Accepted Offer: Should I keep looking?

Two weeks ago I accepted and signed an offer letter. They said there would be two background checks. One "preliminary background check" to begin immediately, and one "thorough" background check to be completed one month before start.

I confirmed with one of my previous employers that the preliminary background check had begun because he said he was contacted by them.

I received two different start dates, about two weeks apart, so a week ago I sent an e-mail to the recruiter to clarify this. No response.

Should I keep looking? I signed the offer letter but not an employment agreement.

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Recruiters and HR departments are, with few exceptions, unreliable idiots. If you've only had one email go unanswered then I wouldn't read too much into that. Just follow up again, and if you still don't hear anything try to escalate to the hiring manager.

 

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