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To: Robert DeLong

> “Every time you apply for a job you have to list all of your arrests. For some employers the mere fact that you got arrested is enough for them to most likely look past you and on to someone else.”

God would be doing you a favor to avoid that type of employer.

Many shrewd criminally-minded persons can craft a charge and have you arrested for it.

If an employer is going to hold you in low measure because someone made up something about you that was not true, that employer is not an employer you should ever want to be associated with, not even as a contractor or partner.

Some employers after verifying there was no conviction will ask how long was it since the arrest occurred? How many arrests occurred in the last five years? If the answer is a few months and a few times, the employer’s interviewer may reject you not because of you but because of who you hang with. In such circumstances you should immediately speak up and say words to explain for example “my sibling is a drug dealer (or my spouse is bipolar) and my faith does not allow me to abandon my family BUT WHAT I’VE DONE .... is to communicate with the local police, local members of town council about the situation, communicate with social workers about family therapy, to have friends present at every opportunity as witnesses, to have home surveillance inside the home recording episodes of conflict and disturbance, and many other countermeasures against becoming involved in spats that lead to false accusations.

Over time, your community will come to know what’s up about you and your circle. Your local police chief will in time learn who the players are, who are the real bad actors. The key is not to hide in shame but to get out and communicate.

Such people with arrest records that were never convicted nor otherwise disciplined must show they are managing their problem in a reasonable and admirable manner conveying they are trustworthy and transparent. An interviewer rejecting such an applicant who exhibits high competencies, skills, and situational management ability is not very bright and that reflects on the company you are applying to. You would not want to be part of such a company.

In such cases, consider yourself as having interviewed the company and deciding to reject them in favor of another company. If it’s a good company with just one bad interviewer as a fluke, you might consider writing the head of the company and making a genuine description of your experience while again conveying your trustworthiness and integrity. Company heads that learn about interviewers who are passing up great candidates over explainable black marks may appreciate your reporting.


114 posted on 12/19/2019 8:11:53 AM PST by Hostage (Article V)
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To: Hostage
Well I think people have gotten smarter, and employers are less influenced now then they were even 5 years ago about a person's arrest record. However, what the arrest record shows is the number of times you have been arrested, for DUI, drug possession or even more major crimes. That is why the more desired employers still ask for that information. They want the best, and a person's arrest record matters to them.

Not going to address every shred of nonsense you provided. You are wrong and apparently can't just accept that impeachment is not a 2 step process, as you erroneously claimed is the case.

116 posted on 12/19/2019 8:21:04 AM PST by Robert DeLong
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