Help!—– Will Criminal Record Prevent Me From Getting Finance Job After College?

I am a 21 year old college sophomore.
When I was 18-19 I got into a bunch of trouble. DUI, fighting, marijuana,etc. but since then I have straightened up and began to focus on college. I am majoring in Accounting and Finance and plan on pursuing an MBA after I graduate. Will my past arrests stop me from getting a good job with a bank or finance firm??? What can I do to make up for my mistakes??

8 comments to Help!—– Will Criminal Record Prevent Me From Getting Finance Job After College?

  • Rita T

    Depends on the company on how it well effect you. Another thing be up front about it. If you tell them what they’ll find in their background search they’ll not think u are trying to hide it.What u said here has nothing to do with stealing. Another thing I do now if I were u while u are going to school is try to get a job where u are handling money. Like waiting tables or cashier some place. This will show that u can be trust with other funds. I know that I have hired people with simular back ground as ur but when I check with their ex-employers and found out their records there that helped me make up my mine.

  • Darth Vargas

    That stuff is going to stick with you forever. That is all companies are going to look at when they run a background check on you. Criminal activity is a major red flag when it comes to hireing young people.

  • As long as it was not theft, and there were no felonies involved, you should be okay.

  • Shock Site Webmaster

    I feel your pain although mine is a little different. I graduated over a year ago with a B.S. in Business with an information systems concentration and due to my first set of websites not being sufficiently profitable am now forced into looking for a real job which due to the fact that my parents paid for all my schooling I have never had. In my case I have no felony record and a few misdemeanors that were no big deal at the time. Parents buy lawyer, lawyer uses skills, and you get a few slaps on the wrist.

    What’s weird about my situation is that an arrest for felony forgery got my mugshot on the news and now lives forever on Google with no mention of the fact that I beat the charges on a technicality. Basically I did everything I was accused of, but did it in a manner designed to be legal.

    Fortunately my internet ventures have bumped that story back a bit in SERPS. Unfortunately one of my online ventures has a public disapproval rating of over 60%, is likely to be considered “offensive” by potential employers, and although legal requires a detailed explanation as to how for most people. I have a feeling that employers are passing me up for less qualified applicants based on irrelevant philosophical matters.

    Any advice for a highly skilled recent grad who in many cases could build you a better website and in the case of companies that still take orders over the phone save them thousands by eliminating the need for most human resources in order processing?

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  • valerie

    i was arrested for shoplifting 18 years ago and have had no arrests sense, the arrest was in indiana and in indiana no natter what the amount is it is a felony class d, it was dropped to a class a misd. i am in the process of gettin a job with wells fargo and would like to know if my shot at this job is over because of this …please let me khow asap

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