Agreed just had to have one for my position and it was company paid prior to my getting told how much they were paying but AFTER they had told me I had the job if I passed both.
Jon On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 12:29 PM, Andrew S. Baker <[email protected]> wrote: > Until now, I had never heard of a candidate or employee paying for one > directly... > > > *ASB *(My Bio via About.Me <http://about.me/Andrew.S.Baker/bio>) > *Exploiting Technology for Business Advantage...* > > * > * > > > > On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 12:23 PM, Daniel Rodriguez <[email protected]>wrote: > >> To all, >> >> I am looking at taking a contract position. I am currently talking to the >> contracting rep about this position. He wants me to fill out some online >> forms, standard stuff, but I am concerned about one of the forms. >> >> This form is a release for a Background Check and Drug Screening. Now, I >> don't mind the background check or the drug test. But what kinda irks me is >> that they want to charge $10 for the Drug Test and $25 for the Background >> Check. What the form basically says, is, that I am giving the contracting >> firm to deduct those amounts from my first paycheck. I am also hesitant in >> filling out any forms for them, as they haven't told me what the payrate is >> on this position. >> >> I thought all Background Checks and Drug Test charges where the >> responsibility of the contracting company? >> >> What are your thoughts on this? >> >> >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
