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When a new company that just hired you performs a background check on previous job roles, do they know if you got fired? Or the extent of it? Or they just check to make sure you worked the dates you say you worked?
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Generally they won’t check into “why” you left, just the dates you worked there. If they ask why, you can say that it was a mutual parting of ways.
And always keep the dates you were at somewhere as vague and general as possible - month/year for anything less than 5 years and then just Years for >5 years back.
And always keep the dates you were at somewhere as vague and general as possible - month/year for anything less than 5 years and then just Years for >5 years back.
Generally just dates and eligibility for rehire. Giving info beyond that is a concern for HR depts opening the company to liability.
Nah they just verifying you worked there mane
It’s for matching the records. You should be safe 🤞
Legally they are not allowed to give the reason for departure. Also if you give them HR for verification after the 2nd-3rd time they try to get in touch and HR doesn't answer they give up and just mark it as unverified. You could also provide a W2 blacked out to show proof that you worked there. Lots of ways around this and not worth sweating over
They just know your title and dates of employment. If there is more, it means you or your previous employer volunteered it. Most likely they wouldn’t as it would open them up to litigation.
Typically termination terms are internal affairs.
Usually they won’t call up your old boss anymore, I find I get asked for referrals these days who get hit with an email asking a several questions and an optional phone call that can be declined.
The worst case scenario is the “would you hire them again?” Question to which, if you were term’d, they will obviously respond with “no.”
But, like I said, rarely are they going to call up your old bosses and do all this crazy cross referencing and such.
If you lie about the company you worked for that’s a different story, because background check saas solutions can confirm that kind of jazz. What they cannot do however is find out “why you were let go” because, as above, they are internal affairs for the most part.
Usually they won’t call up your old boss anymore, I find I get asked for referrals these days who get hit with an email asking a several questions and an optional phone call that can be declined.
The worst case scenario is the “would you hire them again?” Question to which, if you were term’d, they will obviously respond with “no.”
But, like I said, rarely are they going to call up your old bosses and do all this crazy cross referencing and such.
If you lie about the company you worked for that’s a different story, because background check saas solutions can confirm that kind of jazz. What they cannot do however is find out “why you were let go” because, as above, they are internal affairs for the most part.
Referrals, like everything else, have started to move online. Some companies won’t hire until referrals do the task. Nobody will know you were fired.
Just the dates I believe,for those who seeks the firing situation they're just trying to make sure that it was for whichever reason except being for an action sanctioned by law I suppose!
All of the above
Most companies are going to play it safe. They'll typically say the dates and possibly if they are eligible for re-hire. That's it.
Don't go into a new position hiding or misleading.... that rarely ends well.
As someone who works for a background screening company, there’s a lot of good answers above.
Legally, your new employer cannot ask that, only eligibility for re-hire. If you want to know more specifics, shoot me a message.
Legally, your new employer cannot ask that, only eligibility for re-hire. If you want to know more specifics, shoot me a message.
Great Question, my friend was asking his boss about this like a month ago but no help from him either
It is against the law for your previous employer to give anything but dates of employment and job title. So you can tell anyone you speak to that you simply left the company.
I used to work for a large background screening company. 9/10 times they are just checking to make sure you worked there around the time you said you worked there.
Hopefully you are never taking a job where they aren't ready to onboard you and move forward.
If they are still technically going through hiring checks, I think it's maybe better to not have started before that.
If they are still technically going through hiring checks, I think it's maybe better to not have started before that.
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