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I take it your firm did no background check at all when you were hired? Were you exonerated or convicted? Were you a minor?

Frieds should be able to help at least a little bit.

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Everything will come up if it resulted in conviction or not.

It does it through fingerprinting so everytime you were even arrested it goes into the database and it will show up on the background check. If you have any felony charges, you are probably fucked because you can't be FINRA cirtified. No idea how you had a job already. PM me if you have any questions.

 

Not to hijack the thread, but in a standard employer background check if I don't provide my transcripts (was not asked to supply) how do they verify my GPA? Do they just verify that I attended said school and graduated?

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signature16I work for mid-market PE group. One of our potential new LPs, a large insurance agency, who recently did an extensive on site diligence session. They did a ton of personal interviewing sessions and ..... are apparently doing FBI background checks on everyone.

What sort of shit is going to come up on this? I failed to mentioned to my superiors that I have a DUI along with 2 drunk in public (both in Santa Barbara county) and some drug/cocaine related offenses.

Im sure as hell not bringing any of this stuff up on my own... But what are the chances this is going to bubble up.

I'm a long time reader of the forum. First time poster. Bottles and models for life brothers.

Chances it's going to bubble up? 100%

How fucked you are depends on whether you lied during the application process.

If you checked "no" next to the convictions question, I 'd come clean on it to your HR person ASAP. You said cocaine offenceS- plural. Just say you had a drug problem in college and fess up. Say you went to rehab or something. Assuming you don't still use if they drug test you.

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Ps. DUIs don't matter. Badge of honor!

Edit: unless you got the DUI when coked out of your skull, and the DUI date is the same as the drug conviction. Then they matter.

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Assuming you haven't yet, do some research to confirm the type of background check they're actually doing. Have you signed something that says it's an fbi background check? Can you find out which 3rd party service they use (kroll, verify, etc.)?

I'd try to run the background check on myself to see what comes up. Once you know what's gonna come up, one route is to go with a personal statement to HR a la AVPGuerilla's suggestion.

 

Hi FBI background check to my knowledge is to see if your a federal criminal . When I was going to join the national guard I had a few P.I.s a threat ( threat to beat a bouncer up ) charge prior marijuana conviction and the Sergeant cleared me saying I'm not a Federal Criminal.

 

Hi FBI background check to my knowledge is to see if your a federal criminal . When I was going to join the national guard I had a few P.I.s a threat ( threat to beat a bouncer up ) charge prior marijuana conviction and the Sergeant cleared me saying I'm not a Federal Criminal.

 

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