Notarized letters ?

You know I am not sure exactly what she meant by that, and perhaps I should have inquired further but I had the felling that all I would get is a BS answer. So, I left the question sit and tried not to look a gift-horse in the mouth. You see I felt the need to work and was tired of recruiters/employers not answering the phones which was the case at that time.

The only thing we all had in common in that orientation class was all had an 'employment gap.' It was not experience, schooling, driving, work history, or anything else that seemed to get people in that orientation. Some had none of that! That is no exaggeration!

When talking to the Swift recruiter prior to orientation. The only thing he seamed interested in was the 'employment gap'. He was not interested in my schooling. My experience as a truck mechanic. And the fact I spent a year prior driving dump truck and crane 'did not count for crap.' Now if you were looking fill a job, someone with skills, qualifications, experience, or schooling, in the job, similar industry or related occupation would be interesting. That was not the case with Swift. I got was the feeling the recruiter thought my reason for my 'employment gap' was BS which it was not.

Fast forward a few years and this comes out: http://www.openonline.com/Home/News...in-Background-Check-Class-Action-Lawsuit.aspx

Now why would Swift spend money and time on background checks without telling prospects? The answer is they want profile potential employees for acceptability in government benefits without appearing to be discriminating to otherwise qualified candidates. There is no other reason to keep a background check on the down low. If being hired most people assume there background is up for review.

Yes that was quite surprising to me. After all, if I lied on a application I would expect not to get hired. If I could not understand or fill out an application I could assume I was not suited for the job. If I did not meet the qualifications a job applications was looking for I would expect not to get called. That was not the case here. It is like Swift was looking for applicants with an 'employment gap' more that anything else. A 'gap' that would indicate eligibility for the government benefit.

 

I had to get notarized letters...

Just be prepared to be treated worse than a felon. I had people accuse me of being in prison when I was actually taking care of my dying father. Whats screwed up is that some of the companies took felons... so why the hell is that a problem if you think I was in jail?

I had just about every company tell me that they didnt believe me, despite having letters from an Airline captain, a Professor, and a software executive. What the hell does it take to get someone to believe that someone would take care of their own father? Good lord.

So what ended up happening is that I went with Werner, they were the only ones who would take me... and it ended up being pretty good in the long run. I got my experience, but ended up getting into training instead of leaving. I tried flatbed for a few months and realized how good I really had it at Werner... so I went back and have been on a dedicated account.

Werner will give anybody a chance... we get a ton of CR England dropouts... and yet somehow we have a CSA score 3 times better. So... if someone really needs a chance to get back into trucking, Werner will give it to you. The pay wont be the best, but it wont be the worst either. Its a paycheck, its a nice truck, and itll get you working again.

 

I went back through orientation for Werner a few months ago... I thought it was funny that they had to tell people not to lie. The guy said "Remember not to lie about going to jail. We still hire people with records, but we dont hire people who lie about it"... hahaha

 

I guess if you feel the need to lie go with Swift. They will help you 'correct' your application so they can get you in a truck.

 

If they accuse you of having been in jail, tell them to prove it. That stuff will pop up on any background check worthy of the name. Shrug it off and laugh at them. That's an asinine assertion and easily disproven.

 

Unless you were dodging the tax man you could have sent swift your tax returns to prove you had a business. That's what I did when I got stupid for a week and applied there.