The only realistic position anyone can take in the current climate of easy access to any and all information about one’s criminal past is to accept it and be straightforward when applying for jobs.
The process of cleaning up ones record—if applicable—is a smart one, as noted by this article from the Wall Street Journal.
An excerpt.
“U.S. job seekers are crashing into the worst employment market in years and background checks that reach deeper than ever into their pasts.
“The result: a surge of people seeking to legally clear their criminal records.
“In Michigan, state police estimate they'll set aside 46% more convictions this year than last. Oregon is on track to set aside 33% more. Florida sealed and expunged nearly 15,000 criminal records in the fiscal year ended June 30, up 43% from the previous year. The courts of Cook County, which includes Chicago and nearby suburbs, received about 7,600 expungement requests in the year's first three quarters, nearly double the pace from the year before.”
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"The sinner is at the very heart of Christianity. Nobody is so competent as the sinner in matters of Christianity. Nobody, except the saint." Charles Peguy (1873-1914)
About
- David H. Lukenbill
- I am a California native, married, we have one daughter and live close to the American River with two cats and all the wild critters we can feed. I am a management consultant to nonprofit organizations and have an Associates of Arts degree in Administration of Justice from Sacramento City College, a Bachelor of Science degree in Organizational Behavior from the University of San Francisco and a Master of Public Administration degree, also from the University of San Francisco.