“What happens if a disclosed charge doesn’t appear in a background check at a pharmaceutical company?”
#BackgroundCheck #PharmaceuticalCompany #ConvictionQuestion
When Faced with a Conviction Question
– Clearing Up Confusion
– The Background Check Results
– Next Steps in the Onboarding Process
So, What Happens Next?
– Assessing the Situation
– Potential Outcomes
– Implications for Contract Roles
I’ve seen this happen. The good thing is you disclosed it. Now you can provide paperwork to the company if they ask. It’s strange it didn’t show up but it happens more than you think. Certain states/counties keep shit records, or have shit admin staff. There’s a county in Massachusetts that literally keeps paper records only in the basement of an old municipal building. Takes months to get records back from them.
I don’t understand why you’d disclose a vacated/dismissed charge when the question asks about convictions and specifically about convictions that WEREN’T sealed, restricted or expunged. Meaning if you HADF been convicted and had the conviction expunged, you could still honestly answer “no.”
I mean, I’m all about honesty, even reckless honesty. But they didn’t ask if you’d ever been charged. They asked if you’d ever been convicted.
The appropriate answer, in this case, would have been “no.”
All you can do now is explain it and provide the dismissal order.
Maybe they’ll be impressed with your honesty. Maybe they’ll hold the fact that you couldn’t follow directions against you.
Background checks are not necessarily pass/fail. Just like a security clearance background check, they are looking for honesty and transparency. A charge/conviction is not automatically disqualifying.
I had the same dilemma years ago when applying for a gaming license. I disclosed my prior conviction (later expunged). They never came back to ask me about it and my license was approved.
The question was have you been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor. The answer was No. You disclosed information that wasn’t relevant or needed.
Under most circumstances it is illegal to ask about being arrested. There are exceptions to this concerning certain government positions and other potentially high security jobs.
I don’t understand not convicted but served probation. It sounds like you pled no contest, were given probation, and upon successfully completion of your probation the judge expunged your record. If that’s what happened then you should have said NO to the question and not yes. If you’re unsure then you should probably check with the criminal courts in the city or county where you appeared before a judge originally to find out what the finding of the court was.