Fema Employment
Federal Government employment?
I just received a job offer with the federal government, and reading the details of the job announcement it says that candidates will be required to complete a form OF-306 prior to employment. My concern is question #9 on the form. Several months ago I received a public intoxication fine and I was jailed for a few hours as well. It was a class C misdemeanor, and actually quite a trap that the city set up. The apparently passed new laws which prohibits drinking alcohol in a certain park near a very popular river...that seemed to round up many people and take them to jail for this...quite the income maker for the city. Anyhow, I will disclose this of course on the form, but I am curious as to whether that will affect my job offer....any thoughts?
Public Comments
- Depends on the job, but the important thing is that you were honest with your answer.
- Depends on the job. If the job or employer is sensitive to public opinion, then it will effect the offer.
- Honesty is always the best policy. The form of which you speak is a declaration of application, and that question should have been included on the application form you've already signed. Furthermore, the federal government, like most other employers, does a background check on its candidates. The larger issue I see of your infraction of the law is that you minimize what you'd done, and you apply blame instead of accepting your responsibility for having been jailed. I won't tell you how to disclose any of the facts, but it will not look good of you to continue to deny responsibility!!!
