Background Verification Woes: How to Handle Unresponsive Employers?

Hi Sateesh, it is a small startup company. I worked there for 16 months. I called the manager, and he informed me that the management had instructed him not to respond to any background verification emails or calls from me. A third party has sent many reminder emails, but there has been no response.

Thank you.

If you have a proper appointment/relieving letter and evidence pertaining to salary, you need not worry about it until your current employer seeks your intervention. It's the third party's duty to get the information and furnish it to your employer. It will not make much difference nor affect you directly.

If, in case you have created any chaos, then certainly it's a problem. If nothing is there, you needn't worry about anything, and it will be taken care of by the third party. They can't say that the company is not responding because of business prospects. They will somehow obtain it and close your background verification.

The process depends on the company's preference regarding employment verification, whether they require verification for the current company, the last two companies, or all previous employment. Background verification (BV) vendors are well-informed about this.

If a third-party agency is sending reminders via email only, you can provide them with the concerned person's name and contact number for verbal verification. Ensure to send the verification remarks as a confirmation email to the concerned person.

There is no harm to you if you possess all the relevant documents and your performance/behavior has been satisfactory.

Regards,
Reena Thakur

In my previous company, they requested the bank statement. How do third parties verify the bank statement? We all know that the bank will not share customer information with anyone unless there is a court order. Therefore, how do companies verify the statement?

Thank you.

My future company asked for the bank statement. How will third parties verify the bank statement? We all know that the bank will not share customer information with anyone unless there is a court order. Therefore, how will companies verify the statement?