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misdemeanor reckless driving-bring up during OCI int?
Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 2:07 pm
by gilgamesh23
I got a misdemeanor for a reckless driving when I was 19 for driving 80+ on a freeway in VA (yeah, bs right? a freaking misdomeanor for driving over 80 on a freeway, but whatever). Is this something I should mention in my OCI interviews? Do employers even check for stuff like this?
Thanks for the advice
Re: misdomeanor reckless driving-bring up during OCI int?
Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 2:15 pm
by mths
why would you mention a midemeanor in an interview?
Re: misdomeanor reckless driving-bring up during OCI int?
Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 2:16 pm
by kaiser
Law students say the darndest things...
Re: misdomeanor reckless driving-bring up during OCI int?
Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 2:16 pm
by Emma.
mths wrote:why would you mention a midemeanor in an interview?
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Re: misdomeanor reckless driving-bring up during OCI int?
Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 2:18 pm
by gilgamesh23
so it's not something that later blindsides the recruiter...
Re: misdomeanor reckless driving-bring up during OCI int?
Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 2:24 pm
by gilgamesh23
also thanks for the constructive advice...
Re: misdomeanor reckless driving-bring up during OCI int?
Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 2:46 pm
by mths
gilgamesh23 wrote:also thanks for the constructive advice...
it is constructive
Don't bring attention to the negative, they don't give a shit about your misdemeanor. C&F on the other hand...
Re: misdemeanor reckless driving-bring up during OCI int?
Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 3:19 pm
by 5ky
As an aside, VA interstates are kind of dumb. A number of them are 70mph, but over 80 is an auto-reckless driving ticket. So 10 mph over the limit = reckless driving.
Re: misdemeanor reckless driving-bring up during OCI int?
Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 3:23 pm
by NotMyRealName09
Yes, bring it up first thing. Make a good first impression with your honesty......................are you serious? Why would you ever bring this up?????
You know what would blindside your interviewer? Your unsolicited confession that you are a convicted criminal. Wow. I hope you were kidding. I hope this wasn't a serious question.
And yes, they might check you out, but who cares? Even DUIs won't disqualify you from C&F or getting hired unless they are habitual. Tell them when / if they ask, but for the love of god, don't offer it up yourself.
Re: misdemeanor reckless driving-bring up during OCI int?
Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 3:28 pm
by mths
NotMyRealName09 wrote:
You know what would blindside your interviewer? Your unsolicited confession that you are a convicted criminal.
I'd like to say that this was really funny.
Re: misdemeanor reckless driving-bring up during OCI int?
Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 3:42 pm
by Grizz
Disclose disclose disclose
Re: misdomeanor reckless driving-bring up during OCI int?
Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 4:22 pm
by IzziesGal
mths wrote:gilgamesh23 wrote:also thanks for the constructive advice...
it is constructive
Don't bring attention to the negative, they don't give a shit about your misdemeanor. C&F on the other hand...
C&F won't give a s--- about this either, so long as you disclose it and don't try to hide it.
See, Barbri, I *am* learning something from your MPRE outline....even if I do fail miserably tomorrow.