Worried About Job Prospects After a Past Car Accident Conviction? Seeking Guidance

Hi everyone, I have one query as I had a car accident case in my past (section 304A) and I have completed the imprisonment of 6 months because of it. As I am a software engineer by profession, will I be eligible for private jobs? It was an unintentional road accident.

I am worried about my professional career - will I get a job? I am feeling depressed after thinking about it.

Kindly guide.

A car accident is a common occurrence for every driver, and being convicted of rash and negligent driving with a 6-month imprisonment complicates it a bit. Since this is a past incident, how long ago it occurred should not create a negative perception about you.

Dear member, you committed a crime and were punished for it. The completion of the punishment should put a lid on what happened in the past. An act of rash and negligent driving was committed outside the domain of company activities. It was not a professional lapse but a personal one. How long to carry the baggage of guilt for the personal lapse is a point to moot.

Sometimes you need to break this shell of self-deprecation and face the world. Therefore, start applying for jobs vigorously. Sometimes your luck will click. However, in the meantime, prepare yourself so well that the interviewer should feel guilty if they lose your candidature!

All the best!

Dinesh Divekar