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Don’t disclose, if it comes up then be ready to explain. Other than that enjoy the new role and do better 👍🏽
Most employers only confirm start and finish dates. I would be honest about the situation and explain as best you can.
Your new employer will likely just confirm employment dates and title (maybe) with The Work Number. Pull your own report to see what it says. Highly doubt they will actually call someone.
No big 4 gives a "firm level" reference anymore. You can ask former colleagues that hopefully do not know the circumstances of your departure to act as a personal reference. Some may not (it's technically not allowed), but some will.
Finally, confirm that you were let go for gross misconduct vs cause. There's a big difference. Gross misconduct means that you aren't eligible for COBRA.
providing a reference shouldn't meet that theyre allowed to refuse confirming that you worked there. Usually when you leave a company youre able to sign/not sign a document which prevents them from disclosing anything beyond the fact that you worked there.
Don't disclose anything. Former employers will confirm basic information. If the future employer wants you, it will happen.
Bro who cares ref- background check company only validate dates. When they call your company, an answering machine confirms the dates that’s it. Also you can choose “do not contact and just provide W2s instead on the background check form
I have done it before- the option wouldn’t exist if they don’t want it to. Upload W2s and chose do not contact
I might talk to a recruiter or maybe someone you know in an hr role to get their advice. If it’s not a criminal thing or law suit, my guess is it wouldn’t come up on a background check. If I was you I would probably avoid disclosing it, but be prepared to have an answer for what you learned and how you have changed. And then genuinely change. We all make mistakes, but that’s the opportunity to humble ourselves and learn. We don’t need to hide all of our mistakes but we don’t need to put them on parade either.
Even if your former employer won't provide a reference, they'll most likely provide the employment dates. Whatever you did, it may or may not turn up in a background check. But, you should probably find a way to bring it up yourself and offer your explanation, just in case in comes up, now or sometime in the future.
Your former employer must provide a reference stating your start and finish dates. They should not say more.
If you are a professional, they may have had to report you to your professional body. The new employer may find out that way.
You need to say why you left. Be honest but put it in the best light for you.
the former employer will confirm the dates worked and nothing more. But it is a small world and the new employer will find out what happened so it may be worth explaining it yourself. Sometimes it’s best to own it. Mistakes get made and we learn from them. If Your new employer is concerned you can proactively offer a probationary period to show that you acknowledge the issue.