Re: Can I Be Denied a Job?
They have the right to deny your application solely on the fact that the sky is blue and it's Monday.
Most employers aren't worried about a couple misdemeanors, typically they only look for felonies, but that does not mean they cannot change their minds about your suitability as a candidate.
Re: Can I Be Denied a Job?
As an employer, I would worry more about the pattern than the crimes themselves.
I have hired felons... but they had proven, through subsequent history since the felony, that they had learned their lesson.
I am not bagging on you... I am actually trying to help.
I would come up with a mitigating factor to having a pair of DUI's... That screams to me, as an employer, that here is a person that doesn't learn from his mistakes or that doesn't believe the rules should apply to him.
Or, that here is a person with poor "pattern recognition" skills.
THAT is what you need to have your former employers put into their letters.
Re: Can I Be Denied a Job?
First of all: Thanks so much for taking the time to answer my question.
I've never had a problem before, but I find it interesting they can just not hire me because of these issues. It's seems rather discriminatory and I get the feeling that although I have the skills they are seeking and these issues have nothing to do with my job or the ability to do the job, I may not get hired.
The next step in all of this will be a "DNA" check. (Maybe it can be extracted at my drug screening?).
Re: Can I Be Denied a Job?
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First of all: Thanks so much for taking the time to answer my question.
I've never had a problem before, but I find it interesting they can just not hire me because of these issues. It's seems rather discriminatory and I get the feeling that although I have the skills they are seeking and these issues have nothing to do with my job or the ability to do the job, I may not get hired.
The next step in all of this will be a "DNA" check. (Maybe it can be extracted at my drug screening?).
Of course it is discriminatory. Most discrimination is not illegal.
Let me ask you this. If you owned a business, would you hire a convicted embezzler?
Or if you owned a doctor's office, would you hire a convicted drug dealer?
Re: Can I Be Denied a Job?
I understand, however this line is very blurry. Felonious behavior certainly warrants a certain amount of caution. Of course an employer should have the right to hire anyone they want IMHO. But to blanket minor misdemeanors and petty crimes into the equation basically seems unfair and more discriminatory. Especially when the crime itself has no bearing on the job or was a result of a turbulant past. Frankly, my past decisions were wrong and I'll admit that, although who wouldn't. For the future I'll put reputation as more important than education & experience when it comes to employment.
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I understand, however this line is very blurry. Felonious behavior certainly warrants a certain amount of caution. Of course an employer should have the right to hire anyone they want IMHO. But to blanket minor misdemeanors and petty crimes into the equation basically seems unfair and more discriminatory. Especially when the crime itself has no bearing on the job or was a result of a turbulant past. Frankly, my past decisions were wrong and I'll admit that, although who wouldn't. For the future I'll put reputation as more important than education & experience when it comes to employment.
And that is what I suggested.
Your background check will show a pattern of bad behavior. Your job is to prove that you have grown past that behavior and established new patterns.
However, from a legal point of view, there is nothing blurry about it.
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I understand, however this line is very blurry. Felonious behavior certainly warrants a certain amount of caution. Of course an employer should have the right to hire anyone they want IMHO. But to blanket minor misdemeanors and petty crimes into the equation basically seems unfair and more discriminatory. Especially when the crime itself has no bearing on the job or was a result of a turbulant past. Frankly, my past decisions were wrong and I'll admit that, although who wouldn't. For the future I'll put reputation as more important than education & experience when it comes to employment.
I have to chime in here. I see your point, I really do. Please don't underestimate the crimes because they are not felonies. Your crime may have had no bearing on your employment in the past, but from an employers point of view, it could signal a red flag, in particular because there are 2 of them. How does he get to work, is transportation a problem? Is the company going to insure him if he eventally needs a company car? Has he stopped drinking, is he dependable to show up at work (this is where you get sterotyped in with having a drinking problem). These are the things that the person who will be your supervisor will worry about. I do hope you get the job! Good luck.