chickenist Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 I received an offer letter that said "you have been awarded a graduate teaching assistantship ... pending an acceptable background check," and I would like to ask what that would entail of, particularly for an international student if the case is different for non-American students. Would a background check be checking of criminal and disciplinary records, as well as employment fact-checking? Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffeelyf Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 First off, congrats on your acceptance! Only speaking from my personal experience as an international student in the US. Immediately after undergrad (in the US), I was offered a temporary teaching job which required a background check (I think this is simply part of the process for teaching jobs). The employer simply sent me a form email with a link to their background check provider, in which I filled in my name and a few other information (can't recall exactly) and a few weeks later they sent me a paper copy of my "background check" which was a few pages long and didn't contain any notable information because I had no criminal record or any record really... I didn't really know anything throughout that process at all, and I was an international student for 4 years in the US at that point. Yes, the background check checks for criminal and disciplinary records. I have no idea how that would work if you have not lived in the US. Probably something to check with the department/admissions about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenist Posted January 27, 2020 Author Share Posted January 27, 2020 18 hours ago, coffeelyf said: First off, congrats on your acceptance! Only speaking from my personal experience as an international student in the US. Immediately after undergrad (in the US), I was offered a temporary teaching job which required a background check (I think this is simply part of the process for teaching jobs). The employer simply sent me a form email with a link to their background check provider, in which I filled in my name and a few other information (can't recall exactly) and a few weeks later they sent me a paper copy of my "background check" which was a few pages long and didn't contain any notable information because I had no criminal record or any record really... I didn't really know anything throughout that process at all, and I was an international student for 4 years in the US at that point. Yes, the background check checks for criminal and disciplinary records. I have no idea how that would work if you have not lived in the US. Probably something to check with the department/admissions about. Thank you so much for your helpful response, especially given we're in the same situation! I don't have any criminal or even any record, so there should be almost nothing to worry about, I'm guessing? Again, thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffeelyf Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 59 minutes ago, chickenist said: Thank you so much for your helpful response, especially given we're in the same situation! I don't have any criminal or even any record, so there should be almost nothing to worry about, I'm guessing? Again, thank you! Yep, I don't think it will be a problem for you. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenist Posted January 27, 2020 Author Share Posted January 27, 2020 1 minute ago, coffeelyf said: Yep, I don't think it will be a problem for you. Good luck! Thank you so much! coffeelyf 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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