Hello everybody,

I applied for a language based position in an IT services company in Nairobi, Kenya.

Tomorrow Friday will be 60 days since the last time I heard from them.

After passing through different stages of recruiting, they sent me a congratulatory email and request copies of my credentials, international passport, photograph, and national ID for a background check.

Since then, I have been waiting for their email that includes an offer letter, as they said in my last communication with them.

So, I want to know how long does it take a company to finish checking the background of their potential employees, and can I send a follow-up email to them?

Thank you

Sure you can send follow up email.

Verifying Nigerian Universities Certificates can take plenty weeks oo

A background check shouldn't take more than a week if the advertised position is very urgent. Most government parastatal and some coperate organizations will even employ you because of the urgency to fill up that vacant position, then run the checks after a couple of months or years.

For them to completely go mute on you for 60 days isn't healthy for your employment. Cos if the position was as urgent as it was advertised they should have gotten back to you earlier.

I'll still advise that you send a follow up mail to them, just in case they've forgotten.

Good luck.

sholatech:
Sure you can send follow up email.

Verifying Nigerian Universities Certificates can take plenty weeks oo

Thank you

CrazyMan:
A background check shouldn't take more than a week if the advertised position is very urgent. Most government parastatal and some coperate organizations will even employ you because of the urgency to fill up that vacant position, then run the checks after a couple of months or years.

For them to completely go mute on you for 60 days isn't healthy for your employment. Cos if the position was as urgent as it was advertised they should have gotten back to you earlier.

I'll still advise that you send a follow up mail to them, just in case they've forgotten.

Good luck.

Thank you very much