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Thursday, June 28. 2007
A Series Of Coincidences To Camp?
Well, I'm off to the Young Adults camp at Nanoose Bay Camp this weekend. In addition, I've been drafted as a counselor for the Kid's Camp in the following week, so I'm going to be away for 10 days.
The draft was interesting. On Monday, my Youth Pastor calls me up and asks if I could be a camp counselor for Kid's Camp because they were desperate for volunteers. Unfortunately, he knew that I was unemployed, so it's pretty hard to lie about being busy.
There was one problem though, all counselors were required to pass a criminal record check. And no, the problem isn't that I have a criminal record. The problem was that a check would require at least 5 business days before it was complete, so it was unlikely that the check could be completed before the camp started.
We were trying to figure out how we could resolve this, and then it hit me. I remembered that Yahoo had already started a background check on me in early June, so they should have some documentation showing that my background was clean. I got off the phone and contacted Yahoo about this. Then, the strangest coincidence happened.
The draft was interesting. On Monday, my Youth Pastor calls me up and asks if I could be a camp counselor for Kid's Camp because they were desperate for volunteers. Unfortunately, he knew that I was unemployed, so it's pretty hard to lie about being busy.
There was one problem though, all counselors were required to pass a criminal record check. And no, the problem isn't that I have a criminal record. The problem was that a check would require at least 5 business days before it was complete, so it was unlikely that the check could be completed before the camp started.
We were trying to figure out how we could resolve this, and then it hit me. I remembered that Yahoo had already started a background check on me in early June, so they should have some documentation showing that my background was clean. I got off the phone and contacted Yahoo about this. Then, the strangest coincidence happened.
I heard the mailman come by, so I went outside to check for mail. There was a large envelope for me. I opened it up, and it was a report from my background check. Yahoo had already finished, and they sent me a copy in the mail. This was my ticket for camp. Coincidence or miracle? Can I get an amen from the back?
Anyway, I looked through the report, and it's quite amazing how in-depth they looked into my background. People who lie about having certain degrees or credentials beware; employers actually go out to verify this information.
Here's a few of the databases / checks that they looked at:
Pretty interesting stuff. And no, I didn't show up in any of these lists of databases.
So, it was really handy that I just got these documents. I'll be at camp for 10 days, 6 of which with probably crazy kids
. I won't have internet access, so I won't have a chance to reply to anything.
It'll be nice to get away after finishing interviews (which tend to be fairly stressful). It's a good chance to recharge and enjoy the beautiful West Coast before I head south.
Anyway, I looked through the report, and it's quite amazing how in-depth they looked into my background. People who lie about having certain degrees or credentials beware; employers actually go out to verify this information.
Here's a few of the databases / checks that they looked at:
- Canadian Criminal Record Check
- Canadian Federal Criminal Record Check
- Canadian Sex Offenders Database
- Equifax Credit Check
- Global Watch Alert Database
- U.S. National Criminal Record Databases
- Global Terrorism Watch Lists
- Financial Crime Databases
- Politically Exposed Persons Databases
- Money Laundering Databases
- Corporate Scandals Databases
- Terrorist Financing Databases
- Fraud and Corruption Lists
Pretty interesting stuff. And no, I didn't show up in any of these lists of databases.
So, it was really handy that I just got these documents. I'll be at camp for 10 days, 6 of which with probably crazy kids
. I won't have internet access, so I won't have a chance to reply to anything.It'll be nice to get away after finishing interviews (which tend to be fairly stressful). It's a good chance to recharge and enjoy the beautiful West Coast before I head south.
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