Interviewed with a company at BAA after being approached by a recruiter. Initial interview went great, so the process was accelerated and I had just one more interview with their CDO before they made me an offer. Despite being totally satisfied with my current position, I felt we were an unusually good fit, so I accepted and signed the offer after negotiating WFH accommodations.
What happened next was unfortunate. BAA uses GoodHire for background checks/employment/education verification, and SkillSurvey for references. Before we could move forward with this process, the HR department at BAA informed me I must give notice at my current position or could not move forward. I found this unusual, as in the past it has been sufficient to let my current company know that I am in the final stages of an offer but have not committed to another company yet.
From this point forward, I found the HR department actively made this process much more onerous, bordering on unreasonable. For each item of discussion or negotiation - e.g. that I could not provide 2 direct manager references within the required 48 hour turnaround, as I had freelanced for a year prior to my position and was having trouble getting in contact with my DM from 3 years ago - the HR department became increasingly reproachful and difficult to work with, almost as if I was "inconveniencing" them, despite the fact that all this information was available on my resume from the beginning.
Ultimately, we got to a point where although the HR department stated directly to me that no one felt I had "misrepresented" myself, they had decided I did not have a key requirement (education-wise) that was listed in the original job description. Not only was this not listed as a requirement in the original job description, this information was available on the resume I originally submitted to them. After 2 weeks of interviews and 2 weeks of background verification, they had the recruiter reach out to let me know they were rescinding the offer. In the end, the process with BAA resulted in me having left a job I loved for no reason and in Neometal not being able to work with a person who was, frankly, likely the best candidate they will be able to find who meets their in-person office requirements. Despite my initial good impression of the company, I advise serious candidates to look elsewhere for employment.
