Yes, they do. It’s clearly stated on their website that they’ll do a background check after the interview process and before an offer of employment is made.
Here’s what you need to know about background checks:
Each background check is different, depending on where you live. For example, the background checks for the following states only go back seven years:
- California
- Colorado*
- Kansas*
- Maryland*
- Massachusetts
- Montana
- Nevada
- New Hampshire*
- New York*
- Texas*
- Washington*
(* sometimes certain pay or salary bracket positions require one.)
And these states don’t consider not guilty verdicts:
- Alaska
- California
- Hawaii
- Indiana (limited check)
- Kentucky
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- New York
There are, however, some states that show your whole record. Be aware if you live in any of these states:
- Alabama
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- Connecticut
- DC
- Delaware
- Florida
- Idaho
- Indiana (extensive check)
- Iowa
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- New Jersey
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oregon
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
Company ratings
We did some research so that we could bring you Deloitte’s ratings. Glassdoor.com gives them 3.8 stars out of 5. Of the more than 30,000 reviews, 88% approve of the company’s CEO and 79% would recommend working there to a friend. Many raved about the work environment and friendly co-workers, while others weren’t happy with the long hours.
What felony convictions might have a hard time getting hired here?
Does Deloitte hire felons? We don’t know for sure, but we do know that there are some felonies that might hurt your chances more than others. Since you’ll be involved in accounting, any theft or identity fraud crimes will make it tough.
Violent crimes because will work against you as well because you’ll be working closely with other employees and clients.
Does Deloitte drug test?
We can’t say for sure as we have no firsthand information on this. Our suggestion is to move forward as if they do.
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