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Best time to mention conviction to potential employer?


Best time to mention conviction to potential employer?

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I have a single conviction and am still halfway through a suspended sentence. After some time not working I started going for interviews and was recently made an offer.

I was advised by probation that I needed to disclose the conviction and when I did the offer was revoked. The company and the agency involved were really not impressed that I didn't disclose it earlier, though I got the impression that I wouldn't even reached interview had I disclosed it.

So, when is the best time to disclose? The kind of work I do means that I deal initially with recruitment agencies.

Side note: my offence was computer-related, so probation have told me that disclosure should always be made for a role which involves computers.
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