How do companies verify work history if the companies have closed or I was self employed? (non driving jobs)
Work verification.
Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Steel Maverick, Feb 26, 2015.
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They can use tax records. You did file a return on your self employment income, yes?
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Just put their phone number on the app and your bosses name.There was a couple companies that closed and I have never been questioned on them.Companies are manly looking for a work history and if there is gaps between employment you need to fill that in.
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I think I would be screwed right now if I were applying for one of the big "Cookie Cutter" companies. When the housing bubble happened in 2008, I was laid off as a estimator. I played golf & went fishing for a year before I seriously looked for employment. Not sure how that would work out on a trucking application.....lol
Recruiter: Mr. John, you don't show any employment from 2008-2009. Could you document what you were doing?
Me: Sure...... I was hauling some huge Striper fish outta the Chesapeake Bay, and trying to lower my handicap from 6 to a 3.skyviper73 Thanks this. -
I have almost a 10 year hole where a company closed, ower died, and that is what I put. Never been questioned about that.
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As far as tax records go, that only shows an income, not actual time on a job. Sure you can show a tax return of $50,000 for the year, but that could be only 6 months of actual work, when that job probably paid over $100,000.
You have to verify all time off work (laid off), or out on worker's comp, etc,etc. These are called gaps in employment.RetiredUSN Thanks this. -
Never produce tax records, they are meaningless. Just put down the company name and number and let them deal with finding out the info.
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All the potential employer "has to do" is make an attempt to contact former employers. They have to show in the files, attempts were made. I cannot say for sure, but a "set number" of attempts are supposed to be made, before they give up, and make note of it.
I have a former employer, that simply REFUSES to give any kind of reference for me and any other former employee. Any future employer I applied at, I told them that XYZ Trucking WILL NOT cooperate.
They find out later, I ain't lying. But they make note of it in the file that they made "several attempts". -
accidental double posting, my bad.
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