What you need to know about Walmart’s background check process
It’s policy to conduct a background check for all potential employees
Like the vast majority of employers, Walmart conducts background checks on potential new hires to limit the risk to the company, its employees, and customers. Here’s what you need to know about Walmart’s background check and the grounds for disqualification.
The Walmart background check
While Walmart focuses on criminal checks, they also look into a couple of other things. Here’s what Walmart is interested in:
Criminal records
Walmart will look at felonies and misdemeanor arrests and convictions for the previous 7 years. Violent, sexual, drug, and financial/larceny offenses are most likely grounds for disqualification. Walmart does not hire violent criminals.
Note: Expunged records will not show up on a background check.
Identity confirmation
This includes address history and Social Security number validation. Hiring managers want to confirm what you say on your application is true. If an old address doesn’t match where you said you graduated from high school, this dishonesty could lead to disqualification.
Sex Offender Registry
On the state and/or federal level. If a sex crime was convicted more than 7 years ago, it won’t show up on the criminal check. Presence on the sex offender list is grounds for disqualification; Walmart doesn’t hire convicted sex offenders.
Credit score
Depending on state law, they may check credit scores. You have to give express permission for this. A poor credit score may flag a potential hire in an accounting or money-handling position, and may lead to disqualification.
Employment and education history
They want to verify the truth of your application. Dishonesty with either previous jobs or education is a reason not to hire you.
Job eligibility at Walmart: Put your best foot forward
Be truthful during your background check, regardless of what you expect the check to reveal. Answer each question in the application and interview honestly and thoroughly. Walmart supports the Ban the Box initiative, so you won’t answer a question about convictions on the application. But don’t fill in false dates for other jobs to cover up a gap in employment! If something not listed on your applications show up during the background check, you’ll be banned from working in any Walmart property.
It’s up to the location hiring manager to make the call. So do your best to make a personal connection!
Comments
It's been 2 weeks and my background says still in the process.
Been through 5 interviews but when my background came back I never got the job
My charge poss of firearms during a drug trafficking crime July 6th 2018 i did 8yrs no violence
I have a possession of firearm
What if you only have mismidener charges
So 18 years ago I had a felony and it’s not violent. It’s not stealing and I can’t get a job there is that what you’re telling me 18 years ago that sucks.
I was told that I would not pass a background check all my felony's were 10 years ago non violent I think that if we have done our time we should not be looked down on by any employer . This system is flawed a man trying to find work and can't cause of something he has already paid for should be illegal
No it shouldn’t disqualify you.
They did a background check that took over a month. They went back 37 years here in Virginia. Then they did an adverse action form to allow me to explain everything and still turned me down. Two days later they said I was no longer interested in the job.
They will even hire me as over night stocker with 2nd robbery from 2009