They will not hire you if your misdemeanor was for any type of violence within 7 years. Lowes WILL NOT hire offenders, even non-violent, no-contact offenders. When Lowes checks your background they are looking for felonies, sex offenders and they look nationally not just local.

Officially, Home Depot hire felons. They have signed up to Ban the Box so they won’t ask if you have a criminal record on the application form. A few people have told us that having any kind of record has been a problem but others have been hired.

Does Home Depot run a background check? Yes! Like all other big companies in America, Home Depot hiring policies require every applicant to go through a background check. As you may have experienced in the past, a background check is usually what kills a felon’s chances of getting a job.

It could take up to 1 week to complete the background check. Employees and former job applicants state that it takes anywhere from 24 hours to 1 week to receive the result of the background check. There are a few reasons why it may take longer to receive the results of the background check.

Home Depot will do a pre-employment background check. According to online comments from employees, they check criminal records, credit history, previous employment and driving records. So, basically, you can expect them to check any information you provide on your application.

seven years

A background check will investigate a candidate’s background based on criteria determined by their prospective or current employer. A check of a candidate’s background may include employment, education, criminal records, credit history, motor vehicle and license record checks.

Most Common Background Checks for Employers

• Which employment screens are best for your organization?
• Criminal History Checks (National, Federal, County, etc.)
• Social Security Number Trace + Address History.
• Education and Employer Verification.
• Other Common Background Checks for Employers:

SEVEN-YEAR STATES: California, Colorado, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, Texas, and Washington. [In some of these states, the 7-year reporting restriction for convictions only applies if the applicant does not meet a certain salary threshold.

If in the state of California, a potential applicant would be offered a salary of at least $125,000.00, the CRA can go back as far as 10 years.

7 – 10 years

However, these eleven states restrict both public and private sector employers from asking about criminal records on job applications:

• California.
• Connecticut.
• Hawaii.
• Illinois.
• Massachusetts.
• Minnesota.
• New Jersey.
• Oregon.

Many employers conduct background and reference checks during the hiring process, prior to offering a candidate the job. However, in some cases, a job offer may be contingent upon the results of the background check. During this time, if the results are unsatisfactory, they have the legal right to fire you.”

Practical information & advice. You only have to disclose your record to an employer if they ask you. Many employers ask at some point and if your convictions are unspent, you legally need to disclose them. If they ask you and you don’t disclose, they could later revoke the job offer or you could be dismissed.

State & Multi-state Employment Background Checks Not all states make county criminal records available. To make sure your results are thorough, you’ll want to run a state background check for each state in which the applicant has resided.

Level 3 is the most common type of background check. It consists of screening criminal history, education, previous employment history, and reference checks. The level three background check reports could also include the results of pre-employment drug testing if requested.

Yes, you can lie about your employment history. You can also get caught out and be fired for doing so – even prosecuted if you have committed some fraud. Employers may well ask you for a reference from an employer if it is specifically related to the role they have engaged you for.