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Employment Screening Background Check:
What's Involved in a Background Check or Employment Screening?
If you're applying for a job, you may have to undergo an employment screening, background check or in-depth criminal, credit and medical evaluation. However, before you sign over that authorization, make sure you know your rights. To learn about what can and cannot be included in an employment screening background check and how to prepare for one, keep reading.
What can be included in a background check?
A background check could be as simple as verifying that your Social Security Number matches your name or as intense as doing a full check your driving records, credit score, personal references, military records, drug testing records, and more.
Background checks can also be as casual as phoning the references listed on your resume and maybe “googling” your name or checking your MySpace, or they can be as thorough as searching through all public records regarding you.
What can't be included in an employment screening background check?
Employment screening is covered under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). However, those laws only apply to an employment screening background check done by an outside company or consumer reporting agency. Potential employers can do a lot in-house.
Depending on your state, they can access arrest information, criminal history, workers compensation history, driving records, bankruptcies and all the references that you provide – both personal and professional.
However, according to the FCRA, an employer must get your permission before they access your public education records, military service records or medical records as part of their employment screening background check.
How do I prepare for a background check?
Start your employment screening background check preparations by obtaining a copy of your credit report and making sure it is accurate and up-to-date. Next, if you've been involved with court cases or arrested, check the court records. Make sure they are also accurate and read what your potential employer will read.
Next, get a copy of your driving record. Finally, consider doing your own personal employment screening background check by hiring a company that specializes in background checks. Finally, always read the fine print of any background check authorization form carefully and thoughtfully.
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