Getting your full work history is achievable, provided you are able to access different sources for years 'worth of employment records. Resourcefulness will go a long way in search of your work history together. Be prepared to gather information to create a complete timeline.

  1. Review your employee manual to request a copy of your file to your workplace. Some state laws require employers to provide copies in a number of days. In other states, current and former employees are allowed to view only the contents of an employment record. Request a copy of your job, depending on your policy of the employer '.

  2. Search your files private affairs for copies of tax returns. Your W-2 forms for each year are attached to paper copies income tax. Retrieve an electronic copy on your computer if you file your taxes online. Note the names and tax identification numbers from the federal government of your previous employers. Contact the Internal Revenue Service to request copies of transcripts if you do not have electronic copies, or drive on your tax return. The IRS creates transcripts for each tax year, but it is a very slow process which can take several weeks to receive your transcript.

  3. Call the Social Security Administration to request information on historical payments of SSA. The list of payments will not contain names of the employer, but the annual salary amounts can help you remember the names of previous employers. Contact companies that you remember and apply policy on obtaining copies of your employment records.

  4. Search All other files that you store in your home. Check the praise, calling cards or reading of files you have selected after leaving a job for another employer. This can help you create a timeline of the history of your work.

  5. Contact the National Security Agency or the Department of Defense if you 've never had a security clearance. Clearance surveys contain a wealth of information, as well as extensive professional background for Top Secret clearance.

  6. To order copies of your credit reports from three offices: Experian, TransUnion and Equifax. It 's possible that your credit report will show your work history for many years.


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