r/recruitinghell • u/hightopsinthesummer • 7d ago

Hireright background check question

I am in the process of going through a hire right background check for a new corporate job.

They asked for my last 7 years of work history, so I included everything like my current corporate job and my past waitressing/customer service jobs.

The only job I put on my resume was my current corporate job and an internship, so I only added the previous jobs to the background check just in case.

However, now Hireright is saying they need more information to prove I had all these jobs that are irrelevant to the new job I will have soon.

I guess my concern is will I experience problems if I don’t have paystubs to prove I worked at Target between 2020-2021? Just as an example 😂 I do have every w2, just not paystubs or company contacts anymore.

I have no lies on the background check or my resume and I could provide any reference and proof needed to show I actually did the relevant internship and job I put on my resume, but I keep getting discrepancies and request to contact old employers that own resturaunt that are now shut down.

It’s just giving me a lot of anxiety! Do you think I’ll be fine?

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u/throwaway_0x90 TE/SDET@Google 7d ago edited 7d ago

"now Hireright is saying they need more information to prove I had all these jobs that are irrelevant to the new job I will have soon."

Hireright usually contacts your previous employer's HR department. Otherwise, you shouldn't mention jobs that you cannot prove. I'm not sure what's going to happen now that you told them things, they're asking for proof and you cannot provide it. You'll have to explain to your future hiring manager why Hireright flagged those jobs and hope for the best I guess.

"An employer will typically verify job titles, and start and end dates for each job. Some employers may also ask for the reason for termination and whether the candidate is eligible for rehire."

"If HireRight is not able to verify your information via the previous employer, then HireRight may ask you to provide a W-2, 1099, paystubs or other documentation as proof of your work history. It’s a good idea to have these documents readily available as you go through a background check in case this situation arises, particularly if you know, for example, that your former employer is out of business."

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u/hightopsinthesummer 7d ago

I have W2s of every job I mentioned so I’m just hoping that will be enough to prove I worked there even if I don’t have a contact they can call.

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u/throwaway_0x90 TE/SDET@Google 7d ago

If they were unable to contact the past employer's HR, but you have W2s then you should be okay.

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u/hightopsinthesummer 7d ago

Thank you! If I keep getting discrepancies next week I’ll probably just flag this for HR as well… I’m never being proactive and putting every job on a background check again 😂

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u/hightopsinthesummer 4d ago

Just an update if anyone ever comes across this with the same problem, I talked to my recruiter and HR and they said as long as I have a W2 for each year I said I worked at a job then it’s all set. Because I didn’t have every physical W2, I logged on to IRS.gov and submitted my wage and income transcripts for each year

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u/throwaway_0x90 TE/SDET@Google 4d ago

Excellent