I recently accepted an offer at GS for a summer analyst position. Over winter vacation, I was caught at the wrong place at the wrong time and was given a civil infraction for possession of marijuana - I was in a vehicle where they found MJ, but it wasn't mine (the weed or car), and yes, in my hometown a MJ possession is just a civil infraction, not a misd., which the police officer kind of used as the basis for issuing it despite the fact I wasn't in possession....he kept saying "don't worry it's like a speeding ticket it wont be a criminal offense on any background check, etc." ANYWAY, obviously I got the ticket dismissed, but unfortunately for me the record of the ticket being issued remains in the cout records, with the offense listed (poss. of MJ) and the disposition as "dismissed on payment of costs by motion of the city attorney".
My criminal record is completely clean, but I am trippin out about my background check and feel that this is really going to screw me and I'll have my offer rescinded, despite the fact I wasn't convicted. I put a lot of hard work into getting on the street and this would be devastating as well as very humiliating.
sorry for the long message, but i was wondering if anyone has any feedback to give on my situation as I can't stop thinking about it... thanks, and please don't post with jokes and stuff, this ain't funny.
i don't think they do background checks for summer analysts. don't worry about it.
relax big guy
haha come on man this is a big deal
sure, but what makes you think they background check summer interns? not worth the effort.
dude, im pretty sure Goldman Sachs will background check anyone coming in...come on. def worth the effort
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"dude, im pretty sure Goldman Sachs will background check anyone coming in...come on. def worth the effort "
just trying to offer a little help my friend but thanks for patronizing me. you're cut off.
any other feedback to give?
and figure out how to get it off the record.
let them know that you have that, and the facts of the case. not big enough that they would care.
They do background checks on everyone. Summers included.
Don't say anything to GS yet. They will background check you (heck, my BB even finger printed me), so my advice would be to talk to a lawyer and figure out what the possibilities are. Just talk to a lawyer. No one on this board can offer you competent advice.
haha, i'm not even sure a lawyer can tell me since this is mostly subjective to the scope of the background check...seems that only GS HR will have the answer..
I'm still waiting on my offer packet so the check hasn't started yet
really didn't mean to be disrespectful jimbo, i've just come a long way to get this and am not sure what you mean about it not being worth the effort..and alexey, unfortunately since it isn't a "crinimal offense" it cannot be taken off record - all public records
They will do a background check, and it will probably show up, but I don't see it being a problem since you got it dismissed. Go ahead and get a copy of the record of dismissal from the court as you will need to give this to the HR department before your internship starts or they will not let you into training. Do this now as it can sometimes take a while when you're dealing with all the idiots that keep public records. I went through a similar problem, but the HR department didn't tell me until two days before training, so I had to scramble to get the paperwork done. Cost me over a hundo as I had to send the ladies in the record department flowers to expedite the whole process. It sucked.
Once again, don't freak out. You'll be ok as long as you don't have a felony on your record. Congrats on the offer; it really is a great firm with a great culture, and despite the way many of the people on this forum act, most of the people at the firm I have worked with are some of the nicest people you will ever meet. Good luck to you.
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This isn't big enough for you to lose your job over BUT if you lie about it or don't disclose it in your forms, you are toast.
And relax
So what exactly is grounds for dismissal then? Do banks only care about felony convictions? Do they consider all simple misdemeanors irrelevant (assuming you're honest and up-front)? What about felony charges that don't result in convictions? Or does it depend on the bank? Would also like to hear further insight on the background check process...
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