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Mentor
I'm sorry, that stinks. Are you still near where it happened and can try and can look into getting expunged?
Mentor
Depending on the type of business, anything on there can be an issue regardless of age and nothing since. Any company that is finance related is a big one. Is it fair? Not necessarily, but that's how it is. Which is why I brought up the suggestion. I would not focus on why it's not fair, and focus on what you can do to change it or move past it.
I agree you should look into getting it expunged, but in the meantime…did you try being upfront with them when they mentioned the background check? Depending on the industry, they might be willing to overlook it if you explain before it comes up. Some background checks can be light on details, meaning the information they receive is general and wouldn’t have details (eg, “you have a larceny charge on your record” vs “you have a larceny charge from 40 years ago when you were a minor”.)
I honestly forgot about it!!!! I haven't thought about it in years. And she told me it was from 1985 so she knew!
Best to tell them up front. They would probably want to hear it from you before doing the background search…