What can be done if a prospective employer cannot verify one of my past jobs in a employment background check?

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What can be done if a prospective employer cannot verify one of my past jobs in a employment background check?

I am trying to get a job at a hospital for a patient care tech and I have prior experience about 5-6 years ago in another state at another hospital. I think that HR is having a hard ...show more

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Unless your prior employer closed down for some reason, they are mandated to provide dates of employment...

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Is it illegal for an employer to cancel a job offer just because they couldn't verify one employment?

I went through the whole interview process, passed the 2 interviews and passed two tests so they hired me and gave me the job offer letter and everything. However, when they ran my background check they were able to verify everything but one past job...

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That sucks, but they can do it. Employment is At-Will unless you have a signed contract for a specific...

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Cole group background check- what methods and websites do they use to verify employment, lawsuits,collections,?

They asked me 80 nosey invasive questions and when I answered with "unsure, don't remember, I signed a release to you to locate that info, they put a black guy on the phone to persuade and bully me into answering differently. It was very wierd....

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Yes, these 3rd party services ask VERY invasive questions... It's disgusting that the hiring company...

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[HR / background checks] What exactly is a "10-year background check" (for the US feds)?

[HR / background checks] What exactly is a "10-year background check" (for the US feds)? I've already read through Metafilter's extensive "background check" archive. Sounds like half the world has a suspicious background they're worried...

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For my 7 year check: Unverified employment was not accepted. I had to dig up phone numbers for side...

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How to deal with false allegations in employment background check?

Just got extended a dream job offer, but I'm afraid a background check will turn up a skeleton in my closet (that I didn't put there) that I don't know how to deal with. How do I prepare to refute it clearly, professionally, and without weaving an unnecessarily...

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Unless the "organization" is part of the US intelligence community or otherwise involves Top...

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Should I preemptively tell a new employer about a recent bankruptcy?

I'm hoping to start a new job soon and the company has extended an offer which I have accepted. However the offer is contingent on the results of a background check which I understand is either in progress or will be performed shortly. The problem is...

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I don't think there's any reason to say anything. It varies, but "background check" typically...

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I hereby authorize my prospective employer to discriminate

How, under Equal Employment Opportunity, can a prospective employer ask you to sign a HIPAA waiver? (anonymous since the question is about privacy) I had a job interview today, for a job I really want, in the state of New York. One of the application...

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When it comes to things like this, remember the Golden Rule: "He who has the gold, makes the rules...

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Background check: am I doomed?

Did I permanently screw up my work history? Last summer I worked a string of three dead-end jobs, none of which lasted more than two weeks. One was a contractor position; the other two were regular jobs that withdrew taxes and social security on a regular...

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Having worked at lots of jobs and observed many varieties of workplace success and failure, I have concluded...

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Would it be really bad to tell my current employer my previous job was under the table?

I am currently working at a nursing home/rehab center as a CNA and they are still in the process of doing a background check on me. My previous employer was a restaurant job as a hostess and I got hired by a close friend, he owns the restaurant. At the...

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Be honest, they may care and they may not. There are unemployment issues associated here (for the employer...

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Would it be really bad to tell my current employer that my previous job was under the table?

I am currently working at a nursing home/rehab center as a CNA and they are still in the process of doing a background check on me. My previous employer was a restaurant job as a hostess and I got hired by a close friend, he owns the restaurant. At the...

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It is illegal to work under the table. Most people would not consider such a job due to later difficulties...

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