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After an applicant has been identified as a potential incumbent, the department head /or their designee is required to check the applicant's professional and personal references.

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*Please note that reference checks and a check with the internal candidate's current supervisor must also need to be conducted on an internal candidate who has been identified as your potential new employee.

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  • To initiate the background check, contact Human Resources via email at Human.Resources@Valpo.edu
  • Include the following information in your email:
    • Applicants full name
    • Applicants email address
    • Department
    • Is driving an essential job function?
  • Department The department head/their designee is to inform the applicant of the background check process.
    • Applicant will receive an email from the University’s Human Resources department containing one question.
    • Human Resources will initiate the background check once the applicant responds to the email and answers the question.
    • The applicant will receive an email from a company called HireRight and must follow the instructions included in the email to authorize and complete their background check.
      • Instruct applicants to check their spam folder if they do not see any emails.
  • It can take up to two weeks to complete the background check process.
  • Once the process is complete, Human Resources will contact the department and inform them if the candidate’s background check meets University standards.

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  • New hire
    • Submit a completed and signed Notice of Employment form Widget Connectorurlhttp://youtube.com/watch?v=qqLYcWrX9kg
  • Current Employee
    • If your applicant is a current VU employee who will be transferring positions, submit a completed and signed Change of Information form. 

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  • A job offer cannot be made until the applicant has passed his/her background check.
  • The Upon receiving the Notice of Employment form, the Office of Human Resources will submit the Notice of Employment form it to the Finance Department for approval upon receiving it.
  • The Office of Human Resource Services will generate an offer letter upon receiving Finance's approval.
    • Name and address of candidate
    • The official title of the position
    • Start date
    • Compensation
    • Any other special circumstances (e.g., paid moving expenses)
  • Human Resources will send a copy of the offer letter to be reviewed by the department before sending the offer letter to the applicant.

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