Employment background checks

[rachelpach]

I worked for an employer only two weeks and resigned. They said they are letting me go and not eligible for rehire over something stupid that I don't think I deserve. Am I supposed to divulge information like this that I worked for this facility on my next application? Also, if I don't mention I worked for this place, can an employee background check find out I did if its recent? Does anyone know in HR/Nurse Management if the new employer can find out I worked at another facility even if its only for 2 weeks if I don't even list them as a previous employer? I don't think my chances of getting a good job at a better facility should be in jeapordy all because of a bad two week experience that is truly not fair to me. Putting them down as a reference/past employer may harm my livelihood. Yet, if the new employer finds out, it could harm me as well. Should I put them down or omit them? I don't see any harm omitting them from my application since it was only 2 weeks and do not see how an employment background check could find this information if I don't put it on my application.

Thanks!

[trace_element]

only 2 weeks???? girl don't sweat it, you don't need to use it.

The 'background checks' are basically to see if you have a criminal history.

Employment checks they will call your previous employers but legally they can only verify the dates you worked there and if you are rehirable or not.

[TheCommuter, BSN, RN]

Personally, I would never include a previous workplace on my resume if I only worked there for a few weeks. The point is to look good to future employers, and leaving something of this nature completely off your resume would be wise. Dishonest, but wise...

[HM2VikingRN, RN]

I would leave it off. It was less than 30 days....

I don't think that it is necessarily a good thing to divulge for the simple reason that it can make you look defensive and not trustable when discussed in an interview.

I just interviewed for a position in corrections in a women's prison. (Before I went to NS I worked for a bully boss and her cohort. I was serially bullied with repeated progressive discipline for over 2 years. I had to disclose my discipline history to my potential employer and it was an unpleasant experience. I may or may not get an offer as it would be an interstate agency transfer. I think that when it comes down to whether I will accept the offer it will come down to whether I believe that I will get a fresh start from this new employer.

[nurz2be]

The rule of thumb I was told is that if someone leaves, for whatever reason, BEFORE the probation period (whatever is set by the institution, 90 days of whatever) that it was acceptable to omit that from an employment application because "technically" you are not on full-employment until that probation period is completed.

Could be bad information but my last HR lady told me that so, who knows....

GOOD LUCK TO YOU

[medsurgrnco, BSN, RN]

NO way would I put a 2-week job on my resume. Because then you're going to have to explain why it was only 2 weeks, and the employer is going to look for reasons not to hire you.

[llg, PhD, RN]

It might show up on a credit check. You might want to run a credit check from the 3 credit bureaus to see if it shows up -- just to be on the safe side.

[caliotter3]

I have never come out on the upper end of getting a job when derogatory information has come into play. I have even been actively blacklisted for no good reason. I have had a former manager bad mouthing me for future employment when in fact, I resigned months after being sexually assaulted by a client and reporting the incident to my employer and not being assigned work for all that time. I had to have an attorney contact the employer over this and still the individual without a known father continues to bad mouth me, even with the threat of a civil suit! So, I was surprised to read here on AN more than once that it is considered ok to omit employment that did not last longer than the probationary period. Unfortunately, you can't call around ten years part of the probationary period! Even past employment that is over 10 or 15 years old can come back to haunt you with all the "players" long gone. I have taken to the notion that it might be better to take the risk of being found out and paying the price rather than being forthright and paying the price before you get a chance. It hurts just as much to not have a job because of someone else's dishonesty as to not have a job because you actually did something wrong or was simply laid off. So, for two weeks? I would not list it.

[hollyvk, BSN]

I worked for an employer only two weeks and resigned. They said they are letting me go and not eligible for rehire over something stupid that I don't think I deserve. Am I supposed to divulge information like this that I worked for this facility on my next application? Also, if I don't mention I worked for this place, can an employee background check find out I did if its recent? Does anyone know in HR/Nurse Management if the new employer can find out I worked at another facility even if its only for 2 weeks if I don't even list them as a previous employer? I don't think my chances of getting a good job at a better facility should be in jeapordy all because of a bad two week experience that is truly not fair to me. Putting them down as a reference/past employer may harm my livelihood. Yet, if the new employer finds out, it could harm me as well. Should I put them down or omit them? I don't see any harm omitting them from my application since it was only 2 weeks and do not see how an employment background check could find this information if I don't put it on my application.

No, do not list it, and even if you do not list it, a future employer cannot find it. Only the IRS has compete records of what employers you've worked for, and this info cannot be tapped for an employment check (unless you're applying for a high level governmental security clearance).

Good luck to you,

HollyVK RN, BSN, JD