West Telemarketing - Unfair Application Process! Ripoff! Omaha Nebraska
When I applied for a telemarketing position at West, I accidently made a mistake filling out the criminal history portion and indicated that I was convicted of a misdemeanor that I actually only had been charged with. It had been dismissed. I caught my mistake (which had been on a computerized application) and told the HR person I needed to go back in and change it because it was not accurate. She would not let me change it. She said they would not hire me with this misdemeanor conviction and they would keep it the way it was submitted.
If I would bring in proof from the county court that the charge had been dismissed they would not even change it but they would add that information to my application. I decided I did not want to work for any company that would not let you change inaccurate information on your own application.
Nuts to them! There are many companies who are fair to employees in their application process. This shows just how unreasonaable West is in their hiring practices!
Mary
Omaha, Nebraska
U.S.A.
3 Updates & Rebuttals
Matt
N/A,Nebraska,
U.S.A.
When to disclose criminal records
#4Consumer Suggestion
Mon, April 03, 2006
I have an HR degree with a minor in law, and what I can tell you is that is bogus! You are right, an arrest is not the same as a conviction. Going forward, if that arrest is the only thing and you were not convicted of it or any other crime. I would not disclose it. Companies and Human Resource professionals use outsourced companies that do automatic background checks. Often times, only law enforcement agencies have any records of prior arrests. So if you were only arrested and never convicted you should consider yourself to have a clean criminal history.
Matt
N/A,Nebraska,
U.S.A.
When to disclose criminal records
#4Consumer Suggestion
Mon, April 03, 2006
I have an HR degree with a minor in law, and what I can tell you is that is bogus! You are right, an arrest is not the same as a conviction. Going forward, if that arrest is the only thing and you were not convicted of it or any other crime. I would not disclose it. Companies and Human Resource professionals use outsourced companies that do automatic background checks. Often times, only law enforcement agencies have any records of prior arrests. So if you were only arrested and never convicted you should consider yourself to have a clean criminal history.
Matt
N/A,Nebraska,
U.S.A.
When to disclose criminal records
#4Consumer Suggestion
Mon, April 03, 2006
I have an HR degree with a minor in law, and what I can tell you is that is bogus! You are right, an arrest is not the same as a conviction. Going forward, if that arrest is the only thing and you were not convicted of it or any other crime. I would not disclose it. Companies and Human Resource professionals use outsourced companies that do automatic background checks. Often times, only law enforcement agencies have any records of prior arrests. So if you were only arrested and never convicted you should consider yourself to have a clean criminal history.