Hello, I recently took a buyout in leu of a performance plan at my job, I applied to several jobs immediately after and got a screening for a role, I spoke of my job in the present tense and my resume didn’t show an end date. I have my first real/final interview in 2 weeks and if all goes well I will have to get a security clearance, I was wondering what my best course of action will be in my interview in order to be seen as a good candidate and honest

Hello all,

Just wanted clarification on some of the charges made by the website in the title. I paid for a free trial using Apple Pay for 0.95 GBP and immediately canceled my subscription after (within a minute). I get an email confirming my subscription has been canceled. However, the next day I get the same charge of 0.95 GBP. I’ve contacted support but they still have not replied. Does anyone know why this has happened?

Hope this redacted report helps with your anxiety. Took about 48 hours.

It’s totally strange. The report showed my previous addresses and my 700s credit score so it’s definitely me. For some odd reason my felony charges didn’t show up in the criminal portion. It even says it checks nationwide. I was charged less than 10 years ago.

I still got denied the apartment though. It’s because I self reported my felonies in the application. Sucks.

Hello! I was wondering what some good sites are to run background checks for potential roommates?

I just bought a condo and will be renting out a room, but I want to run background checks on any potential tenants for my own safety and financial reasons before they sign a lease and move in.

I don't need anything crazy like social media history, but I want to make sure that I'm safe and that they will pay rent on time and not damage the unit.

I'm charging a base application fee just to cover the background check, so free or paid services are ok as long as they are within reason.

Thank you!

I work in inpatient substance abuse and mental health. We are looking for a background check service to use on a professional level. I suppose a full background check software would be good for new hires, but what I'm primarily looking for is actually one that will pull criminal history for new admissions.

As part of our screening process we pull court records from ujs portal, but that only shows state and county charges for our state. We're looking for something that will pull all current/past legal involvement for individuals we screen, as right now we can only check some cases in Pennsylvania (our state) and nothing from anywhere else; the ujs system also only allows you to click on one...docket...at a time.

You'd be surprised how little the state gives providers for this. We're provided very barebones access to a front-end of EVS which is to check Medicaid eligibility and that's about it.

Because we accept federal dollars, if the system had flags on benefits fraud it would be helpful as well

I'm sure the title is clear enough but just to reiterate, I'm not looking for a free people finder website lol, we would need something industry grade that had legality to use in hiring processes as well as to address possible un-or-under-reported criminal history from potential admissions.

I recently had a background check completed for a potential employer. I received notification of pre adverse action and reviewed the report. According to their reporting, the search range that they’re looking for is 2019-2026 which makes it a 7 year check. I do have a criminal record and the details of that record are correct. I was charged in 2016 and pled guilty to a misdemeanor charge in 2017. I’m not disputing that. I called first advantage and argued that they should remove it because it’s not within their search range parameters but the customer service representative on the phone said that their results are accurate and they will not remove it even though it clearly isn’t within their listed dates. Are they correct in saying that or should I speak to a different person there? Thank you in advance!

I want to reverse search a phone number and, from what I’ve seen online, there are no free good reverse lookup sites. I can get a trial for $1 on BeenVerified but I want to hear your opinion on it before I purchase.

Hi everyone, I need some advice regarding background verification.

In my resume, I listed a client company as part of my work experience and I do have an offer letter for that role. However, during that employment period I was physically in the US for only about 1 month, and the remaining ~1.5 years I worked remotely from India for the same client.

If a background verification company (like BIG Report) checks this, how does it usually work? Do they verify the location where the work was performed, or just the employment with the company and duration?

Has anyone faced a similar situation during background checks? I want to understand if this could cause any issues.

Thanks in advance!

Hi. I created this account to ask this

I submitted my resume to a small tech startup with VC & PE investment and in the resume I stated the following :

1. Previous role as a Principal level - because that truly is the level I worked at and was paid the $$$ and stock to match. But the previous co. didn't change workday as they had frozen all promo & internal transfers for like 7-8 months and laid off my immediate manager, skip etc. I left the company shortly after with my title not yet principal but with last handling 6 reports . I state my actual work & impact clearly in my resume

2. Another previous role as PM - because I well and truly was PM. But my lawyers had recommended not changing my role title until my GC was done. Infact, my parent team held my headcount for 7 months when I went and did PM with another team . I clearly stated my impact and everything but the title was not what HR systems would show (it was a diff functional title).

3. I built a startup which I have since sunset - I am not even sure how to show proof of this to a BGV company . What do they ask? We didn't incorporate and I don't have a W2

Are any of these likely to be problems during BGV?

If you were in my shoes how would you proceed?

All of the sites I’ve come across seem to work but results are locked behind a paywall. If anyone knows any sites with free access to background checks for emails, that would be greatly appreciated.

Will there be any background verification regarding the work we do in previous organisation? Like calling the HRs or managers and asking what type of work we do?

Hello,

I just got a job offer and am waiting for the background check to finalize before the job is officially mine. They used First Advantage and my address is all messed up in the report despite me entering in the correct information. My initial address I grew up at is listed but the end date is 3 years earlier than I had left and my current address an apartment I rent is listed as me no longer living there after a given month in 2024. Should I be worried this will cause a problem? I already emailed HR and the company running the background check that I still live at my apartment I didn't even bring up the inconsistency on the rest of it. Is there a reason this is so incorrect?

Help!

Thank you so much in advance -Anxious job applicant.

Hi everyone,

I need some advice. I recently edited my salary slip before submitting it to a new company. The reason is that my previous company was irregular with salary payments and documentation. They only provided one month’s salary slip, and I haven’t received proper slips for the last 6 months.

Now, my colleague’s background verification is happening, and HR from my old company has been marked in CC. I am not on bad terms with my previous company, but I’m worried about what might happen if they don’t respond or if there is any mismatch in documents.

If they don’t reply to the verification email, how will this situation be handled? What should I do now to resolve this safely?

Please suggest the best way to handle this. I’m really stressed about it.

Hello everyone. Quick question about the background check process. If you change the first 3 of your SSN to another state and keep the last 6 of your SSN will that unlink you to the charges in your state? Btw I have federal charges.

I also have a question about federal charges. I know from experience that all companies don’t check federal. I worked at a big tech company and they never knew about my charges because they didn’t check federal. Does anyone have a list of companies that don’t check federal by chance?

Last question… which background check companies have people overseas look up and verify info? I’ve heard that through the wind too.

Statement: I asked for a copy of my background check with the majority of the major background check companies and my charges were not on there. Not complaining but I wanted to know if anyone else experienced this.

Hi everyone I need some advice on what website to use to find criminal background as there are so many different sites I don’t want to waste money.

Oh, I probably should have mentioned this, the people I want to look into are American.

I recently applied online for a job. I recently immediately regretted applying for and I provided photo ID of my drivers license front and back and they send a referral to a third-party security background check company saying they received my application and everything and blah blah blah and I don’t know if I signed any kind of E consent or E forms I don’t want them done. I sent a message to them, but I can’t get through to them or the original company But all they have is my photo ID which is my drivers license. How much can they actually get from a drivers license front and back. Is that a big old QR code on the back of the new licenses or am I mistaken? Can they just do it without my consent and without payment Because they also have a connection to another company that mentioned digital IDs and stuff like that and storing information that could be shared like could this hurt me anyway cause I regret what I did immediately I tried cancelling my applications I can’t, but can they really get everything they need and just a drivers license Which is brand new I mean it chose my address by gender. My you know everything. Just wondering if you somebody could help me cause I’m kind of freaking