What Does an Employment Background Check Include?

What does an employment background check include? So you landed a job offer, but when you get the offer letter, there's a contingency that you need to pass a background check, which includes employment verification, a criminal background check, and education verification. In this video, I break down how this pre-employment process works.

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[justinoleary]

Becoming great at lying to companies is a highly valued skill since all they do is lie to you

[kesayo]

I once taught this guy the basics of a particular technology and he barely understood it. I had to correct all of his errors and even I was just a beginner in it. In fact I considered myself such a novice that I didn’t even put it on my resume. After he was laid off, not only did he claim to be an expert on his resume, he created a consulting company that specialized in that technology. That’s when I realized, I need to exaggerate my accomplishments or no one will ever hire me.

[jermainemyrn]

I have always lied and never had a problem getting offers. Having a job determines whether I can put food in my mouth. That alone is incentive to lie

[ericw]

My favorite thing is when they ask for contact info for all recent supervisors, when you don't want your current supervisor to know you're looking for another job. It's your current supervisor they want to talk to the most.

[eezyville]

I had a background check done on me recently and lost a job because of it. The background check company sent me a copy of their report and I find a lot of pending charges that I had no knowledge of. Turns out it was my father's record (I'm a junior) and the records got mixed up. I tell the company that I applied to that these are wrong, this isn't me, I can prove it. They still rescinded the offer. Then I dispute it with the background check company and find out that they didn't cross-reference the birth date when they made their report. These companies who believe that the background check process is infallible need to wake up and stop using it as absolute truth!

[topg-kovs]

They say people don't want to work but make you jump thru hoops

[GrandpasPlace]

Ive had 1 offer rescinded due to a background check. I should note that Ive held 2 different government security clearances which were easy compared to this companies background check.
The company required a 10 year background check plus full education back to highschool. They had trouble verifying employment because 3 of the companies I worked for no longer existed and could not verify (The companies had been gone for 9+ years) They also had issues getting highschool records even though I had college records. Partly because I was homeschooled (my mom and my grandmother were public school teachers at the time)
Some companies go overboard on the background checks.

[chessone]

I lied a bit on my cv and was very nervous both on the jobs interviews and when I started to work in the company. When I already was there little by little i discovered they lied to me triple more.

[midnightpear]

I had a background check company incorrectly report a reduced misdemeanor charge as a felony. My background also had a few other charges and I probably would have lost the job due to a collection of those charges, but I sued the background check company for falsely reporting and wont 15k. Nothing is concrete when it comes to this kind of work

[Alchemy]

i have added an extra year of work history to close a gap of employment i had during the pandemic. never had trouble getting a job after that. i worked 4 years but on my resume i put 5.

[ANDRE-spmi]

People need to stay out a person person business and hire with faith

[earthwormscrawl]

Keep your W-2's for 7 years! I have a previous employer that won't verify employment for background checks. I needed to provide my tax documents to prove that I had worked for them.

[jayo]

I lie all the time and I genuinely don't care if they find out or not. I've never had any issues.

[rosemahinay]

great content. Thanks so much. Ive always wondered what goes on behind those background checks everytime i switch employers

[davidhunter]

Great video!! I was wondering about background checks. Thank you!!

[Devolops]

One of the most amusing results from a background check that I've ever experienced was discovering that one of my past employers was still reporting and claiming me as an employee with them. I worked for the company for about two months before quitting due to all the concerns I had then which had stacked up. Gave my notice, they let me go on the spot, and I went straight to a new job I had lined up.

Ended up with a call from the IRS on the topic and talking to them they agreed that a new start date along with a steady history of employment since then on my part to match my tax returns was a much better explanation/evidence than any offered by that one not so great employer from five years past.

[kaylawheeler]

I think its a good idea to pay for a background check in the months leading up to applying for other jobs. This way you'll have a professionally done background check that you can reference/learn from prior to filling a new one out for a recent job offer. You can also do the same for a drug screen too.

[billsimmons]

My current positions, received the offer, accepted subject to background check. The check was taking a very long time and delayed. Had put in my 2 weeks at company I was leaving and that time was drawing to a close and still no clear check come back. Finally right before starting, it came back okay. This taught me that for any position that wants to know when I can start, it will be 2 weeks AFTER the clear background check.

[georgeburns]

I worked with a person who stated they graduated with a BS from a California University. They were hired, but terminated a month later because the background check showed they didn’t receive the degree.

[ladysparkymartin]

Wow! I didn’t know a potential employer would go to such great lengths! But it does make sense. Thank you!