Employment Medical Check: Do I Say I Had Depression at One Point?

Question by michelle: Employment medical check: do I say I had depression at one point?
Was offered a job overseas. They say I have to pass medical check before I can sign the contract. The medical form asks all kinds of invasive questions (which I find offensive). Including one asking if I have ever had depression, or took “psychiatric medications.” It’s been many years since I had it and I’ve been perfectly fine, do I have to put down that I had or can I just say no. Will insurance companies actually check up on my medical history? What would you do?

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Answer by BushPilot69X
Is part of the questionnaire a release? If so, they will likely check your records.

And the reason they ask invasive questions is that the job is overseas, and they don’t want surprises when you get over there, since it’s expensive to send you back and forth.

It’s all about costs and risks associated with hiring you. If they feel you’ll be a potential liability, they’d rather not hire you.

What you decide to put on the application is up to you, but if you conceal a material fact, they could fire you and possibly even sue you for costs associated with travel, etc. after such concealment. Of course, if you do put it on there, you risk not getting hired at all.

Answer by Prasanna Vhd
I am assuming that you are an experienced candidate for the profession where the overseas job for which you now selected.

It is also sure that you have worked now consistently for no of years with self confidence for in your field in which the expertise now you obtained is good enough for them to employ you. The earlier govt department/organisation or public company or autonomous body where you worked would mention all good about you in your their experience Certificate issued to you.

It is so long back years ago you had the depression for which medical records are there,if you have mentioned in the last employment the particular of the same here also it is better you provide the details.
If the details given to the earlier employer is suppressed now that when your particulars referred to the previous by the Overseas Employer now at a later date that might adversely affect your employment.”Once query is query for Ever”

Eliminate the fear and provide the details as per the old records with truth.Employer expects truth,honesty,your dependency in maintaining their secrecy and your expertise which are major contributing factors.

Insurance companies do check the details it is better provide the same details, they also recognise your being fit for job as of now .There are provisions long back illness are not viewed very much seriously.

Be bold and best of luck!!! “Get ready for Bon voyage Soon”!!!

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