If u have a warrent can u still get a job?

i have a friend that looking for a job, but he have a warrent under his arrest. what do u think he should do turn his self in or look for a job and save money to pay for a lawyer. hes not a killer or anything like that. someone got him in trouble for no reason. so he broke his V.O.P

The employment process typically does not look into warrants. If they conduct a background check, typically it will pull up convictions, and most employers would only be concerned with felony convictions, so most likely a warrant won't even come to light.

That being said, if it were me, I would want to clear up things as sooner or later, it will catch up to him.

He needs to deal with the warrant.
Even if the employer doesn't check his criminal record, the fact that he will be receiving a paycheck will allow the law enforcement agency to track him.

only if the job doesnt have a criminal background check

...call the Public Defenders office... if "your friend" gets the job and then a week or two later gets arrested... that's not going to look good on a resume' ...get some legal advise. Get the legal issues taken care of... why keep looking over your shoulder all the time...

i don't really know but he should do the right thing and turn himself in then after he cleans up his trouble with the law then he can go look for a job

My son has a warrant out for him too (he's on the run though -- drug stuff and he's 29) -- he isn't and can't work -- he lives off of people. Once his social security number gets in the "system" he could get picked up --- I have NO CLUE where he is. Employers USUALLY do criminal background checks and I can see my son's through our clerk's office which is FREE. Companies will PAY for MORE information unfortunately. Your friend's best bet if he wants to work is to get a job being paid under the table -- no taxes at all. That is very hard to find. Also, a VOP violation is really bad. You usually end up in more trouble for a VOP than you do for the original violation.......sorry for the bad news. He could also try a SMALL company that may not do background checks but it's odd anymore for anyone not to do so.

Yes they could get a job. However, eventually their past will catch up with them. It would be best to be responsible and take care of the warrant situation. It is very difficult to keep that job if you are taken away in handcuffs.
Good luck to your friend and I hope that he/she will make the right decision and then continue to make better decisions so as to avoid future confrontations with the law.