Hi guys, do any of you have any idea how long the pre-employment checking takes roughly for jobs with investments banks in HK, and what the checks consist of for expats (rather than locals)?
I'm getting towards the latter stages of the interview process and I'm just wondering what will happen next if I get as far as offer stage. I'm UK based and the UK pre-employment checks are pretty stringent (reference and qualification checks, criminal record check, credit check) and can take 1-2 weeks, sometimes longer. My prospective future employer is a global bank so I'm wondering if they will still insist on doing all this and if this means the whole process will take forever given it will be HK checking back to the UK??
I already feel pretty bad that I'm considering leaving my current employer, particularly as they are trying to get me started on some interesting and long term work with them so the longer the process goes on, the worse I feel not being honest with them. I just want to get to the stage where if I get an offer, I only have to hang on another week or two before I can resign and stop feeling like I'm leading my current employer on. Are the HK pre-employment checks for investment banks as stringent (and time-consuming) as the UK or are things a bit more relaxed?
Really appreciate the input of anyone who has been through the process of moving from another country to a role in an IB in HK, thanks!