Aaron,
Many employers see Deferred Adjudication as another form a conviction. Some employers have an unwritten rule that there must have been 5 years since the incident, to even consider an application for employment.
I was at an interview about 2 years ago. The question on the application was;"Have you ever been convicted of a Felony in the last 5 years?" Of course, I answered "No.", because I was not convicted, and my charge was not a Felony! The question simply did not apply to my situation. My charge was a Misdemeanor. When they turned down my application, they explained that I should have been honest, and brought it to their attention beforehand...no matter what the charge was for.
Furthermore; I was pulled over by DPS for a broken turn signal one evening. I was on a date with a lady I had only known for about a month. When they ran my record, she overheard my past charge on the Officer's radio. She never asked about what she had heard, but treated me differently for the rest of the evening.
THAT is one of the many reasons why it is still having a profound impact on my life. I should not have to be punished for the rest of my life because I wanted to protect my property.

