Will employers try to find out you worked at a certain place?

Question

generally, if u don't want to include an employer u worked for int he past cause they'll bea bad reference to u......r u required by law to put it down and do they check if u look for a new job?

Answer 1

I've never heard of it being required by law and it's the choice of the prospective employer whether or not to contact any previous employers.

There will be some jobs that require certain levels of security clearance which involve disclosing past work history as part of a security clearance check. In those instances, it doesn't behoove you to leave a former employer off your list.

Answer 2

You should include the employment history with a pro quo that you do not want this employer contacted. You can even tell why in a nice way. For example, state that this employer will not give you a good recommendation, but all the others will. State specifically why and be honest, but explain what you learned. If the new employer can see that someone else paid for a mistake you made and then let you go, that they paid for the mistake and never recovered the cost.

I once cost an employer $250,000 for my mistake and thought I was going to be fired. The employers reaction was "that is a lesson I just purchased, but the good news is I bet you never make that mistake again". If an employer lets you go, you can simply state to a new employer what you learned at the exspense of the former employer that you wouldn't repeat at the new job.

As funny as this sounds, I have since used this story in several permotions and been hired because of my experience. Good luck with your new job!

Answer 3

It all depends. If you are applying for a government job, falsifying your history is actually a crime. Most of the rest of the time, it isn't criminal, but can be cause for automatic termination.

But, it all depends on where you are looking for work if they are going to investigate or not. Frankly, unless you are going to be making a lot of money or if you are in a position of trust, most employers don't bother with an in-depth background check. If for some reason they do, you'd better have a really good explanation - or expect to be let go.

Depending on what it was, you may be able to include it and explain why you'd rather they didn't contact that employer during your interview - this gives you the honesty so you aren't lying and a chance to explain.

Answer 4

The only problem I can see about not including a past employer on your resume would be if you were there for a substantial period (years) of time because you will have to try to fill in that time void. Otherwise, no, it is perfectly okay to exclude past employers, especially if your job duties don't pertain to the job you are applying for.

Falsifying actually pertains mostly to whether or not you lie about any criminal history or lie about the amount of time on any job you do choose to list or about salary. Excluding some types of government and/or law enforcement jobs, it is truly unrealistic to think that all employers waste their time and money doing employment verifications and/or background checks on every single job an applicant writes down. It is also illegal for anybody trying to verify past employment to ask certain questions outside of these, dates you were employed, your position/s held and your salary and if you are eligible for rehire.

Answer 5

If you don't show working in a time period you do not want them to check on they will want you to explain the down time. when they check your work history the dates must be accurate or falsification will disqualify you. Honesty usually is helpful from the beginning.