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08-05-2004, 02:52 PM #1Associate Member
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Employee background checks
I go to interview with this good company in California. So the man talks to me for very long time, explains the business. everything goes good, . So he tells me they do background checks. I'm say ok, no problem I have excellent professional references from previous jobs. He gives me application to fax to him later on. I come home and inside the app, there is a release authorization to a background checking company, i look at website and they seem to be very thorough. uh oh
anyways, i dont think i will be able to pass criminal-wise, but it was a long time ago, 9 1/2 years. I read about this background checking company and the more i read the more i get pissed.. they use scare-tactics in their advertising, giving examples of company being sued by convicted rapos when they didnt use adequate checks.
sorry to rant, but i dont know if i should just submit the app and hope for some miracle they dont check or dont care- or e-mail or call HR and explain to them my situation.
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08-05-2004, 02:55 PM #2
Are you a convicted felon?
They WILL check.
Yes, call HR and explain your situation to them.
So.....what is your situation?
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08-05-2004, 02:55 PM #3
Not sure in the US...but in Canada after 7 years of law abiding you can have your charge pardoned. Might want to check into that.
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08-05-2004, 02:55 PM #4
What's the name of the checking company? Maybe I'll use them.
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08-05-2004, 03:16 PM #5
I think its an invasion of privacy
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08-05-2004, 03:18 PM #6Originally Posted by mass junkie
Good luck TS.
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08-05-2004, 03:22 PM #7Originally Posted by mass junkie
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08-05-2004, 03:23 PM #8Associate Member
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Originally Posted by Money Boss Hustla
it was felonious, i guess the only consolation is it is the least major kind one can get.. (assault 3rd). Back then I didn't care really- did hardly any jail time and paid a small fine, I was doing construction so it didnt affect my job at all.
So far, after going after jobs in non-contruction and non-manufacturing places, ive been turned down 3 times due to my record. Those places sure make a person feel like a hated species.
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08-05-2004, 03:26 PM #9Originally Posted by Money Boss Hustla
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08-05-2004, 03:34 PM #10Originally Posted by mass junkie
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08-05-2004, 03:44 PM #11Originally Posted by Money Boss Hustla
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08-05-2004, 03:48 PM #12Associate Member
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If I were boss, yeah, I would prolly check their references, just to make sure they can do the JOB. but hell, I could care less what they've done in the past. We all have skeletons in the closet, just that some have more than others, lol
Exceptions I can agree on are people who work with children and to only check if they are sexual offenders. that would make sense to me..Last edited by Tony Soprano; 08-05-2004 at 03:54 PM.
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08-05-2004, 03:51 PM #13Member
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I don't so much have a problem with b/g checks as I do with credit checks. People need jobs to pay their bills, now they are being denied employment b/c they may have had some credit troubles. That's pure BullSzhit to me......
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08-05-2004, 03:56 PM #14
Well I have cocaine trafficking and gun charges and I gave up at first, but if are open in the interview and sell yourself well enough then it doesnt matter. However I am moving in to the realm of full time investing so those backround checks can kiss my convicted ass.
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08-05-2004, 03:56 PM #15Associate Member
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hey cool avatar atwa..
anyways. im debating as to call HR or just send it and hope for a miracle, lol.. i think i'll do the former
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08-05-2004, 04:06 PM #16Originally Posted by mass junkie
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08-05-2004, 04:26 PM #17
I used to work at a temp agency hiring the temps~we went back 7 years on our background checks. You might have a better chance at getting the job than you think.
Good luck!
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08-05-2004, 05:23 PM #18
With a name like Tony Soprano of course they're gonna do a background check...
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08-05-2004, 05:46 PM #19Originally Posted by buff87
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08-05-2004, 07:19 PM #20Originally Posted by mass junkie
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08-05-2004, 10:21 PM #21
In my line of work....we use background checks heavily. I think if it were me, I would complete the application, and either make another appointment to explain the situation or attach a cover letter. If this was a current charge I would be more concerned. Tell them what you did, don't make excuses, own it and explain how you've turn your life around and been a law abiding citizen ever since.
When I conduct interviews... I always tell people that it's better you tell me UPFRONT what Im gonna find, tell me your side of it than for me to find it out the hard way. Once I find something not revealed...I start digging harder.1. Once a cheat always a cheat!
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