A
federal police check provides all your background information including any
criminal history you may have. This is very important as anyone that is even
thinking about hiring you will want to know any criminal past you may have. If
you already know that something will show up on the Federal police check, you
can than be better prepared to answer any questions they may ask about it. If
after an interview you are asked to do a national police check, that
would be the time to disclose any information you already know will show up.
This lets you also explain the situation further if you choose to do so.
Federal police checks are a
fairly common practice so there should be no surprises when it is mentioned
that you will need one to work in the country. Especially if you are applying
for a job that needs to keep it's security fairly tight. Making sure you are
not a risk to their company will probably bet their highest priority. Take
comfort in knowing that most agencies don't usually request a national police
check until after you have passed their preliminary hiring procedure. This
means that if your background check comes back with nothing bad, you could
possibly be hired, as long as your qualifications meet their