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The 7 years you're referring to isn't criminal background check, which is what we generally think of when we say background check, it's credit reporting. And it
by const_cast 2y ago
The 7 years you're referring to isn't criminal background check, which is what we generally think of when we say background check, it's credit reporting. And it's extremely unethical, in my opinion. It's outlawed in a few states.
It doesn't just show your employment for the past 7 years, it also shows your comp, your debts, your defaults, everything.
- filoleg 2y agoMy criminal checks were on the exact same report as this one, I only ever applied for one. It didn’t have my reported salary or debts. I know because I requested a copy of the report my employer got (which afaik is a legal requirement to provide one upon request, so it was as simple as clicking a button). In general, I have no issues with my employer knowing my previous compensation once i am employed there. At no point in my interviews in over a decade at different companies was I ever asked what I made in terms of comp before, only what I wanted to make. And the background check only comes after the offer is already agreed upon, signed, and I already started working there. So I don’t see a problem there.