OK, after reading the entire article, I have to say I agree. Employers should be looking for a conviction, not just an arrest. Remember Romney’s arrest for putting his boat in the water? I think the conviction should matter.....what happens when we get arrested under the new rules for protesting too close to the President? Even if no charges or conviction follows, that would not be on the records they are searching.
OK, after reading the entire article, I have to say I agree. Employers should be looking for a conviction, not just an arrest. Remember Romney’s arrest for putting his boat in the water? I think the conviction should matter.....what happens when we get arrested under the new rules for protesting too close to the President? Even if no charges or conviction follows, that would not be on the records they are searching.
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Background checks are usually not conducted without the consent and knowledge of the potential employee.
Knowing this, if an applicant has had some sort of “misunderstanding” with law enforcement in his or her past, it would be in their best interest to divulge it in the initial interview. An innocent person would have no qualms about doing so.