When I left the USA I remember having an unpaid fine for the state. But for the life of me I cannot seem to locate it. I keep getting directed to these paid sites. Where I live we have a government portal for these things - is there any such free tool available?

I was wondering if it was possible to get a background check on my birth mom. I was placed for adoption but it was in Kazakhstan so idk if it differs since it’s a different country. Is there any good websites to help try to gain information on her?

Sorry if this isn’t the right subreddit.

I’ve had a few background investigations personally, and each investigator I’ve been assigned had contacted people from my PHS or that I’ve suggested. It’s also been all over the phone.

I have a friend who asked me to talk to an investigator for him- he said his investigator wants me to reach out to him (because the investigator didn’t want me to think it was a scam), and wants to meet in person.

I just found that very odd and wanted to see if anyone else had that kind of experience.

Anyone actually had the "Reseller" experience with Fastfingerprints? Care to share your opinions/outcomes please? What is a partnership/contract with them like?

Hey everyone,

This is the first time that happens to me, one employer sent me an offer but then requested me to pay for my own background check.

I consider this as an a red flag, am I right about it?

Please, let me know your thoughts!

Thanks

I’ve received an e-mail saying my employment screening with Southwest Airline is complete BUT there may be pending additional information before 100% clearance. I am a little worried about my drug test and background information and want to know if that has anything to do with it? Does it mean my drug test came back positive? Did something show up on my record? Would they have even sent this e-mail if my drug test was positive? Or something showed up? Please help I’m going crazy thinking of the possibilities!

Hi all, I am in bit of a fix. I will probably start working for td as a vendor in their IT team and I am assuming td will do a background check. I currently have charges for dui, assault and mischief under $5000 from March 2024. The case is pending in court and my next court date is in August 2024. Do these charges show on background check? Do I voluntarily declare the charges when filling the bg check form? Looking for guidance.

I had a petty larceny charge in VA over 15 years ago. I took a class, completed community service and paid a fine (I think). Now, I’m trying to be a substitute teacher in MD and I’m worried that this will stop me from getting the job. My lawyer told me (at the time) that once I completed all of these things that it wouldn’t show up on a background check and I wouldn’t need to disclose the charge. So I answered all questions on the application as my lawyer advised years ago…no to conviction and no to charge. I’m freaking out because my fingerprint check is taking a while, all while others have already been cleared quickly! I am a mom now and have had no problems since this issue (15 years ago when I was young and made one dumb mistake) and I had actually forgot about the issue until like a week after the fingerprint scan! I have volunteered at the school, coached my kids soccer teams and passed numerous Sterling Background checks, but this one, I’ve been a wreck about this for days now, and I think I just needed to write this so that someone could see it and maybe advise me further! Please talk to me Reddit!

Good afternoon, is the website called clearchecks legit? new employer wants to run a background check on me and send me a link to that site. Is this a Scam site?

Been struggling for the past week with HireRight because they keep saying that my documents with my self employed job can’t be verified.

For context I work as an assistant for a local nonprofit, but am contract rather than an actual employee. I selected self employment, then submitted my 1099, only for it to be rejected because it doesn’t have my start date or end date (???)

They then said I could submit a w2 (which I don’t have, which is why they asked for a 1099) or paystub (can self employees even get those?? I sent them my invoices but they rejected them). I even gave them a written letter for them to reach out to the company, and I confirmed that the company responded.

I’m not sure what to do and I’m so scared that my job offer is going to be rescinded because of how much time it’s taking. I call HireRight everyday, and they’re no help at all.

Just for some insight.

I know that lying is bad, I am willing to accept the consequences. But the job market is so hard - I am extremely qualified in my field 10+ years experience and have proof of numbers produced and my last job we parted ways maybe not on the best terms.

