Does Nationwide Building Society require pre-employment background checks? What kind of background check does Nationwide Building Society do and how long does it take to complete?

Answered 10 March 2018

Credit checks are done.

Answered 12 January 2018

Only of a gentle nature and it takes about half an hour then your signed up

Answered 24 October 2017 - Senior Service Consultant (Current employee) - Swindon, Wiltshire

Criminal check address check credit report

Answered 10 October 2017 - Debt Restructure Manager (Former employee) - Northampton

Obviously working for a bank or building society you would have to have a clean record both financially and no activities in relation to fraud. You have to have a sound educational background as well.

Answered 23 August 2017 - Area Director (Current employee) - Head office

Yes - all checks required re ID and other to satisfy FCA requirements

Answered 10 August 2017 - Assistant Branch Manager (Former employee) - Dorchester, Dorset

Yes and about 4 weeks

Answered 18 July 2017 - Specialist collector and negotiator (Current employee) - Northampton, Northamptonshire

Credit and Police record checks

Answered 6 June 2017 - Customer Service (Former employee) - Harrow London

Yes everything is handled by security watchdog and takes about 3 weeks. Very thorough

Answered 13 May 2017 - Customer Service Representative (Former employee) - Wakefield, West Yorkshire

Yes everything is handled by security watchdog and takes about 3 weeks. Very thorough they want to know everything!

Answered 15 April 2017 - Service Consultant (Former employee) - Northamptonshire

Yes credit checks are done and usually are done within a week or so sometimes longer