Assault Charge - Will I never get a High Finance job?
I saw someone post something similar earlier, so here’s my predicament:
I fought someone at a mall at age 17 and got arrested for aggravated assault (felony). I got the charge down to misdemeanor assault and completed 1 year deferred adjudication. This means my case was dismissed w/o conviction. However, my background check will still show the arrest and charge.
I’ve heard that in “Ban the box” cities like NYC and Chicago, firms cannot consider criminal record until after extending a conditional offer of employment. However, they can still rescind an offer if they don’t like what they see on my background check.
2 questions:
Will investment banks, specifically in “ban the box” cities, deny me employment based on my current criminal record?
Should I consider a move into consulting or IT, where their background checks aren’t as strict?
https://www.jpmorganchase.com/content/dam/jpmc/jpmorgan-chase-and-co/documents/jpmc-policycenter-overview-v1-ada.pdf
Guess kids are never too young to beat up diversity hires.
the background check at any large firm will include a rap sheet which will have your criminal history. Since you weren't convicted, the arrests may not always come up. I'd try to get your record expunged.
I can’t get it expunged, but I will try to seal it when it becomes available. Do you think this’ll be a deal breaker for firms? I know there’s ban the box laws, so will they rescind an offer based on my “rap sheet”?
I'd be more concerned if it were a petty theft charge or some time of crime of dishonesty (as FINRA gets very up-tight about those)
I had a few convictions and served community service for them, I told HR when they were doing due dilligence after I got an offer. But they said it didnt come up on the search, so they asked no further questions. It was after the 5 year time limit.
Did the charge affect your background check at all?
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