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The jobs I'm referencing are W2 with insurance and are often sent to big clients like Home Depot or 7-11 or whoever. The company that signs the check is some random agency, yes.

I would be shocked if you fail this background check. My experience across many such jobs has been that they just check for convictions using your drivers license.

If you get an offer and don't pass the background check, you actually have the right to appeal the decision I think.

But if you aren't getting the offer, your name is too unique, your work history is too uniquely tied to your name, and you need to apply with a nickname that is quite different from your real legal name (which is what my wife does as a cultural Chinese thing.