Has anyone had to deal with a misdemeanor conviction on their record for real estate companies? I am currently applying for jobs and am facing a misdemeanor use of drugs charge that will be a misdemeanor conviction on my record that was pleaded down from a possession charge. Does that disqualify me from many jobs or is HR understanding if I tell them before my background check?
Any experience is helpful with this.
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It was blow at a bar.
i would suggest creating a very entertaining story to go along with this...i'm talking VERY ENTERTAINING...to the point where strangers who you tell the story bust out laughing...because that's exactly what you are going to have to do...you'll tell future employers the story in your interview...so they aren't surprised when this comes up in the background check. If you humanize yourself and they connect with you emotionally...then some future employers may overlook this.
I'm not suggesting you present yourself as a degenerate...i'm suggesting you find a creative way to tell your story, which will minimize the part where you tell your interviewer that you have a criminal record.
feel free to embellish a little if you need to (so long as you can't be called out as lying)...but it must be knee-slapping funny...even to people who are staunchly anti-drugs.
Yeah, don't do this. Real life isn't like the movies.
Would love to hear the "hilarious" version of how this kid got caught with blow at a bar...
Any takers?