Ask HN: Advice for passing a FAANG background check with a criminal history

Re:Ask HN: Advice for passing a FAANG background check with ... by 3131s on Thursday April 30, 2020 @09:55PM (#23038383)

> I was fed the same line of shit by courts.

Hmm... when I was a lot younger I got charged with a felony (burglary) that was then downgraded to a misdemeanor (breaking and entering), and I was told that it would disappear from my record completely when I turned 18. Does anyone know if that's true? I always figured that some kind of deeper background check would uncover it.

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Re:Ask HN: Advice for passing a FAANG background check with ... by cornishpixels on Thursday April 30, 2020 @11:02PM (#23038676)

I believe most if not all states seal juvenile records by default.

If so, then a court would have to unseal it.

As an example, in Texas, juvenile records are automatically sealed in most cases, and can basically only be released to the subject of the record, or a prosecutor in a future case.

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Re:Ask HN: Advice for passing a FAANG background check with ... by ransom1538 on Thursday April 30, 2020 @11:33PM (#23038839)

People's records under 18 in US are not public. They are sealed, meaning even for government officials hard to get. Names and images of suspects under 18 are also NOT released to the public (news outlets etc).

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Re:Ask HN: Advice for passing a FAANG background check with ... by mleonhard on Thursday April 30, 2020 @10:12PM (#23038458)

Could you order a background check yourself and find out?

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