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Spectral Swallow
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Hey, I was at work today and realized "I hate my job." Now, I have quite a bit of money saved up(I actually work three jobs) so I quit my (first) job today and am thinking about going to college. The thing is, I did some stuff in my childhood and early adult years that may not be so good(I'm 21 now) I don't think anything major, but I was wanting to be a teacher, so I'd like to do my OWN background check before I throw money at a profession where I can't get a job. So does anyone have any idea about what they would look for/what would get me disqualified? Also a good place for a thorough background check(preferably the one they would use). Thanks.
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You could definitely do your own/acquire a background check somewhere (police station? courthouse? Google may help find out where you can get one), but I don't know if after doing that you'd honestly be able to see how much it may effect your future career applications. What do the offenses mean to an employer? That's what this forum will probably be able to help out with if you can't do so yourself.
The most common check that I know of is the National Agency Check with Local Agency Check and Credit Check (NACLC). Basically - do you have an arrest record, or warrants, and your credit record. That's it. No investigators going door to door, nothing that complex. I know they cost about 75$ or so, but i've always gotten mine through the government, so I couldn't tell if you that service is available to average Joe. But if a check is run on you, that's what i'm sure you can expect.
Also my divorce was a bit messy, she filed a restraining order, then canceled it 3 days later. Then filed another one, then broke it the next day, which my divorce overlapped from 17 to 18 so I didn't know if those records would be sealed.
You were married, and then divorced, by 17?
Yea that's crazy. In all but 2 states, legal marrying age is 18. I know you can get exempted if your parents both sign off on it, but still, that's crazy.
Regarding your question, I asked a public school teacher I know in the state of VA, and she said it is a "basic state police check for felonies/child abuse" but she was never told explicitly what are the disqualifiers. They don't fingerprint you, but they do want to know if you have any record of anything other than a traffic violation.
As for federal government jobs, that depends on if you're trying to get a security clearance or not. If not, then I would not expect them to be any more discriminating than your average employer.