Our sources say White Castle will do a background check sometime during the hiring process.
Here’s what you need to know about background checks:
Each state is different. Be informed of the laws in yours. The states on this list only go back seven years, for example:
- California
- Colorado*
- Kansas*
- Maryland*
- Massachusetts
- Montana
- Nevada
- New Hampshire*
- New York*
- Texas*
- Washington*
(* sometimes certain pay or salary bracket positions require one.)
Even better, if you were found not guilty in these states, those court cases won’t even show up:
- Alaska
- California
- Hawaii
- Indiana (limited check)
- Kentucky
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- New York
However, you should be aware if your state is on this list. They can and will see your entire record, including the not guilty verdicts:
- Alabama
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- Connecticut
- DC
- Delaware
- Florida
- Idaho
- Indiana (extensive check)
- Iowa
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- New Jersey
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oregon
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
Company ratings
We surfed the internet to research White Castle’s ratings. On glassdoor.com, they scored 3.4 out of 5 stars. Of the 267 reviews, most of the previous and current employees say they like the customer service, paid time off and free meals. The negative reviews mostly talked about the long hours and bad customer experiences.
What felonies White Castle will not hire
They didn’t tell us if there were any felonies that made a candidate unhireable, but we have some insight on charges they aren’t going to love seeing.
What felony convictions might have a hard time getting hired here?
Does White Castle hire felons? They do, on an individual basis. But keep in mind that some felonies might hurt your chances. The following felonies may make it tougher to get hired at White Castle:
- Theft and fraud, because chances are you’ll run the cash register from time-to-time.
- Violent crimes, since you’ll be interacting directly with the general public.
- Drug and alcohol charges, because you could be working in the back around the kitchen equipment.
Does White Castle hire sex offenders?
We’re not 100% sure on this one, but we’re leaning towards no. If White Castle hires sex offenders, they haven’t made it known.
Does White Castle drug test?
The person we spoke to didn’t mention it. Plus, according to our online sources, White Castle doesn’t perform any type of drug test.
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