Will my arrest be on my background check?

get the paper work done, take your paperwork from court showing the issue is resolved.

i think that the searches are nation wide. But just be sure to put on your resume that you were expungened and that the paper work has just not gone through yet. if you bring it up & explain it it looks like you are admitting that something happened & that it was stupid & you were responsible enough to handle it. not stupid & tried to hide it thinking that they wouldnt find out. good luck!

Yeah, the background check should show an arrest with no conviction. Pay attention to what the employers ask... if they ask if you've ever been convicted of a felony you can answer no truthfully, and the background will bear that out.

It seems the best person to ask when or if the accusation will always be on your record would be the prosecutor or defense attorney involved in the case to start with. If the question is "have you ever been arrested," you will always have to answer "yes," even if your record is expunged. If you were to answer "no," it would be a lie and then your character would really be an issue. If the question is, "have you ever been convicted," the answer will be "no," even if your record is never expunged. Assuming there is no way to get this off your record, sometimes the best defense is a good offense. Anyone can be accused, but its a different matter to be convicted. Hopefully the job interviewer will be aware of this. I personally would point it out ahead of time so that the job interviewer doesn't have any surprises when he does the background check. It also give you a chance to explain your side of the story up front, to get the first bite on the facts so to speak. I would also be very specific how the case was resolved. There is a difference between charges being dropped, case being dismissed by a judge, acquittal by a jury. If the judge really did "dismiss" the case, meaning he felt there was not enough evidence to go forward, that's a whole lot better than a hung jury. The very best is if the prosecutor dismissed it himself, because if there were any evidence at all he would have prosecuted. Also, get copies of the supporting paperwork and be prepared to show that to an interviewer if asked. I think it's just better to be up front and forthcoming rather than act like you have something to hide. Yet, don't be too defensive or dwell on it too much. Just be willing to answer any questions. Provide lots of references who will vouch for your character. And on the issue of character, that's what this really is all about. Will this person, whom I'm putting into a position of trust, lie cheat or steal? Will she or he be someone I can count on to give good advice to clients? Will he ever embarrass me or compromise the future integrity of my firm? These are the kinds of things your interviewer will be concerned about. Address those concerns. There is more than one way to address concerns beside expungement. If there was a basis for the charges, and if you can't get it out of your file, take your lumps and learn from it. It can be appropriate to admit that one has made mistakes, to be apologetic, and to have learned from one's lessons in life, and to ask for a chance to move beyond that to prove one's self. Yes, you'll have to go above and beyond, be above reproach not just this year but for the rest of your career. If the charge was one involving dishonesty or "moral turpitude" (a legal term), then you may never be able to overcome it in a profession where honesty is the golden standard, and you may want to investigate different career paths than you might have originally envisioned. For example, you could focus on being an auditor or forensic accountant, in which case no one would ever need to entrust their money to you, but which would enable you to continue to use your accounting background.

Have you been convicted of a crime? No. Have you been arrested? Answer truthfully with an explanation - yes, and the record is currently in the process of being expunged. That will tell the prospective employer that it couldn't have been anything serious. If they ask you in the interview, just be honest. You were arrested for xyz, you were found not guilty and asked for the record to be expunged. Some clerk failed to file the papers, and you've taken care of it now - the record will be clean in a couple of months. (If they do the background check first, you'll probably get a polite, "thank you for applying, but we have no openings that would suit you at the present time" letter.) People understand that people have histories.

Most background checks are done for the states in which you gave as a past address on any application (most ask for at least a 3-5 year address history...just like work, the like to see "longevity")...I would be upfront and open about it. Working in a finance dept. myself, I can tell you background checks can be stringent, and if you're not up-front, they will think you are trying to conceal something, and pass you over, simply because if you couldn't be honest about your past, you won't be an honest employee (not always true..but that's how most HR folks think)... Honesty is ALWAYS the best policy...

For one, we ALL do not make mistakes! I have never been arrested or even pulled over for a traffic citation! It all depends on the type of background the company does. I work for the State of Indiana. When we do a background search, it is Nationwide. Plus, our search will inform us of ALL arrests as well. It will even show us if you have ever been to court and the case is dismissed. Some companies will only do a county search, city search, state search, etc. Just be up front and honest.

Yeah, it will. What I would do if they told you that your are one of the candidates I would let them know ahead of time. That way they don't have any surprises and feel like you are trying to hide something. My home burned down last year and we lost everything, including our truck. To our misfortune we did not have insurance so we got stuck with a $16k bill(for our truck). I didn't pay for it so our credit is terrible. Every time they say that they are going to do a credit check I let them know ahead of time.

Yes arrest record do show up even when expunged. This is because all the data bases are not up dated at the same time some are done weekly while others are done monthly. Superfluous information is always on your back ground check and says who put it there so you can go to the source and straighten it out with them and they will give you something in writing if you asked them to. I have had my identity stolen and it is a pain in the @ss to continue to watch my credit and keep up with the criminal activity associated with my name.