Guys, I just got called from HR department that I have been offered a position from the company. She wants me to sign an offer letter and go for pre-employment medical check up. We have already discuss the salary package and agree on the commencing and resignation date.

The concern I worried is about the pre-employment medical check up. Because after resignation I only go for check up, if the check up failed, I lost the new job and old job as well

Previously I have also requested medical check up by a local bank, but it is before they offer me so I dont need to worried about resignation first.

Any bro or sis here have done check up after job offer?

me, went for check up during 1st day of work..

Btw, why you worry about your report?

Im just afraid got some hidden disease that I'm not even know and I smoke socially, wonder they will reject or not...

smoke socially i dont think will cause them in rejecting your employment..

I signed one. The offer letter you signed should be a conditional one subject to a confirmed offer only after the medical and background check up are satisfactory. Which means if your medical report has issues or your background check doesn't tally with what you told them, the offer will be taken back. It's standard procedure.

When I went for my medical check, I was told that it is hard to fail it unless you have some severe hypertension, alcoholic habits or chainsmoking. Emphasis on severe illnesses. Take a look at the company's HR policies and guidelines, they should have something on discrimination and etc.

It's normal to worry about losing two jobs at once, I had the same experience too after informing everyone in my soon-to-be ex company that I am leaving. What I did was I informed the company I'm going to after I completed my medical check and followed up with them by a call a week later to see whether there were any issues with the results and my background check.

So far there has been no news of the offer being withdrawn. I believe if there is anything, they will let you know as soon as possible, in a week or so. If they leave you hanging then it's not that good of a company to join.

normally these check ups are just very basic (urine works and x-ray) and will not really yield any major issues unless you have stage 2 and up cancer

also, FOR MOST companies, you can still retract your resignation and continue with the current company

I don't know they still need to go for background check after they offered the job.. May I know what kind of background check that you refer to? How come they dun check all the necessary info first before they offer the job? This could potentially waste two parties time.

Companies that require medical checkup must be big companies?

Common lah, unless you got major illnesses, or tipu in your application form (usually this stated very clearly in application form one) or you are drugs addict, then, too bad lor.....

Some not so ethical company, even you pregnant also don't hire

If too worried, go do medical check up, once result out, no issue, only then, tender resignation.

Sure..
Because its additional cost..
Plus normally do in private hospital.. So high cost..

Small ah beng companies don't do such thing.. Only make u work day & night.. Pay peanuts..

Everything was stated clearly in my offer letter about how it is conditional after background and medical check. Yours didn't state anything?

Background check includes your educational qualifications, they might call up your university/college to check whether you exist and or reference checks from your universities or previous employers based on the references you provided.

In my current company, they even ask your references whether the stories you told them during the interview tallies with what you did. For example, if you said you are a very friendly and open person in your previous job, they will include that in the reference check that will be sent to your previous employer for verification.

I think it is a valid point that it can waste both parties' time this way but I guess it's standard procedure for them to only actually dig real deep about you once you pass all the interviews and they are sure you're the one for the job.

I second this as well. In my case, I verbally told my boss 3 weeks before that I got an offer that is conditional upon my medical and background check to give her time to find my replacement. When I told her that I actually have signed the offer and completed my medical check up. My boss was fine with it and even supported my decision to go for it.

Only recently was I sure that I got the job and all my medical and background checks turned out fine. I'm giving my resign letter next week.

Wow...That was a long process..May I know what industry you applied for?

F&B

Good for TS having foot in the door of a big company... I am from local conglomerate but we don't do medical checkups.