How can avoid pre employment screening/background checks? Are there specific industries less likely to check?
I’m finishing my bachelor’s degree in Political Science, which leaves my job search open ended. I am worried about graduation because of two things:
1. In effort not to divulge too much information, I’ll just say I have a condition that a background check would surely reveal. It would definitely bar me from employment and is not a status that is federally protected from discrimination.
2. In remedying my condition, I’ve had to work for around the clock between two jobs to pay for medical treatment(not covered by insurance at all) which has driven my grades into the ground. Even though I’ll graduate, my transcripts aren’t anything to proudly display.
I don’t think I could ever hope to work for a selective organization but am wondering if there are any specific industries that tend to be lax in their employment practices. I’m feeling pretty hopeless and would consider anything.
Thanks if advance for any input.
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xxxx
February 18, 2011 5:36 pm
When in doubt ask the experts , thats what i did. Yahoo or Google “Employment Screening” and pick one company out of the search and email them with your questions, you would be surprised at how much these people are willing to help you.
I did and it worked for me,
Try emailing these guys (I’m not sure if links work here)
Criminal record, Your Debt record, Your health record… and employment record are the four main things they will study. Dont worry about dismissed allegations..they are not allowed to consider them..and if they give it as reason for not employing you, sue them.
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lonelynomads123
February 22, 2011 8:06 pm
I have a dui from 10 years back. Would this show up on employment background screening for criminal check, DMV
I am not looking for a driving job. Also, I was given a job offer recently, contingent on background check and references. I just got a call rescinding the job offer because of corporate restructuring. I suspect it could have been due to the DUI on background check done by a third party. Am I entitled to the copy of the background check report?
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gsschulte
March 3, 2011 4:20 am
yes you can request a copy, but as far as i know there is not limit on dui reporting so always list it and the date so they can see it and if its been 10 years and you have a clean record there should be no problem.
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65% water
March 3, 2011 3:40 pm
Whether it’s legal or not, you’ll never know what they came up with or who gave it to them. These background check companies are the lowest of the low, and I cannot believe they aren’t illegal. The release you have to sign authorizes them to interview your neighbors repeatedly, and allows them to check with anyone who ever knew you or might have heard of you. They are not required to tell you what information they came up with, but you can bet whatever it is it gets passed on to whoever else wants it.
So yes, if you failed a drug screening it probably will come up on this check, unless the company doesn’t actually do the check. Some companies have you sign the release and only do the check if they want to get rid of you later.
It’s all a huge mess, isn’t it?
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March 3, 2011 8:07 pm
Pre-Employment Screening Problems – Background Check?
I have a dilemma – I’m an experienced IT Project Manager with extensive Fortune 500 experience – a high achiever with excellent education and professional credentials – but I have a career problem. In the midst of a high-conflict divorce my ex alleged that I grabbed her arm – and I wound up eventually pleading no contest to the charge of simple battery (PC 242). I was innocent – and the victim of her drunken rage – but nothing I could say or do seemed to matter. The more I protested my innocence, the more legal pressure I was subjected to. In the end, I was blackmailed by the legal system into pleading guilty to something – anything so they would lift restraining orders that forced me to move out and have no contact with her or my kids. The moment I plead “no contest”, they lifted the restraining orders and sent me on my merry way – but with a criminal conviction that now prevents me from getting hired. The unfairness, inequity, and humiliation I was subjected to was beyond reason – and now to add even further injury, I am seemingly unemployable – by any firm that conducts background checks. The divorce and legal costs have left me with no significant assets, and I can’t last 2 years without a source of income. I’m looking for advice – a solution to my dilemma. Perhaps a firm that would be willing to hire me despite this issue – and I can and will substantiate my outstanding character, honesty, and integrity. Maybe a strategy to remove this from my criminal record and/or background reports. Maybe a law enforcement organization that would be willing to “clear” this in exchange for assistance in an investigation, sting operation, or other law enforcement activity. I’m open to suggestions – and I welcome and appreciate any helpful guidance or advice. I’m not a batterer trying to squirm out my predicament – I am an honest, kind, helpful person that was victimized by a person with very serious emotional issues (bpd, depression, and alcoholism) and a legal system that assumes all allegations are just, true, and above challenge. Thank you for reading this, and I encourage you to educate yourself on the dysfunctional state of California’s domestic violence laws. I’m opposed to violence (domestic or otherwise) in every way – but the current legal system is being abused and manipulated in a well-intentioned but misguided effort to prevent further suffering my women. It is a noble and righteous goal – but the results have not been realized and many men have suffered the same fate.
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matt
March 3, 2011 10:15 pm
I agreed to a pre-employment screening that involves a background check. What is going to show up.?
I was arrested (For possession of Marijuana w/ intent to distribute), but the case was dismissed due to lack of evidence and then the entire thing was expunged. (Ill Spare you the details but I was innocent)
Will this show up in the background check?
I am under the impression from both my lawyer, and the DA that because it was dismissed and then expunged, its as if it never happened, and the records do not exist.
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mr g
March 4, 2011 5:16 am
every city and state has what we call legal aid which is free attornys find out where your is located and go and personally talk to them and they will help you and or give you the correct way to remove or block it from employers or wait seven years which is easier for you.
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Minimax
March 4, 2011 3:34 pm
Is it legal for background check companies, specifically USIS to report pre-employment health screening info?
I failed a pre-employment drug screening at one time and I am worried that USIS (the company doing my background screening for my new job) will be able to communicate this information to my new potential employer. Is this health info not confidential? On USIS website they say that they compile virtual “file cabinets” on pre-employment drug screening results. Please offer some insight as to what I can expect. Thank you !!
