Originally Posted by
Delta764
I recently had an interview and was given the pre offer. I received a call from HR asking have I ever been arrested in 2002? I told him yes. It was for suspicion of DUI. I went to court and had the charge adjudicated and was issued a reckless driving non alcohol. The judge and lawyer said that it would never effect any jobs. So on the app I said that I have never been arrested. Honestly thinking that my record was clean. Just looking for opinions on what my chances are on still getting hired. I had an aviation attorney email the required forms showing no conviction. Also, nothing shows on my driving record. Thanks.
As Rickair said, the biggest problem is the term "arrest". You cannot get an arrest expunged from your record unless it was gross negligence by the arresting officer, or something along those lines (i.e. discrimination, profiling, etc.). Fact of the matter is you WERE arrested, just not convicted. They would have likely been much more understanding had you said you were. BUT on the flip side, it sounds like they are working with you more than would be expected and I hope for your sake they are understanding with the situation.
IF not, just reapply because they have already shown an interest by giving you an offer, and there will be NO surprises (hopefully
) the 2nd time around....