How to beat A Criminal Background Check
How to Pass a Background Check!
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hi my name is Robert Lee and I'm a
paralegal here at white Brecker today I
want to talk to you about how to improve
your chances of passing a background
check almost everybody is taking a
background check whether you're applying
for a job an apartment trying to
purchase a firearm or applying for a
professional license or for another
reason
millions of Americans are subject to
background checks every year on Black
Friday alone over a hundred eighty-five
thousand background checks are performed
for the purchases of firearms in law and
approximately eighty percent of
employers conduct background checks and
although the numbers are largely
unreported a large majority of landlords
actually perform background checks on
their tenants you might be asking what
type of information is in a background
check background checks haven't become
an important part of life for most
Americans and unfortunately at least 65
million Americans will likely fail most
employment background checks due to
their criminal records however many
Americans are beginning to fail
background checks for reasons other than
their criminal records almost half of
employers now use your credit report in
their hiring process and seventy-seven
percent of employers reported using
social media to screen and recruit
potential employees in addition civil
court records driving records your
employment history and educational
backgrounds all have an integral part in
a background check there are many
elements to background checks some of
them which include criminal records
credit reports civil court records
social media also known as your web
footprint driving records professional
licenses educational backgrounds
references and the accuracy of your
application you're probably asking me
what can I do to improve my chances of
passing a background check this is what
you were watching this video for right
well our clients frequently asked what
they can do to pass a criminal
background check and while the answer to
this question is specific to each person
and there are in their situation there
are simple steps that can be taken to
improve your chances of passing a
background check
now the first you need to consider the
different factors above that we just
talked about which will cover it
individually in a second here second you
need to verify that your records are
accurate and unfortunately many studies
have found some serious errors and a
significant number of background checks
a study 12 a study back in 2012 study by
the National Consumer Law Center found
that rampant errors cost workers jobs
and skirt federal law criminal records
are the most common barrier in passing
most types of background checks a
conviction or even an arrest will
typically show up in a background check
regardless of how old it is while this
may seem unfair and must state your
criminal history remain in the public
records until you do something about it
for example if you were arrested in
Texas even for an offense which was
later dismissed your arrest record will
typically remain in the public recommend
until you take the legal action to
expunge it to make matters worse many
counties and states make these types of
records readily available to the public
without your consent or even your
knowledge there are states that have a
legal remedy to remove these records
from the public record typically
preventing them from appearing in a
background check
however these remedies are not available
in every state and the states that do
permit the removal of certain criminal
records often have complex laws and
procedures that can be difficult to
interpret without hiring an attorney and
that's what we're here for many states
have laws which permit the expungement
sealing or setting aside of certain
criminal records each state has its own
set of walls and unique terminology
however we will refer to these legal
remedies as expungements for the sake of
simplicity many states now have laws
that permit the expungement of criminal
records however each state has its own
set of qualifications and restrictions
and they can often have different
consequences when granted for an example
in California an expungement rules
in a conviction being dismissed you may
legally state that you have never been
convicted of a crime but the dismissed
charges will often appear in a
background check in contrast an
expungement in Texas applies to
circumstances where charges were
dismissed or there was not a finding of
guilt and if granted the expunged
criminal record will be destroyed and
treated as though it had never happened
if you have a criminal record that you'd
like to expunge we encourage you to take
our confidential online eligibility test
and you can find that below in our
description box to see if you qualify
for an expungement or similar criminal
record record removal service the test
is the greatest way to do that these
rules can be complex so we encourage you
to contact our experienced attorneys to
see if you qualify for an expungement
and we're happy to provide a
consultation to let you know what your
options are to remove charges from your
criminal record and even if you do not
qualify for an expungement our firm
would be happy to discuss what other
options you have in cleaning up your
criminal record if you do not currently
qualify for an expungement please don't
give up because many states are in the
process of enacting or expanding their
expungement laws and we expect to see
this trend continue in the meantime
sometimes the best way to deal with a
criminal record that cannot be expunged
is to be completely forthright and
honest with your employer there will be
some employers that will have company
policies where they cannot hire
employees with a criminal record but
this is not the case with all companies
because a background check will almost
always find a criminal record
honesty is usually the best policy now I
hope that this video has helped some of
you and if you're interested in finding
out if you're eligible for one of our
services please take our secure online
eligibility test listed in the
description box below and if you have
any other questions please visit please
visit our website at white record calm
and I hope to see you guys soon
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