Comment on Why does a prospective employer need my address?
AA5B@lemmy.world 7 months agoI doubt it’s a background check. Those cost actual money, so why do one before you need to?
Comment on Why does a prospective employer need my address?
AA5B@lemmy.world 7 months agoI doubt it’s a background check. Those cost actual money, so why do one before you need to?
Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 months ago
Everyone and their mother in entry level job postings I can remember (2016-2020 ish range, so may have changed) had a caveat of passing a background check. This being in a relatively wealthy suburb, too. I imagine there’s some sizeable kickbacks from the companies doing them.
AA5B@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Sure, you should assume every employer will do a background before hiring you. They’re cheap.
But NOT after you apply. They do cost something.
I was trying to make that distinction