Quote Quoting adjusterjack
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Would have been better to have disclosed it on the application and attached a comprehensive explanation.

Coming as an unpleasant surprise for a prospective employer after the job offer has already been tendered can only bode ill for you.

What Pennsylvania employment laws are you referring to? Make sure you can cite a statute number when you reply.
Most white collar positions that I've applied for haven't involved an "applications"
Here's how the process works: submit resume => phone screen => phone interview => skills assessment => in-person interview => job offer
Even when I just do an online application, rarely have I seen the "criminal conviction" question.

PA Law: Pennsylvania’s Criminal History Record Information Act (“CHRIA”)

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Quote Quoting cbg
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During the application and interview process, was there any question asked to which an honest and literal answer to the question would have revealed the felony?

Example: Have you within the last seven years been convicted of... honest answer - no.

Have you ever been convicted of...honest answer - yes.

You are not required to volunteer the information. If you were not asked any questions, either on paper or in person, where answering honestly and literally would have revealed it, then you technically have not withheld anything. Can't carve anything in stone, of course, but that puts you in a much better position than the alternative.

If there was something asked and you failed to disclose it, then when it shows up in the background check it's likely that you'll be kissing the job goodbye.

Most white collar positions that I've applied for haven't involved an "applications"
Here's how the process works: submit resume => phone screen => phone interview => skills assessment => in-person interview => job offer
Even when I just do an online application, rarely have I seen the "criminal conviction" question.

At no time was I asked on paper or in person about a criminal conviction.

But I feel that I should still disclose it just after accepting the offer and prior to the background check

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A couple months ago, I had a similar situation at a company in OH where I was never asked. However, they ran a background check after the offer and retracted my job offer. That's something I'd like to avoid, so at this time it seems appropriate to tell them.