What happens after you’re fired from a company? Is there a public do not hire list? How do I find out what’s on my record? If you’re asking yourself these questions, there’s good news – you can relax. There’s no such thing as a permanent record and there’s no black list for those who have been fired in the past.
If there was no court case or any type of media coverage, your reason for termination is not public information. However, keep in mind that the media can consist of anything from a news report to a co-worker’s Facebook posts to a simple tweet on Twitter. But, generally, someone won’t be able to find your reason for termination through a Google search.
There may not be a public record, but don’t think that means your secret is safe. There are definitely private records out there. Every company you’ve ever worked for has their own record on you. Thanks to technological advances that have led to the human resources systems that we have today, a company’s record of your employment could become permanent even if it’s sold to someone else.
When it comes to reference checks, most companies will simply verify your dates of employment and your job titles. But some managers may seem to be eager to tell the reference checker all about you. If you’re worried that previous managers might be saying more than you want them to, call and ask the employer what they would say about you. If you have any suspicions that they are telling you one thing and telling your potential future employers something else, then consider paying a reference firm to do a reference check for you. Lucky for you, if your previous employer is chatting away about why you were terminated, you can tell them to stop by having a lawyer or the reference firm get involved.
There is no publicly accessible do not hire list but it’s completely legal for a company to share their records and tell anyone checking your references the exact reason you were fired though this is certainly not a “best practice” on their part for a wide variety of reasons. But, the good news is you can change that.
For more information, click here: http://evilhrlady.org/2015/03/will-this-go-on-my-permanent-record.html
Share Your Thoughts