[humanser] Drivers license requirement

[Janice Toothman]

Hey Sarah,

I live in MD and in the counseling professional.  I decided that since I 
have an ID card from the MD department of Motor Vehicles that I will 
answer "yes" for the dilemma you propose.

I hope then that once granted an interview that I can state my case and 
explain a solution if they truly believe that this is an Essential 
component of the job.

However, I feel that this is a way for businesses and agencies to start 
a  criminal background checks on potential interviewees as well as 
potentially discriminate against certain groups if they have a way to 
access a persons drivers license/ID.

Janice

On 1/20/2017 6:49 PM, patnaude.sarah--- via HumanSer wrote:
>
> Hey everyone,
>
> The last several months I have been applying for jobs in the social 
> work/mental health/criminal justice field. My hope is to one day be a 
> Victim Advocate. However, through this process, comes the frustration 
> with the issue surrounding driver license. Many of the jobs in these 
> fields require you to transport clients, which is another frustration 
> all in itself. However, even jobs where I wouldn't have to transport 
> anyone requires a drivers license. Usually I just put no on the 
> application and hope for an interview but it seems the Virginia 
> Government website automatically disqualifies my application from 
> being considered if I press no. This has happened twice, both for jobs 
> I was qualified for and in some cases even over-qualified. I was 
> wondering what you all have done about this or would advise me to do. 
> I would say yes and then just explain in the interview since I do have 
> a State ID, but I don't want to lie on the application.
>
> Thanks,
> Sarah
>
>
>
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