieving for I would be in the loop. Communication, amazing how it can be so effective.
Is the travel a possibility for the length of time for issuing access? It should not be. I also never provided my passport number and do not like this type of intrusion. If someone had a question about international travel, the company doing a BG Check should have the decency to ask the applicant in the first place.
Communication has been non-existent. In Plant Processing has not been a help. Should I approach my Supervisor about this? It may come down to crunch time with a house to sell, a husband who is seeking work in the region where the plant is, to be with his wife and a notice to give to his employer back home. I would hate for him to give notice, relocate here, have the house sell, all for being patient, confident that the access will be given and for some surprise unknown to me, be denied. With a child as well, finding care for her is of importance.
To have this drag out is aggravating given all the personal responsibilities laying with me and this great job. When given the go ahead to come to class on a very short notice, myself and husband were relieved that the the BG Check had been completed satisfactorily and we could move forward with excitement and eagerness for a great relocation and a new start. Now this seems to be all put on hold until we can rest that this is for real.
I believe that "No news is Good News". Sometimes though, this is not the case. I guess it is the "sometimes" that is bothering me.
I have been forthcoming with everything, no arrests, drug use, tickets of significance, no criminal record, no back taxes, great credit, a complete employment history, etc. Again, thought that this was done for I am in NLO class now.
What could be the deal?