February 11, 2011
2:17 pm
How can avoid pre employment screening/background checks? Are there specific industries less likely to check?
I’m finishing my bachelor’s degree in Political Science, which leaves my job search open ended. I am worried about graduation because of two things:
1. In effort not to divulge too much information, I’ll just say I have a condition that a background check would surely reveal. It would definitely bar me from employment and is not a status that is federally protected from discrimination.
2. In remedying my condition, I’ve had to work for around the clock between two jobs to pay for medical treatment(not covered by insurance at all) which has driven my grades into the ground. Even though I’ll graduate, my transcripts aren’t anything to proudly display.
I don’t think I could ever hope to work for a selective organization but am wondering if there are any specific industries that tend to be lax in their employment practices. I’m feeling pretty hopeless and would consider anything.
Thanks if advance for any input.
February 18, 2011
5:36 pm
When in doubt ask the experts , thats what i did. Yahoo or Google “Employment Screening” and pick one company out of the search and email them with your questions, you would be surprised at how much these people are willing to help you.
I did and it worked for me,
Try emailing these guys (I’m not sure if links work here)
http://1web.biz/xs.php?employment=background
good luck to you, I hope that helps you.
February 19, 2011
10:21 pm
Criminal record, Your Debt record, Your health record… and employment record are the four main things they will study. Dont worry about dismissed allegations..they are not allowed to consider them..and if they give it as reason for not employing you, sue them.
February 22, 2011
8:06 pm
I have a dui from 10 years back. Would this show up on employment background screening for criminal check, DMV
I am not looking for a driving job. Also, I was given a job offer recently, contingent on background check and references. I just got a call rescinding the job offer because of corporate restructuring. I suspect it could have been due to the DUI on background check done by a third party. Am I entitled to the copy of the background check report?
March 3, 2011
4:20 am
yes you can request a copy, but as far as i know there is not limit on dui reporting so always list it and the date so they can see it and if its been 10 years and you have a clean record there should be no problem.
March 3, 2011
3:40 pm
Whether it’s legal or not, you’ll never know what they came up with or who gave it to them. These background check companies are the lowest of the low, and I cannot believe they aren’t illegal. The release you have to sign authorizes them to interview your neighbors repeatedly, and allows them to check with anyone who ever knew you or might have heard of you. They are not required to tell you what information they came up with, but you can bet whatever it is it gets passed on to whoever else wants it.
So yes, if you failed a drug screening it probably will come up on this check, unless the company doesn’t actually do the check. Some companies have you sign the release and only do the check if they want to get rid of you later.
It’s all a huge mess, isn’t it?
March 3, 2011
8:07 pm
Pre-Employment Screening Problems – Background Check?
I have a dilemma – I’m an experienced IT Project Manager with extensive Fortune 500 experience – a high achiever with excellent education and professional credentials – but I have a career problem. In the midst of a high-conflict divorce my ex alleged that I grabbed her arm – and I wound up eventually pleading no contest to the charge of simple battery (PC 242). I was innocent – and the victim of her drunken rage – but nothing I could say or do seemed to matter. The more I protested my innocence, the more legal pressure I was subjected to. In the end, I was blackmailed by the legal system into pleading guilty to something – anything so they would lift restraining orders that forced me to move out and have no contact with her or my kids. The moment I plead “no contest”, they lifted the restraining orders and sent me on my merry way – but with a criminal conviction that now prevents me from getting hired. The unfairness, inequity, and humiliation I was subjected to was beyond reason – and now to add even further injury, I am seemingly unemployable – by any firm that conducts background checks. The divorce and legal costs have left me with no significant assets, and I can’t last 2 years without a source of income. I’m looking for advice – a solution to my dilemma. Perhaps a firm that would be willing to hire me despite this issue – and I can and will substantiate my outstanding character, honesty, and integrity. Maybe a strategy to remove this from my criminal record and/or background reports. Maybe a law enforcement organization that would be willing to “clear” this in exchange for assistance in an investigation, sting operation, or other law enforcement activity. I’m open to suggestions – and I welcome and appreciate any helpful guidance or advice. I’m not a batterer trying to squirm out my predicament – I am an honest, kind, helpful person that was victimized by a person with very serious emotional issues (bpd, depression, and alcoholism) and a legal system that assumes all allegations are just, true, and above challenge. Thank you for reading this, and I encourage you to educate yourself on the dysfunctional state of California’s domestic violence laws. I’m opposed to violence (domestic or otherwise) in every way – but the current legal system is being abused and manipulated in a well-intentioned but misguided effort to prevent further suffering my women. It is a noble and righteous goal – but the results have not been realized and many men have suffered the same fate.
March 3, 2011
10:15 pm
I agreed to a pre-employment screening that involves a background check. What is going to show up.?
I was arrested (For possession of Marijuana w/ intent to distribute), but the case was dismissed due to lack of evidence and then the entire thing was expunged. (Ill Spare you the details but I was innocent)
Will this show up in the background check?
I am under the impression from both my lawyer, and the DA that because it was dismissed and then expunged, its as if it never happened, and the records do not exist.
March 4, 2011
5:16 am
every city and state has what we call legal aid which is free attornys find out where your is located and go and personally talk to them and they will help you and or give you the correct way to remove or block it from employers or wait seven years which is easier for you.
March 4, 2011
3:34 pm
Is it legal for background check companies, specifically USIS to report pre-employment health screening info?
I failed a pre-employment drug screening at one time and I am worried that USIS (the company doing my background screening for my new job) will be able to communicate this information to my new potential employer. Is this health info not confidential? On USIS website they say that they compile virtual “file cabinets” on pre-employment drug screening results. Please offer some insight as to what I can expect. Thank you !!