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Just want to run a check on myself to see what pops up (if anything) if an employer runs a background check. Want to see what comes up for past employers, have a couple that I only worked for less than 3 months and I want to see if they pop up. The companies that I was at short term at were horrible places to work that bordered on scams, but still want to make sure that they don't appear in a background check.
The only way that a prospective employer finds out the previous workplaces is if you provide W2 info, previous tax returns or he/she knows somebody at that particular workplace.I'm sure the FBI or CIA can access tax records or W2 records under court order but the average person? C'mon. Background check will include criminal and credit check. It may include college or H.S. records. Possibly DMV records. I seriously wouldn't worry about some 3 month nightmare job.I would just leave it off the resume.
You could create your own W2 Tax and Earnings Form using the templates on Microsoft Word 2010. A few of my friends did that and got a way with it when they asked for verification of employment for a company that had gone out of business that they really had not worked at.
Last edited by A Job Hunter; 04-26-2011 at 07:18 AM..
Thanks for the answers, with all of the information that can be accessed from the internet I don't want to find out that something stupid keeps me from getting a job offer. Six out of the past ten years I was working for myself or in a partnership, so if they need to verify employment they need to talk to me anyways.
Keep in mind also that if you have at least 10 years on your resume, many earlier places either went out of business, moved, had employee turnover and your supervisor/coworkers are gone, somebody died, retired, moved...I could go on..Scheit happens. This is life. Anyone who can't understand that or has other such issues is not an employer I want to work for...recession or not. Anybody who asks me for my W2 or tax return is not a boss I want to work for. He has control/trust issues. You are under no legal obligation to provide W2 or tax records. That's seriously messed up if a prospective employer asks for that. What else will they want to know about you after you start working for them? That's the kiss of death for me. That's like them asking me my religion or shoe size or any other such stuff.
As for partnership...perhaps you can provide some former client references? Can they be allowed to contact the other partner or partners in the business?
I worked for a company before that asked me to sign a consent form for them to do a social security number trace on me as part of a background check. I would never provide my tax return because I file jointly and it has my husband and children's info on it as well. The social security number trace was understandable because I had just been hired and it was a position where I was handling up to $20,000 daily and taking deposits from the store to the bank. I've only been asked to sign something like that once.
You could create your own W2 Tax and Earnings Form using the templates on Microsoft Word 2010. A few of my friends did that and got a way with it when they asked for verification of employment for a company that had gone out of business that they really had not worked at.
This is terrible advice
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