I have a criminal conviction, how can I get a job. The offence was minor and punishment non custodial?

Question

My ex employer found out I was fiddling my overtime, and privately prosecuted me. The amount was £140, 200 Euros or $280. I was not sent to prison, but had to do 180 hours unpaid work, and repay the £140. I have since learnt that this is called an "unspent" conviction, and will not come off my record for 5 years. How can I tell any potential employer? If they dont ask thats kewl, but 99% do. Anybody got any ideas on how I should word it.
My boss was gay and kept coming on to me, but I rejected his advances, so he brought this "crime" to light as revenge.
I am also stuck for references. If anyone would give me a reference and owns a firm in Croydon, Sth London UK please email me at [e-mail].

Answer 1

try coming out of prison from robbing 11 banks and getting a job. You have it made compared to me...
In the application where it asks if you ever had any criminal convictions------leave it blank. and wait to answer that question during the interview. You're not lying....you're simply choosing not to share that kind of info for others to see.

Answer 2

Just consider this.

When i worked as a retail manager i would advertise a basic sales assistants job with the job centre and in the local paper with the money not much more than minimim wage.

I would get well over a thousand applications, sometimes 2 thousand plus just for one job.

You then, as a manager have to go through this 2 thousand applications to find one person just to work on the shop floor, we're not talking senior position here, so how would you do it?

This is me being honest here so you may condemn what i'm about to tell you but this is what your up against.

Any really young people are binned.
Any with poor hand writing are binned.
Single mums with kids? Bin
No experience? Bin
Missing information off the application form? Bin
Long term sick? Bin

After all this your still going to have to trawl through a few hundred, and let's face it, your not going to interview 50, 30 or even 20 people for a shop floor job, maybe 10.

Do you think that someone with a conviction on the application form stands a chance?

Now, loads of people will be screaming at the screen right now, it's unfair, sexist, etc, etc but this is what happens in the real world.
You can put all the laws you want into place but they don't mean zip when your sat looking at 2 thousand applications for one job.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

A simple question for you. If YOU were looking for someone to employ, would YOU employ someone who had been convicted of defrauding their previous employer? There are so many applicants for each job that you ain't got a hope I'm afraid.

And don't for one minute even consider NOT declaring the conviction. Gaining employment by not declaring convictions is itself a criminal offence: Obtaining a pecuniary advantage by deception. Another dishonesty offence.

You need to go to the Job Centre and be totally honest with them - they will find you something. However, until your conviction is spent you are in a very difficult situation I am afraid.

Perhaps you should go travelling and work abroad. Have you looked at VSO - Voluntary Service Overseas. That would look good on your CV and possibly override the conviction. You have got to be able to convince potential employers that you are a GOOD rather than BAD person, and one way to do that would be charity work of some kind.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

First of all - you HAVE to declare the conviction if it is unspent. If you don't, your employer will find out and you will just lose your job again!

There is very good advice on the following link - good luck

http://www.learndirect-advice.co.uk/helpandadvice/exoffenders/options/

Answer 7

you blew it. The amount may be small, and the offence may be considered minor, but you have shown a lack of integrity, and that's a big thing for employers.

The good thing about your experience, is that you appear to have learnt something from it

You may have to find your own way, and be self employed, but good luck with your search.

Answer 8

you have to declare it if its in the job application. Just be honest. You'll get there in the end. you're not allowed to not employ on that basis alone.
On the other hand, you were fiddling your over-time which is illegal. Ego much that your boss took you to court because you wouldn't sleep with him? Get over yourself.

Answer 9

You say your boss brought the 'crime' to light because you refused his advances...yet earlier you say you were fiddling your overtime.
Well sadly if you do wrong you have to pay for it!
All you can do is word it honestly and with some tact.
Best of luck finding something though

Answer 10

Try to go for a Pardon from State.And then lie about your references most other people lie.
Good Luck you jail bird