Just sharing, as I filed a case for discrimination after a very successful 6+ months on the job, with a company that didn't do a proper background check. I am an ex offender. In my locale an employer can not ask about your background until a job offer is made. I revealed my background to the local HR, who showed little concern as a background check would be done and thanked me for being forthright. I later informed my supervisor. I was so successful in training in this startup, that I was offered and accepted the lead position, becoming the defacto trainer for new members in our team. Though the details of how I was dismissed, on the day after I received two staff commendations makes for a good story, the bottom line is that the background check did not reveal my felony, which was a federal not state, felony. In other words, though I was forthright, because the company didn't get access to my federal charge, they in essence didn't know I had a background. Best of all, which will most likely assist in winning my case, in my dismissal, they stated if they had known, they would not have hired me, which is in direct violation of the state and local law. All of that really means nothing as I lost a job I really loved and have been unemployed for now almost 3 months. Thankfully my job was to teach people how to find and keep a job and I have great skills and experience. I also have the only ace up my sleeve any job hunter can have, perseverance. Finding a job is a job. Be diligent in your approach and seek out all the help you can. Hope is not a strategy and keep an open mind.