Waitress Jobs

• A waitress works in a restaurant, serving food and drinks to clients. She also communicates with the public, handles money and deals with restaurant inventory. Waiting can be physically demanding, since heavy trays need to be lifted and you spend long periods standing. Friendly, organized people who enjoy working with the public do well in a waitress position.
  
  

Purpose

• The purpose of a background check is to determine whether a candidate has an indiscretion in the past that should bar them from employment in an industry. A person convicted of selling drugs, for example, may not be the best employee for a pharmacy. A person with excessive speeding tickets may not be right for a bus driver position. A background check is one of many tools employers use to determine which employee is right for the position.
  
  

Legality

• Background checks are perfectly legal in many states, but regulations vary depending on where the job is located. In some places, you must sign a waiver for an employer to perform a background check. In others, an employer can perform one without obtaining your consent. Check with the labor regulatory agency in your state to find out whether background checks are legal and whether consent must be obtained.
  
  

Waitress Background Checks

• Some employers do background checks; others don’t. When a waitress applies for a job, she can ask the manager or owner of the restaurant whether he is planning to do a background check. Not all negative marks on a background check will disqualify you from employment. Violent crimes or crimes involving money may be a problem when an employer is deciding whether to hire you.