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Background Check Process
It is the policy of 91心頭利 to hire individuals into faculty & staff positions only after conducting criminal history and other background checks. These screening are essential to provide a safe working environment and indicators if any past conduct, if repeated at W&M, could adversely affect an important interest of the university or members of the campus community.
Background checks are conducted by University Human Resources through the Talent Team. A Talent Acquisition or HR Partner will initiate the background check request via Truescreen, a third-party provider, upon an accepted offer.
Process
- An email will be sent to the candidate inviting them to log-in to the Application Station to complete the online background release form.
- The results will be returned to University Human Resources.
- Most background checks conclude within a few days. However, some checks may last weeks.
- The Talent Team will alert the department should an employment barrier exist.
Pricing
Fees are subject to change. A standard Background check is presently $26; International background check fees vary. Fees are charged to the hiring department's index. The background check includes:
- Social Security Number search
- County criminal records search (conducted in all counties of residence in the past 7 years)
- National criminal file search (covers more than 375 million criminal, sex offender, and violation records; includes verification of hits)
- National sex offender databases search