Looking for work, cannot pass background check

8 points by sskalnik a day ago

I have been out of work for some time due to difficulties passing a background check. To be clear, I have not committed any crimes, nor have I been convicted; to keep a long story short, someone filed false charges against me over a year ago, and after fighting a legal battle for the better part of the past year, I "took a deal" in which "charged with a crime" will be on my background check until August 2025; the alternative was to wait another two years to go to trial and prove the charges to be patently false. This has made it even more difficult to secure any sort of work than I could have imagined. I can provide an exhaustive number of references, success stories, etc. I understand that I am asking any potential employer to take a risk, but I can assure you that my abilities are stellar, and my loyalty to anyone willing to simply give me a chance to work like a dog for a fraction of market rate will be so immense as to be difficult to describe in words.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sskalnik/

nyc1983 12 hours ago

I wouldn’t consider hiring you. But not because of what you describe but because there is no photo on your LinkedIn but a weird snake illustration.

whatnotests2 20 hours ago

Many smaller companies and startups don't do any background check at all.

Try one of them.

jf22 11 hours ago

I haven't had a background check done in a long time. Smaller companies don't even bother.

Malidir 16 hours ago

Freelance? Start your own company?

giantg2 14 hours ago

I hate this. People having been charges with a crime n the past shouldn't be ruining their lives. You're supposed to be innocent until proven guilty, but all these companies (and government) use mere charging as an indicator of guilt to deprive you of privileges and opportunities.