They most certainly do. While asking about a criminal record on the initial application is not legal in some states, such as Veritude’s home state of Massachusetts, they do inquire about your record in other states, and will definitely perform a background check at some point in the hiring process.
Additionally, many jobs at Veritude legally require you to tell them about your record immediately, even in states where this wouldn’t be the case normally. This is because certain jobs require you to have no criminal record — such as the position of security guard, for example.
Here’s some more information on background checks:
There are a number of US states that do not consider things that are more than seven years old part of your record. You may want to wait if your record is near to that limit. The states that do not look at felonies more than seven years old are the following:
- California
- Colorado*
- Kansas*
- Maryland*
- Massachusetts
- Montana
- Nevada
- New Hampshire*
- New York*
- Texas*
- Washington*
(* there are certain positions where other conditions apply)
There are eight states that don’t consider cases where you were found not guilty part of your record. These are:
- Alaska
- California
- Hawaii
- Indiana
- Kentucky
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- New York
However, if you live in one of the below states, your whole record will be available to employers. No matter the verdict or the time passed since the felony, employers in these states will be able to see it:
- Alabama
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- Connecticut
- DC
- Delaware
- Florida
- Idaho
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- New Jersey
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oregon
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
Company ratings
Veritude rates at 3.8 out of 5 on glassdoor.com, with 59% of reviewers stating they would recommend working there to a friend. The categories that scored highest were Career Opportunities and Work-Life-Balance, though Benefits received great ratings as well.
Reviewers often mention career advancement opportunities as the best part about working at Veritude.
What felonies Veritude will not hire
Unsure. They did say that they have a rating system based on the types of offense, but they did not provide any details on how their rating system works or how different felonies affect the rating.
What felony convictions may have a hard time getting hired here?
Veritude’s policy for hiring felons is on the stricter side, which means that having any kind of felony on your record is a drawback.
You may have a hard time getting hired at Veritude especially if your felony is related to the job you’re applying for.
Remember, they only allow a certain number of ‘points’ which they tally from your criminal record.
Let’s consider the entry-level positions we listed. Here are the felonies that will stop you from getting hired:
- Mail Processor — People with vehicle related felonies, financial crimes and theft are barred from this position.
- Transaction Processor — Felonies relating to theft, impersonation or financial offenses.
- Windows Support Associate — Financial and virtual crimes, as well as theft, exclude you from this position.
- Recruiting Coordinator — You can’t have a misconduct or assault charge on your record, since you will be working with people.
You won’t be able to work in the field of IT if you have virtual crime on your record or HR if you’ve got a misconduct charge. Jobs where a driver’s license is required won’t allow people with a DUI, for instance. Veritude deals with recruiting for a large financial firm, so crimes related to money will also likely be barred.
Think about your record before you choose a job to apply to.
Does Veritude hire sex offenders?
They did not provide anything about hiring people with sex offenses, and their website does not have anything about this either. We saw nothing online that suggested one way or the other, so we simply can’t say.
Does Veritude drug test?
While we have no information directly from the company, online reviews do talk about drug tests being performed.
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