alt Hacker NewsIs that accurate? Being charged with a crime but then having charges subsequently dropped shouldn't show up in a background check. Plus, given their line of work, I think in their profession it would basically be a badge of honor.
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giantg2 • today at 12:32 AM
You'd have to get it expunged for it to not show up. Even then, it will still show up for security clearances and such.
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xvector • yesterday at 11:51 PM
It does show up in background checks unfortunately, and it is considered.
Yes it absolutely matters. My brother was charged with three felonies in his only arrest, all of them dropped.
It shows up in his background report and no company has cared (or taken the time to notice) that they are dropped charges and not convictions.
He's basically treated like a felon and effectively got bumped out of his career.