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There are no questions, just a form asking me to sign to permit them to run a background check and a form to fill out my name, identification info, and most recent addresses. I just wanted to get out ahead of the conviction in case they are concerned about it.cavalier1138 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 02, 2021 11:01 amWhat are they asking for? What you disclose depends entirely on what the question is.
But you'd also be better off asking your HR contact.
So just to clarify: There is no spot on the form asking you to disclose prior convictions, arrests, etc.?Anonymous User wrote: ↑Tue Mar 02, 2021 11:04 amThere are no questions, just a form asking me to sign to permit them to run a background check and a form to fill out my name, identification info, and most recent addresses. I just wanted to get out ahead of the conviction in case they are concerned about it.cavalier1138 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 02, 2021 11:01 amWhat are they asking for? What you disclose depends entirely on what the question is.
But you'd also be better off asking your HR contact.
No there isn’t.cavalier1138 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 02, 2021 11:32 amSo just to clarify: There is no spot on the form asking you to disclose prior convictions, arrests, etc.?Anonymous User wrote: ↑Tue Mar 02, 2021 11:04 amThere are no questions, just a form asking me to sign to permit them to run a background check and a form to fill out my name, identification info, and most recent addresses. I just wanted to get out ahead of the conviction in case they are concerned about it.cavalier1138 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 02, 2021 11:01 amWhat are they asking for? What you disclose depends entirely on what the question is.
But you'd also be better off asking your HR contact.
If they dont ask, dont tell them. In various states, they actually cant consider certain information (usually expunged arrests/convictions, or arrests with no conviction, but sometimes certain convictions greater than X years old), which means they would rather not know since even knowing puts them in a bad position.Anonymous User wrote: ↑Tue Mar 02, 2021 11:41 amcavalier1138 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 02, 2021 11:32 amSo just to clarify: There is no spot on the form asking you to disclose prior convictions, arrests, etc.?Anonymous User wrote: ↑Tue Mar 02, 2021 11:04 amThere are no questions, just a form asking me to sign to permit them to run a background check and a form to fill out my name, identification info, and most recent addresses. I just wanted to get out ahead of the conviction in case they are concerned about it.cavalier1138 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 02, 2021 11:01 amWhat are they asking for? What you disclose depends entirely on what the question is.
But you'd also be better off asking your HR contact.
Thank you for the advice. My career advisor told me to call them and tell them just to be covered but I’m conflicted.stupididiot wrote: ↑Tue Mar 02, 2021 11:44 amIf they dont ask, dont tell them. In various states, they actually cant consider certain information (usually expunged arrests/convictions, or arrests with no conviction, but sometimes certain convictions greater than X years old), which means they would rather not know since even knowing puts them in a bad position.Anonymous User wrote: ↑Tue Mar 02, 2021 11:41 amcavalier1138 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 02, 2021 11:32 amSo just to clarify: There is no spot on the form asking you to disclose prior convictions, arrests, etc.?Anonymous User wrote: ↑Tue Mar 02, 2021 11:04 amThere are no questions, just a form asking me to sign to permit them to run a background check and a form to fill out my name, identification info, and most recent addresses. I just wanted to get out ahead of the conviction in case they are concerned about it.cavalier1138 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 02, 2021 11:01 amWhat are they asking for? What you disclose depends entirely on what the question is.
But you'd also be better off asking your HR contact.
(Only exception would be if you know you will need security clearance, but in that case they would ask and it would be handled specially)
Yeah, unless the misdemeanor sticks out as something that you really want to get in front of (e.g. misdemeanor sexual assault), I don't see the point in volunteering information no one asked for.blair.waldorf wrote: ↑Tue Mar 02, 2021 12:30 pmI would not call. I had multiple misdemeanor convictions for things like underage drinking. No one ever cared.
It isn’t at all! I guess I was just being overly cautious.cavalier1138 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 02, 2021 2:11 pmYeah, unless the misdemeanor sticks out as something that you really want to get in front of (e.g. misdemeanor sexual assault), I don't see the point in volunteering information no one asked for.blair.waldorf wrote: ↑Tue Mar 02, 2021 12:30 pmI would not call. I had multiple misdemeanor convictions for things like underage drinking. No one ever cared.