When applying for a job..

[jay1]

and they ask if you've been convicted of a crime, should you say yes ?
Considering you have a record.

 

[plowboy]

it would be a good idea, because when they get your social security number their goin to find out anyway, better to tell the truth than to lie, they will probely not hire a lier.

 

[bran987]

I think unless it's a real small company they'll do a check and find out anyway. there are websites they can do this real cheap on now.

 

[jay1]

Thanks, thats what I was thinking just wanted some more feedback.

 

[MattTheSkywalker]

Always tell the truth.

Tell them what happened, why it happened, how you learned from it and why you represent zero risk to them today.

 

[Razorguns]

If it's a federal job -- you *could* be charged with lying. Though it's rare. It'll probably prevent you from getting any other gov't job or security clearance.

For a corporate job -- it'll just mean you don't get it. Which you probably wouldn't have -- if they had found out about it (i assume it's a crime that even if you were upfront about it -- you probably wouldn't get it).

Personally -- I don't believe in Companies violating your privacy by asking personal questions of the sort. Arrest records are public records, so they're more than welcome to search it themselves. Then again, i work in more "high-level" type jobs, where you rarely if ever find ex-druggies, gang-members, felons, murderers, rapists, etc. running around in my field. So it's really a non-issue.

But if it's some trivial charges -- just admit it. You'll quickly find out just how "important" you are to their organization and how much they value your services if they start to raise a stink about it. It'll probably speak volumes about their "culture" giving you a chance to also mull on whether you wish to join them, if that culture seems very heavy-handed and militaristic.