Background Checks?

[LDavid]

Arrests w/o convictions

This is a different question, but how much would arrests that didn't result in convictions adversely affect your chances of getting hired?

 

[fly4beer]

i have no idea about hiring into an airline. i don't know what they look for. i work for an Insurance/Annuity firm and work with our HR department and hire masters degree grads directly into our executive program. i don't hire directly but i do have some say on what reasons we should NOT hire someone. (and as exciting as all that is...my dream or mid life crisis or whatever is to fly...so if you're flying now...you are way ahead of me or anyone else with clean records...bird in the hand??>>>)

my advise is do a BG check...is it even listed? can you prove the allegations were false or didn't stick? unfortunatly i'll sum it up like this. sometimes we have 4 grads, we have one slot. HR can start looking for reasons to narrow the list. frankly if Johnny was head eagle of the boyscouts (or whatever and i hate when hiring comes to this) and danny wasn't...johnny is one leg up on danny....it can come down to such petty matters. so if johnny has a conviction, or an arrest or questionable history (employer repellant ) then he is easily not an option.

now...if there are 4 applicants and 4 slots etc...you get the picture. as hiring increases, qualifications decrease. it's the same with any industry to some level i believe.

 

[MVSW]

You definitely should find out what will show on your record with the NDR. If you are applying for an airline job, you will likely be asked to fill out a NDR database search consent form as part of your application paperwork. Not much chance of getting around having to fill out that form.

Where can you find out about you BG record??

 

[English]

Here's a company that does them...I think it costs a little over $100 dollars...


www.backgroundresults.com