Title: I am a convicted felon. No &quot;explanation&quot; field here. Explanation: http:&#x2F;&#x2F;pastebin.com&#x2F;PfLcKyHj<p>I am also a graduate of a 4 year university with a degree in computer science. I have worked gainfully since I graduated (roughly 5 years ago) as a software developer for a variety of start-ups, and as a &quot;contractor&quot; whom was eventually hired full-time at a mid-sized business. Well some of the start-up jobs were less than &quot;highly paid&quot; as my career has advanced, I&#x27;ve easily bested all my friends and most of my family in pay and benefits.<p>In the start-up world it&#x27;s easy to avoid the question because most small start-ups lack the infrastructure to perform regular background checks on perspective employees, and new-hires often come on a &quot;word of mouth basis&quot; so my attitude has always been: honesty is the best policy, when asked I&#x27;m always totally upfront. However, most don&#x27;t ask.<p>My question is: I&#x27;ve recently been contacted by recruiters at much larger corporations (some of which I would very much like to experience and work for, internet-tech top-fivers like: Facebook, Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Salesforce, etc.). I also feel that my skills have reached a level where my candidacy is viable. I would like to add a job at these company&#x27;s to my resume and hopefully while there make connections in the start-up world.<p>That being said, if I submit myself to these rigorous interviews, what should I expect when I ultimately have to disclose my felony conviction and &quot;explain&quot; it to a recruiter &#x2F; hiring manager?<p>At this time there is a remote possibility that I could apply to have my record sealed in another 2-3 years depending on adjustments in state law. Should I wait to apply to this companies until after I see how the law changes?<p>##ratelimit from HN will respond when I can
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