How do you answer 'Have you ever been convicted of a crime' on a job application?

(3) On October 3, 2008 at 1:17 am Mjj23 [0] said:

Note: Mjj23 changed "How do you answer 'Have you ever been convicted of a crime' on a job application?" to "How do you answer 'Have you ever been convicted of a crime' on a job application if you commited the crime at seventeen years of age?".

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(2) On August 26, 2008 at 12:51 am Tarareid [0] said:

My advice is to answer "no" even if you have been convicted. I state this from personal experience. When I was younger I was dating a guy who was dating someone besides me. I confronted him with cheating on me in front of her. He assaulted me while she was there. I fought back. He used to work as an aid at an attorney's office and knew the law. Him and this chick had me charged with assault and battery. I had a court appointed attorney who told me to plead guilty or go to jail. So, I had a misdemeanor on my record, had to serve a year probation, and go anger counseling. I always put no on apps b/c I knew I would never get a job if I did. 12 years later I finally got the charges exponged. I did nothing wrong. I am not a criminal and refused to be treated like one. I never got caught. Now that is justice.

(1) On July 27, 2006 at 2:20 pm 24.106.206.113 said:

The best way to answer this question is to be honest. Though, you can also safely elude this question, by not checking 'yes' or 'no'. Instead, get your own criminal background check done in your local county (usually no more than $5-$15) then attach this to your application and when the question is asked simply state "criminal record is attached" without checking 'yes' or 'no'. This way you do not lie and you have safely eluded giving too much information. Of course, for this to work in your favor the criminal record should be clear of any charges. Therefore, either the crime should have been more than 5-7 years ago or you live in a different county than where the crime took place. The employer may still complete their own background check, but at least you didn't lie and it at least gets you an interview opposed to your application completely pushed to the side.

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