Services Group of America did confirm that they do perform background checks and that they take place after a job offer is made.
Here’s what you need to know about background checks:
Many states don’t show charges or convictions that are more than seven years old, so if you are six years out, you may want to wait a little bit longer. Here are those states:
- California
- Colorado*
- Kansas*
- Maryland*
- Massachusetts
- Montana
- Nevada
- New Hampshire*
- New York*
- Texas*
- Washington*
*sometimes certain pay or salary bracket positions require one.
Many other states have decided not to show your not guilty convictions on a background check. However, they do show all guilty convictions regardless of how old they are. Here is a list of those states:
- Alaska
- California
- Hawaii
- Indiana
- Kentucky
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- New York
There are still plenty of states that show everything on their background checks. Here is a list of those:
- Alabama
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- Connecticut
- DC
- Delaware
- Florida
- Idaho
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- New Jersey
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oregon
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
Company ratings
There are not many reviews for the larger company, Services Group of America. However, we did find plenty of reviews for Food Services of America, which is their largest company. For this section, we looked at FSA reviews that related to overall company culture.
Food Services of America scored a 3.4 out of a possible 5 on the website glassdoor.com and 60% of people would recommend working there to a friend.
Some of the most interesting points were:
- Most people praised the higher-than-average pay and great benefits. Many of their jobs are part of a union, so this isn’t surprising.
- People also seemed to genuinely enjoy their coworkers.
- They loved getting free soda and gym access.
- The jobs are physically demanding and that the work hours can be long.
- There were the usual complaints about management, but that is always going to depend on the location. Everyone has different experiences.
What felonies Services Group of America will not hire
The company didn’t tell us the specific convictions would stop an application in its tracks. The next section will go over hiccups, though.
What felony convictions might have a hard time getting hired here?
You may still be wondering, does Services Group of America hire felons? We know that they do, but remember that they said hiring decisions are based on the nature and date of the conviction and how it will impact their business.
That means that they’ll be looking at your individual charges. If you have any theft charges on your record, then you may not be offered a job that puts you in a position to handle money. Also, if you have serious driving charges, you may not be considered for a job as a delivery driver.
Does Services Group of America hire sex offenders?
Unfortunately, the company didn’t tell us directly and we couldn’t find any firm info online.
Does Services Group of America drug test?
We could not find any information directly answering this question, but it is likely that they do. We base this off of what we know about the type of jobs they have available. For many of them, you are required to work around heavy equipment, so they likely do drug testing.
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