When applying for a job, most employers ask potential employees to consent to a background check. Those who are applying may believe that the background check is only for employers to find out whether or not applicants are being truthful about the information they have listed on the resume they have submitted. However, employers often use the background check to find out much more information, including how much applicants have made at past jobs and their current credit scores, along with whether or not they have used drugs or have been arrested and charged with anything.

Those who apply for a job and think that they can tell tales about how much they made at any of their old jobs are certainly wrong. If a potential employer wants to find out how much a possible employee has made, they can easily access old forms, including W-2 and 1099 forms that you may have received from any of the jobs you have done.

Although some employers ask for professional and personal references, it doesn’t exactly mean they are going to call every last one of them, or even any of them. It all depends on the employers and what they want to find out about the person they might give the job to. They might want to contact professional references to find out how well the individual works with others and what their work ethic is like. But, they might also decide that the background check they have conducted is good enough.

It is also important for people to remember that even though their background check may not come up perfectly, the information on it does not automatically mean that they will not get the position. For example, someone with a past criminal history may have turned the page and would now like to work on doing better in their own life. There are many jobs that are willing to hire those who have been in trouble with the law in the past, even after conducting a background check, because they believe in second chances and helping those individuals stay out of trouble.

It is important that people never make assumptions about background checks. Things are different for every employer. The best way for people to increase their chances of getting hired is to be completely honest about everything. Lying about even the smallest things could turn into losing the possibility of being hired for the position because those lies were discovered during the official background check.