Can I get a job as a Pharmacy Technician at CVS with a Class B Misdemeanor for possession of marijuana?
I applied about a week ago, and everything went extremely well but today he asked for me to sign a background check paper and complete a drug test. I have no problem for taking the drug test, since i’ve been clean for a year, but the background check is what’s scaring me. I told him beforehand that I have the Class B misdemeanor before signing it so he wouldn’t be “suprised” when it came up. Should I have told him, or should I have waited for him to ask me about it?
And the more important question, what’s the liklihood that I get the job?
Actually, I got arrested on March 2007, and I’ve been working at Best Buy for almost two years (i was arrested WHILE working at best buy, and still worked there for a year afterwards). My ex-manager put in a grade-A referral for me and said great things. Also, I know the district manager (the hiring manager’s boss) for this CVS, so I’m feeling somewhat confident. The only thing I’m unsure about is if they EVER allow applicants to work who have a class B or worse on their record.
I wouldn’t hold your breath! There is a 50-50 chance you will get the job. Since you were up front about it..it might increase your chances.
um since uv been clean its good but itsa bag llook becuase manager might think u will be stealing drugs to get high.
get a job another place for some time to have good job refernece
you should contact the state pharmacy board in your state to see what there requirements are. Also if it was past 10 years sometimes they will let you work. Also find out what type of background check they will do like a credit check will probubly show up your record but if they do a fingerprint fbi check then just to see what is on your file because a lot of states dont report all crimes to the fbi. The freedom of information act allows you to do your own fingerprint check. Go to the police station and say you are doing your fingerprints for the freedom of information act and then go to http://www.fbi.gov and call them first they will send you the package to do the freedom of information check and then get your fingerprints check at the local police station call first they might have only one station in the area that does it and then mail it off and wait.. if the back of the fingerprint card comes back and says no criminal record you are good.
I wouldn’t hire you unless you had a pharm tech license in hand. I have no idea if the board of pharmacy will grant you the license. They will not grant the license without meeting you in my state. If they don’t grant you a license, it is not good for me.
Pharmacies are loathe to hire any pharm tech with a history of drug use especially since there are so many who don’t have a history. Marijuana is the one which they will be the most lax on because most pharmacies won’t have the cannaboid drugs.