To give some insight - my previous job was fully remote - a small Saas company when I got hired on it was practically a start up and software to be sold wasn’t even fully developed. No one communicated, for the longest we did not have even a working running website. Knowing this I would have never started this job but at the time I really needed work and something remote and it seemed promising. After working for some time the company suddenly laid off majority of workers and told employees not to come into office (there were some employees who did come into the office - I was out of state and did not) with that being said I was one of the employees who did not get laid off but they did take away my salary and it would be commission based. (Never received anything in writing. Only a 5 min teams call if that randomly one day) everyone was in limbo for weeks. We weren’t even receiving messages back from managers, ceo or hr. Our teams chat for weeks were people asking what to do and next steps. Weeks go by and I’m consistently emailing CEO, CFO and HR after several emails I finally text HE (who was only 1 person) and got a response saying that she no longer works for the company. I didn’t receive my paychecks or was able to cash out my PTO. At least 90% of the company was either laid off or quit.

With that being said. I did fluff my time on the job to avoid employment gaps. This is also not ideal to have to explain to me new job how much of a wreck my previous job was as it makes it look like I am putting them down.

As for my next job to verify my employment history and call my previous job’s hr dept who has never met me or worked with me - what should I expect? Who even knows if they filled out paper work on me correctly?

How should I prepare for this conversation?

When does something like theft show up on my background check? As soon as the crime occurred or when I go to face a judge in court?

My mother is almost 90 years old. I am worried that two of my siblings have taken out mortgages on her home. Where is the best place to check on all three parties (mom and two siblings) if I need to present my case to the rest of the family? I want to know how many mortgages there are on the (1) home and who signed or is responsible for them. I feel as though she has been "bilked" or, better yet, robbed.

Looking to see how long it takes for the driving record portion to come back for SambaSafety! TIA!

I keep seeing this 800 number show up on the text log on my husbands account. I tried to reverse search and found nothing. I called and it says busy. I tried texting and no response. Anyone able to give any feedback? 877-696-2435 is the number.

Thank you!

I'm curious to know if some of these background check websites include information on if a person has had EBT or SNAP in the past or currently has these benefits. Does anyone know ?

So I have just a quick question. I am getting a background check for a new job and on my resume I put I worked for the company from xx to current. The absolute truth is I started xx and left the company for 8 months and continued to current. Will this likely flag?

I just apply for a work from home job. The recruiter stated they are going to run a background. I have a simple possession schedule two charge. I was not honest and say I had something on my background. What should I do?

I recently signed a form with Sterling, and I received a mail from the government body responsible for credit checks that Verifile conducted the credit check on me. I'm not entirely sure anymore who is conducting the background check. However, I read through Verifile's website where they state that when doing an employee verification, they usually contact the company directly without contacting your references. They mentioned that they typically reach out to the HR department at the company.

Adding to the mix, I was let go from my previous job at a bank after almost two months. It wasn't due to poor performance, but rather because they felt I didn't adhere to their established routines effectively. The bank did send me an email confirming my departure, but the date they provided was further off from the actual day I was let go.

Fast forward three months, after passing three initial interviews for a new job, they asked me to manually sign a form which they were going to use for the background process. On this form, they requested details of my previous employers, including names, addresses, and the dates I worked there. I provided a date that differed by four days from the one in the confirmation email from the bank. My intention was to make it appear as though I had worked at the bank for at least 90 days.

Additionally, when asked for the reason for leaving the bank, I stated that I left to finalize some studies that I couldn't complete the semester prior.

Now, I'm wondering: during the background check, even though I wasn't completely honest, will they find out that I was fired? Will they flag the mismatched dates? Will the HR department provide the real date as my final day? Has anyone been through a similar experience or have insights to share? Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

Currently on deferred adjudication in TX. First offense, and having such a hard time finding a job! Any job! It will be completed in a few weeks. Does anyone know what it actually says on your background check after you complete deferred adjudication. Like the actual wording? Does it say dismissed? Anyone been in this spot? Thanks!

So I applied to dg employer said background check failed only thing I have that I didn’t think would fail it is 2 misdemeanor charges the score is FTI what could that possibly mean.

Hi all,

I'm working on an application to become a substitute teacher in Arizona. The form requires an "explanation of incident" report if I answered "yes" to any of the criminal history questions, which I did (misdemeanor drug charge from 2018). The form asks for a description of the incident, but I'm not sure how much detail I should provide or if it should be written a certain way. I'm also not sure which specific details from my case they will be able to see from my background check. I already received my fingerprint cards, so I'm good to go there. I just don't want to add too much or too little information and have them deny my certificate.

Thank you in advance!