what do they ask for?

Question

when an employer wants to hire someone i know that they have to do the whole background ckeck including refferences from your previous employers.

when they contact your old bosses what kind of questions do they ask? do they ask reasons for my leaving?

how about questions like if i quit or got fired?

Answer 1

By law they are only able to verify your salary, the dates of which you worked there, and if you are eligible for rehire. Nothing else, or they can be sued.

Answer 2

The laws limit what the previous employer can tell them, however, not everyone follows all laws! That being said, if you are turned down for employment based on stuff they say, then you may have a lawsuit. Employers know this, however, and are usually very, very careful. In fact, many employers use a "third party" company to verify employment so they just dont risk it. The third party will give a job description, dates, maybe wages..but probably will not disclose the reason or will give a "general" reason.

Answer 3

yes, i do those things before hiring. i want to know what kind of an employee the person was, if they came to work, if what they claim on the resume and in the interview is true. I want to know what the person's skills are and what ended the employment. A lot of it is to check and see if the applicant was truthful with me. I don't want to be fooled, hiring someone who lies about important things. I can't have that kind of employee. Yes, I ask why you left and that tells me the situation from the boss's point of view. Then I can compare it to what you told me and see which is more credible. Great employees sometimes have trouble, but often when there is trouble, the employee has some responsibility. If they blame it all on management, i'm suspicious of their maturity.

Answer 4

When I worked for HR in a hospital, I used to do employment verifications .. I was only allowed to confirm date of hire, date employment ended .. I was not allowed to answer anything more specific than that.

However, when I worked for an employment agency I also would do employment verifications but I was able to speak more freely about the persons performance on the job and why they left .. etc.

It just depends where you're calling and what the companies rules are when It comes to verifying employment.

Answer 5

New employers usually contact old employers to verify employment history.

Unless you had a REALLY bad relationship with your your old boss/employer, your old boss will probably give a neutral to positive response if asked about your work skills, etc.

Answer 6

They are legally limited to what they can ask and your past employer is legally limited to what they can tell. They usually ask if you have good work habits, if you could be in a position of seniority, how far you made it up the ladder in the company and yes they can ask if you quit or got fired. The details however, are limited.

Answer 7

They usually ask all of those questions. Keep in mind these people don't know you, so they rely a lot on references sometimes. They also ask about your work performance, how well get along with others, if you were late a lot, and if you stayed on task. You know, your strengths and weaknesses; (what you did well and what you may need to work on.) You might want to think about that when you list your work history on your application.

Answer 8

well your previous employers aren't allowed to say anything that would discourage them from hiring you. they might ask things like how your attendance was and if you were late a lot.

Answer 9

What kind of worker were they?
Were they ever late?
Would you re-hire them?

I dont think they are allowed to ask about firing but im sure they do anyway,

Answer 10

I think it's illegal for them to ask why you left. Your old employer is only allowed to state the time of employment.