The informal Google screen happens first
Many hiring managers run a name search before HR orders a certified background report. Trellis pages are built to match name queries, so they appear early.
Formal checks may come back clean while the Trellis link still shows a landlord-tenant case or old traffic matter. Candidates get dropped without ever knowing which URL sunk them.
Finance, law, and healthcare hit hardest
Regulated industries in the USA treat any court mention as a conversation starter. In India, multinational employers applying similar informal screens can see the same USA docket data if it ranks globally.
Volunteer roles and board seats increasingly use the same quick search habit. The bar is lower than a felony conviction, but the stigma sticks.
Getting ahead of the search
Audit your name plus middle initial, maiden name, and city. Fix Trellis accuracy issues before an offer stage, not after a rescinded letter.
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