If the job means driving a company vehicle....forget it...
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It certainly won’t help your chances. Don’t think you’ll get more than a good old fashioned flaming on this forum.
Hopefully you’ve come to your senses and stopped drinking then getting behind the wheel.
Do you still have a drinking problem have you sought help ?
Yes it can, if the employer conducts a background check.
Agreed. No company will hire you for a job driving a company vehicle with a DUI. Many companies will also disqualify you from hiring period. Need to be upfront about the issue and hope you find a hiring mgr who will fight for you. Good Luck.
It all depends on the job and/or type of job.
Well yes it will matter. One of my co-workers had this happen to her. The company was notified and she is no longer allowed to drive company vehicles.
Question: Do people applying for mid-level management positions generally have to fill out application forms? I wouldn't think so! And since you are free to omit such information from your resumé (which I hope you'll have a professional editor proofread for you), I don't see this issue ever coming up. Or is that a standard interview question nowadays?
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Shouldn’t be a problem if the HR manager has a drinking problem (and would be sympathetic), which most do. LOL
Since most companies check your credit rating, criminal background, etc.....I’d say it will effect your chances.
Shouldn’t be. Most auto managers I know do far worse that just drinking.
So you were arrested for DUI, pleaded not guilty, had the charges amended to what? You may not have been convicted of the DUI, but something such as lane control, or reckless opp. The latter being almost as serious as DUI.
Whatever you do, do not lie about it on any job application - likewise do not volunteer any "unasked" information to a prospective employer
Might be smart to consult an attorney in your state that specializes in employment law and get advice on ways to minimize negative impacts
It disqualifies you from any position requiring a security clearance.
as someone who hires, if i found out and it seemed you were still in denial about your drinking, i wouldnt hire. if you were up front and talked about how you had stopped drinking, got sober, been to AA or something like that, it would be a plus.
in case you dont know, if you have a DUI, you, be definition, have “a drinking problem”. if you dont know that, then you got some work to do.
just guessing but its probably not the first time you got shmasted and drove. ever think about the fact that you might have killed someone?
Let them know at the end of the job interview when they ask ‘do you have any other questions’. Go prepared with what to say. Tell them you made a mistake you will never ever repeat and that you are willing to live with its consequences. If you are lucky you can sway a mind or two.
“Was a first time offense but still an offense. It was pleaded down to a four point ticket. What is your opinion of having a drinking convicion on your record when applying for medium level Managment positions? “
It sounds like you have a non-criminal violation or lowest level misdemeanor (4 point ticket, the kind you’d get for speeding or running a stop light) on your record. I am not a lawyer but I don’t think you have to disclose what you were arrested for or even that you were arrested—only what you have been convicted for.
I know from personal experience, back in my wild and crazy college days, I plead no contest to a battery and a destruction of property charge to some college hi-jink that got out of hand and involved a good amount of alcohol. Three years latter I was up for a job that required a federal security clearance. I figured I didn't stand a chance, but was honest on the form, they asked a few general questions about the charges in an interview, then gave me my clearance.