Career Tip #19: Many potential job offers are lost at the very end, during the background check and drug testing phase, if unsavory items are discovered. If you are working with a recruiter, immediately disclose to them any negative items that might be revealed such as bad credit, bankruptcies, DUI’s, felonies, etc. so that an appropriate strategy for dealing with these can be discussed. Voluntarily disclosing these items to the potential employer prior to the background check will often be the wiser choice and possibly keep you from being eliminated from consideration.
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