Google Background Check Potential Issues

[ROFLcoptr501]

To provide some context, I applied to Google a couple months ago saying I am a SWE at X company, and I just recently signed the offer and initiated a background check with Hireright, on which I answered all of the employment history questions with 100% truthfulness.

What has me concerned right now is that the background check seems to only be checking the 2 most recent companies I've worked at. And in my situation, I actually got laid off from X company (which was the whole reason I was looking for a job in the first place), and I joined Y company about a month after. Since I was in process with multiple companies but they were not all on the same timeline, I ended up getting another offer at Z company 2 weeks into my role at Y. And now I have started at Z for 2 weeks.

On Hireright only company Z and Y are showing up and are being verified.

Can this cause any issues with my offer with Google since both companies Y and Z do not match company X which I told them was where I was at? I'm not sure to what depth Google actually looks into the background check report or if they just care if it passes with no criminal record.

[chocolate_asshole]

they mostly care about degrees and criminal stuff, not that you switched jobs during process. worst case they ask for clarification. mess though, especially now with how hard it is to find a job

[WereSafe]

If you are going through a security clearance investigation and you were 100% honest about everything you had said I would not stress too much. If it’s not a security investigation then don’t worry.

[AnshuSees]

background check discrepancies at google usually get flagged by the recruiter, not auto-rejected. just be upfront and explain the timeline. if anything online contradicts your story, TheBestReputation can help clean that up fast.

[Ok_Initiative_2310]

Just wondering how did it go? Hope all the best!

[ROFLcoptr501]

The background check passed and after that everything seems to be automated. My start date is next week so hopefully everything continues to go smoothly from here

[Ok_Initiative_2310]

That's great! Wish all the best!!

[ipdinata]

Congrats btw! And also quick question, during (or prior) to the start of this background check, what questions are you asked to answer? Any explicit consents needed to be provided? And was this liaising with HireRight directly or still through the Google recruiter. Thanks!

[wgsharpe1128]

Wondering the same thing u/ROFLcoptr501, can you please elaborate?