Employment Background Checks
#61
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Joined: Dec 2004
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Re: Employment Background Checks
I know a recruiter quite well here and she says the checks revolve around whether or not you have any debt and if you are an immigrant then confirmation of your status
My last manager(in the UK) was never contacted by my agency and when I went perm here my current firm never checked my employment background either
My last manager(in the UK) was never contacted by my agency and when I went perm here my current firm never checked my employment background either
Last edited by d4vid; Mar 13th 2006 at 8:56 pm.
#62
Re: Employment Background Checks
Originally Posted by d4vid
I know a recruiter quite well here and she says the checks revolve around whether or not you have any debt and if you are an immigrant then confirmation of your status
My last manager(in the UK) was never contacted by my agency and when I went perm here my current firm never checked my employment background either
My last manager(in the UK) was never contacted by my agency and when I went perm here my current firm never checked my employment background either
#63
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Joined: May 2005
Location: USA
Posts: 1,865
Re: Employment Background Checks
Originally Posted by d4vid
I know a recruiter quite well here and she says the checks revolve around whether or not you have any debt and if you are an immigrant then confirmation of your status
My last manager(in the UK) was never contacted by my agency and when I went perm here my current firm never checked my employment background either
My last manager(in the UK) was never contacted by my agency and when I went perm here my current firm never checked my employment background either
Immigrant status is only relevant as far as being able to fulfill the requirements of the I-9.
#64
Re: Employment Background Checks
Originally Posted by BigDavyG
Yep - as for employers i hear that they can only say you worked there for say 5 years and nothing else - well that's in the UK anyway.
As far as salary- it is also the habit here in the US to exaggerate one's history...both as far as experience and salary received. I suppose if an employer wants, they could find out what you were paid- as the electronic footprint most have is vast...and getting bigger every day.
One TV show gave the example of asking a couple on the street what their driver's license number and names were, and they would come back in 24 hours and tell the couple what they could find out about them. The next day they had their salaries, value of their house, mortgage value, types of vehicles driven, driver's history, property tax paid, previous divorces...and other personal info I would never have thought possible. This was all obtained from on-line sites and information brokers- such as credit card companies, credit reporting agencies, grocery store discount cards, warranty cards on major purchases and such. It was actually kinda scary.
#65
Re: Employment Background Checks
Originally Posted by Celsius
Are you talking about applicant checks in general? How is one's debt related to employment performance/eligibility for a job?