We require all candidates to submit to a background investigation. What will be the worst thing we find in your background check?

When responding to this question, focus on thinking back to any disputes you had with a neighbor, poor credit, tickets or citations, criminal or civil charges, arrests, drug use, or family members who have been in trouble with the law. Most background investigations are in-depth, and investigators will discover everything about you. If you have something troubling in your past, this is your opportunity to tell the interviewer what they will find and explain the situation.

As with any interview question, honesty is the best policy. Avoid telling the interviewer that there will be nothing terrible found during the background investigation if there is something they will discover. Even if you had something expunged from your record or the record was sealed, most investigators will still find out what happened in your past.

"The worst thing you will find in my background check is a speeding ticket I had 10 years ago. I was going 10 miles per hour over the speed limit on the freeway and was cited. I paid my fine and have not sped since."