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Originally posted by HotDamnImAPhiMu
With some jobs you have to. Any government job, for example. And there's a spot that says, "Can we contact this employer?"

But you're right, I'm sure if she's wanting to apply at XYZ Public Relations Firm, they're just going to want to know about the 2 year stint at ABC PR Firm and the three years at DEF PR Firm, but not every little "make ends meet" job she had in between.

Any job requiring a security clearance will have every job investigated. And depending on the level of security clearance, use of W2 information is used to verify information (you sign a form allowing them to check your credit, your tax status, etc etc etc etc). No skeletons in the closet allowed with those.