Weekly Hiring Questions Thread - April 28

I'm currently in the process to become a police officer. Passed my written with flying colors. Now I'm on to the oral and fitness. After that obviously, is the background investigation.

I'm 23 years old, and in my last year of college. Since 2012, I've had 5 different jobs.

My first job was tutoring kids at a middle school. That job lasted the entire spring semester (Jan-May). I left that job on good terms, for a job that went through the summer.

My second job, was as an attendant at our university's information desk. This is the first point of contact when people want directions and information about the university. You literally sit there on the computer, and wait for someone to ask you for help. I worked here from May 2012 to May 2013. I was terminated from this job for missing too many days and taking an overlapping shift. I would volunteer to take other people's shifts. However, to make it official, you had to sign a form stating that you agree to take the other persons shift. There were about 2 or 3 instances in where the other person didn't fill out the form, and thus I didn't have anything to sign and it didn't make it official. We were both reprimanded for this. Also, when I first started out, I was caught sleeping on a Sunday morning by the director at another information desk that isn't as active as the main desk. I was also reprimanded for this.

After that, I went to go work at Chic-fil-a for two weeks, after which I was offered a higher paying job at a Marriott. No issues there.

At the Marriott, I was a front desk agent. I was often the only person on duty in the hotel, and handled a variety of things from checking in guest to light maintenance request. I worked here for a month and a half or so before being terminated for "not meeting expectations". Which meant, while I was very professional in dealing with hotel guest, I couldn't provide the level of service expected of me by Marriott. One of the issues highlighted was the fact that I couldn't carry on a friendly conversation while checking guest on this computer from 1985, in order to make the guest feel more welcome. Other than that, they said I would be re-hireable and that I was other wise very professional, especially in dealing with complaints.

After that, I found a job as a student worker at the university police. In early April of 2013, I was hired. Where I'm currently employed and am doing quite well. No issues.

So my question to you is, with my employment background, do you think I would stand a chance of clearing the background investigation and getting hired ? Its been about two years since I've worked at those places I was terminated from, and receive glowing praise from my supervisor at the university police department. Our department is responsible for a campus of nearly 60,000 students plus staff and all university property. So our duties are on the same level as that of a small city.

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