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NBC TV's "Rossen Reports:" Background Check Mistakes Costs Jobs
December 01, 2012 - NBC TV's "Rossen Reports:" Background Check Mistakes Costs Jobs Rossen Reports: Background check mistakes cost jobs When you apply for a job, most employers will do a criminal background check. You may think it’s nothing to worry about if your record is clean, but experts are saying background companies are causing innocent people to lose their jobs by mistaking them for felons. NBC’s Jeff Rossen investigates. This content comes from Closed Captioning that was broadcast along with this program. >>> back now at 7:41 with "rossen reports." finding a new job is hard enough but now experts say there may be a hidden flaw that can ruin your chance of getting hired. today national inv...
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