If an employer wanted to do a background check what would be the limits? Like would they have access to your medical history? and if so as someone with ASPD this would be a huge problem.
I work in entertainment so it wouldn’t really affect anything but still. Being a literal sociopath isn’t a good look. That’s why I haven’t told anyone irl. It wouldn’t look good to an employer. Could it hold me back? And if so is there anyway I can withhold such information?
In the US. I believe the most invasive they can get is a credit check. (With your permission.) They will also call past employers to confirm years of employment and maybe check if you are eligible for rehiring.
Certainly not medical history.
We’re also assuming anything that shows up on the internet about you is fair game for a manager or HR person when making a hiring decision.
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Employer background checks won’t show medical history, at least for the Private Sector.
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Another day I am happy to not be living in the US.
In most countries they are not allowed to access medical records of any kind (read it’s illegal). If the job requires it they can required to be tested “fit for the job”. Even though they pay for that they only get a yes or no but no specifics
Depends on your country and the law. In the EU AFAIK this would be classified as medical and illegal to query without your consent. And I’ve never heard of anyone who isn’t a doctor getting such a request.
Doctors usually get a ‘required to be vaccinated’ thingy, but else? Never heard of it.
I worried about that myself. I have a lot of baggage but I look at it like this; if they were so picky like that, I would not want to work for them anyway. Don’t stress it, seriously.
Normal employment background check only looks for criminal convictions.
the only mental health thing I’m aware of being publicly available is commitments, and in most localities that requires an initial involuntary hold followed by evaluation and a hearing. and even that I think only counts for clearances, gun rights, and possibly licenses concerning public safety such as doctors, social workers, etc. rando employers should not be able to access that info afaik (this is a summary of the relevant part of the speech I give to patients when they ask if they want to change their status to involuntary and what the process looks like if the doctor disagrees that they need care, what their rights are in that situation, etc.). even with that idk that they can see what you were committed for just that you were. I’m not sure how hard they’d have to dig to get access to the mental health board evaluation that led to the commitment. I talked my way out of a commitment after an involuntary hold and have had a few incidents since where I even talked myself out of the hold to begin with and it never even affected me getting licensed (fellow cluster b PD here, hiiiii).
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