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.
My therapist told me that a diagnosis of a mental health disorder means you have a disability*. So if they choose not to hire you because of your ASPD diagnosis, in the US at least, that’s discrimination against a protected class. I have AvPD, and that was a concern for me too
*(although many disorders don’t always earn the label “disability” when a person is seeking benefits)
Yeah, but good luck proving that. My partner is disabled, and has learned to avoid disclosing her disability until after she gets hired. Because if she mentions it during the interview process, she’ll get ghosted every time.
Proving it usually requires proving a pattern of behavior. And as an individual applicant who isn’t in touch with the other applicants (both past and present), that’s basically impossible to do.
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Employer background checks won’t show medical history, at least for the Private Sector.
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