What are employers looking for in a criminal background check?

hunnie_child: What are employers looking for in a criminal background check?
I wanted to know what type of information do employers look for on a criminal background check? If there is a felon on the criminal background check does it display the charge or what the felon was for?

Answers and Views:

Answer by boysaremeanandugly
Felonies, any theft charges, any drug charges, any ID theft or bad check charges.

Yes, it says what it was for, when it happened, and the punishment.

Answer by jay j
everything

Answer by Earth: The Connected Home
If you are trying to get a job at a university, a radical Socialist background is helpful.

Answer by kola_mays
They are looking for criminal history!
And yes it is very detailed….it gives offenses, dates of offenses, and where those offenses occured. They also do not have to be felonies…misdemeanors are displyed as well.

Answer by DN4CER
Everything.

I did BI’s for a law enforcement agency and a city government, and we looked for ANY arrests, felony or misdemeanor.

We looked for civil law suits, restraining orders, divorces, tax cases, etc.

A good background investigation will find out EVERYTHING about any arrest, including all the details.

And yes, the background investigation will show the charge and what the outcome of the charge was.

Answer by TedEx
A criminal background check done through the Pennsylvania state police will come back, either,
no record
or, charges pending, or . convictions. It’s all there.

It is up to the individual employer. For example, a disorderly conduct charge at 18 may not mean a thing when you are 28, but a 2 year old conviction for possession would probably disqualify you for a job n a hospital.

Answer by Tia
Yea felons show on background checks. Pretty much anything that you’ve gotten arrested or charged with shows up. They don’t count driving tickets

Answer by Katina
Many times it depends on what your job description will be. Most financial institutions look for bank fraud, embezzlement, garnishments, etc. If you have a record, it depends on how severe and what it is for. You’d be suprised. Many employer background checks don’t go outside the state lines. I know :).

Answer by David D
Employers look for honesty. Having a criminal back ground is not nearly as big a deal as lying to your employer about it. If you lie on the application you’ll be done before you start.