Are there companies that you can hire to do a check for you on what is on your records so you know what the agencies will be getting when checking your history?

I would like to know what comes up in my employment history with each company I worked at, and how I was reviewed by each one, and what negative information they have on me so I can tell them ahead of time what they possibly will find when doing a background check. I think it is just hard to remember specific details about each job I had in the past so I don't know whether the information they have on file is accurate.

I would imagine that you could hire a private investigator.

Most employers today won't do much more than verify dates of employment. Many employers are even afraid to tell an investigator whether the person was fired, quit, etc. They are afraid of being sued. A good background investigator will usually find out one way or another. Often times the investigator will locate and speak with friends or previous co-workers, etc. to find out information that employers might be reluctant to divulge about the subject (record or no record). Often times co-workers provide a more accurate picture of what kind of employee the subject was.