<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n1. The background check is compulsory. Before Home Depot conducts a background check for job applicants, they will request the consent of the applicant. If you refuse to give your consent, you will be unable to continue with the job application process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2. Background checks are paid for by Home Depot. While they ask for your consent, you will not be charged for the check.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
3. Home Depot background checks are nationwide checks. A misconception is that background checks only include your activities within your state of residence. The information on your background check will comprise all the information available on the local, state, and federal database.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Furthermore, if something of significance occurred in a foreign country, it may also be available in the federal database. Therefore, even something that happened outside the country will be in your background check.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
4. The background check is done using a third-party company. However, the name of the company is not available on the Home Depot website. If you would like to run a background check on yourself to see what information concerning you is available, pay a background check company for a report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
5. Home Depot background checks go back 7 years. 7 years is the standard but a few people have stated that events that happened up to 10 years ago have been listed in the background check. This could be because of local or state laws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Furthermore, if you are applying to fill a position where the salary is more than $75,000 yearly, the company is allowed to conduct an extensive background check.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
6. It could take up to 1 week to complete the background check. Employees and former job applicants state that it takes anywhere from 24 hours to 1 week to receive the result of the background check. There are a few reasons why it may take longer to receive the results of the background check.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
These reasons are:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
– If the information they are looking for is not properly organized in the state or federal database. In this case, the third-party company may have to contact an official to gain the information they need.
– If the applicant is on the federal or state database, the background check company may opt to do some in-depth investigation to ensure that they are not missing anything in the checks.
– Applying to fill a position with a salary of more than $75,000 Per Annum will attract an extensive background check. This check will take longer to complete.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
7. The Home Depot background check does not include a credit check or an analysis of your financial history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
8. Background checks include information that has been recorded and is on the public database. Hence, it may not be the best way to judge a job applicant\u2019s character. A criminal who has never been caught can easily pass the background check.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
9. The position you are applying to fill will determine what information will be included in your background check. If you want to fill a managerial or supervisory position, your background check will include an educational history and work experience check. If you applying for the position of driver, your background check will include your driving history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
10. If there is an error on the background check, you should contact the company that ran the check immediately. You can dispute the information on the report and inform Home Depot of the error.<\/p>\n\n\n\n