Use Checkr ETA, which provides an estimate of the time it will take for the County Criminal Checks included on the individual report to complete, to help your adjudicators, recruiters, and candidates better plan for when their reports will complete.
The industry average turnaround time for most background checks is between 3-5 business days, but can take longer than expected depending on the depth of the search, geographical location of your candidates, or county courthouse operations.
Most background check packages include several types of checks, from near-instant database searches, to more time-consuming federal level searches. In most cases, the County Criminal Checks are the limiting factor in terms of turnaround time.
Background check packages can include many types of checks, from instant database searches to Federal-level checks that require close to a month.
- Most database screenings (SSN Trace, Sex Offender Registry Check, Global Watchlist Records Check, and National Criminal Records Check) are completed within a few seconds.
- More comprehensive searches generally take longer, especially when county courthouses are involved.
- County criminal checks are generally the limiting factor in terms of turnaround time, and may take anywhere from 2-3 days to more than two weeks.
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Llevo más de un mes para q me cheques los antecedentes y no pasa nada están trabajando muy mal
Hi Carlos,
We appreciate your feedback and would like to assist in helping you find the status of your pending background check. Candidates can check on the status of their background check through the Candidate Portal. I'm sharing an article that provides instructions on gaining access to the Candidate Portal: Why is my background check taking so long?
If you have any further trouble, please don't hesitate to reach out to our Candidate Experience team: Contact Checkr Candidate Support
Never happen to me this but this time it already 2 months and a half waiting for me record report question is how long do I need to keep waiting
Hi Vladimir,
Sorry to hear you're having trouble. Candidates can check on the status of their background check through the Candidate Portal. I'm sharing an article that provides instructions on gaining access to the Candidate Portal and helps explain why it may be taking longer than expected: Why is my background check taking so long?
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