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Re:Ask HN: Strategies to land fully remote $250k+ job by 1991g on Sunday December 19, 2021 @05:24PM (#29619081)
> It can be tracked during your background check (using SSN). They will make you sign a form that you authorize them to perform such a check.

Can you show me a background check service that offers a list of previous employers found by SSN? I did not know that exists. Unless they're consulting the IRS, I don't know how it could exist.

Background checks as I understand them, tend to check things like: credit score, contacting references (that you provide), criminal records etc. Primarily publicly available information.

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Re:Ask HN: Strategies to land fully remote $250k+ job by AmericanBlarney on Sunday December 19, 2021 @09:50PM (#29621069)
Had one done, received the packet and they had everything going back to my internships. I think many large employers voluntarily report the info to an employment verification service for mutual benefit.
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Re:Ask HN: Strategies to land fully remote $250k+ job by 0xBDB on Tuesday December 21, 2021 @07:31PM (#29643981)
https://theworknumber.com/

You can check your own for free. Employers buy in bulk. Mine is completely accurate and includes full and accurate W2 info, i.e., salary and bonus (not stock grant) history to the dollar. Lying on a resume is generally a bad idea.

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