You can't always tell a lot from a resume. Parents run background checks on baby sitters and firms run background checks as part of the hiring process. It makes great sense.
More and more hiring field service firms want to know about your background and what you may not be telling them.
Yes, background checks are becoming more common when firms screen field service representatives. A firm requires your written authorization to conduct such a check.
The good news is that about 99% of field service firms do not charge for such background checks. They are performed at NO COST to the field service representative.
Background checks are a good idea and understandable for an insurance company. As a banker/loan underwriter/mortgage processor for over 25 years I am now unable to secure a job at a bank or credit union only because my credit report reflects some charge offs due to an ex-husband taking the collateral along with the loan but defaulting on the loan. This adversely affects my credit thus denying me continued employment in my career.
Changing careers to be a field inspector makes sense with my background, however they not only are wanting to run a background check but also a credit check. Are they concerned with negative credit like the bank industry is? I've passed background and drug checks with flying colors, it is my credit history that is holding me back from employment.
Posted by: KRichmond56 | Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at 11:51 AM