It would be foolish to employ a known embezzler as an accountant, or a known paedophile as a school teacher. Employers therefore need to be able to verify that staff seeking employment are not embezzlers or paedophiles when they come to seek employment and this is why criminal background checks are required. If you have a criminal conviction in your past and it is relevant to the employment you are seeking, you would do better to make this known to your prospective employer at the time of seeking employment. At least this way you can argue that you are now reformed and rehabilitated. Alternatively seek employment in an area where criminal background checks would not be needed.
Indefinitely!
Most companies use a 7 year background check. However, there are some background checks that do not have a limit.
People obtain criminal background checks from online sites such as Instant Check Mate or Crim Check or Sentry Link. It is easy to obtain a background check these days.
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To check the background of a person to ensure that he/she hasn't done anything illegal. Some people might have got a very long criminal record which employers would not want to take onto their payroll. Or could be someone wanting to work with children who may have been abusive in the past, there are many reason for these particular criminal background checks.
It is important to conduct background checks in case someone has a criminal background they are not being truthful about.
NO
For criminal checks ... indefinite.
Only if you have a criminal background.
Currently as of March 2014, the PTCB or Pharmacy Technician Certification Board, does not require background checks. However, any criminal records you may have when applying must be fully disclosed.
Dollar General requires background checks as a part of the application process which must be passed. The company is vague about what qualifies as passing this requirement. It does not specify that if someone has a criminal record that they are not employable, just that they should be honest in filling out their application and that they must pass the criminal background check. Unfortunately, it is not a yes or no answer to your question.
Yes, criminal background checks
They use HireRight to do background checks. -Employment Verification -School Information -Criminal / Residence
There are no safe websites where you can get free criminal background checks. You should contact your local courthouse and file for a criminal background check, as you might for potential employees. Sites that provide this service for a fee are generally not reliable or accurate.
No. Many entry level unskilled jobs have no background check except citizenship and eligibility to work. Most jobs calling for "background checks" are describing criminal background checks; this isn't done if you will be flipping burgers, delivering newspapers, or moving material. They will do criminal background checks if you will be handling money or interfacing with the public.
Do banks do a criminal check for a loan
Indefinitely!