A conviction, plea or pending charges will not necessarily disqualify you from consideration for employment. The effect of a conviction, plea or pending charges will be assessed with respect to time, circumstances, seriousness of the offense and job responsibilites and duties. However, your failure to list a conviction, plea or pending charge (other than those that have been annulled, expunged, sealed, pardoned, erased or impounded) will disqualify you from consideration for employment or will result in termination of employment if subsequently discovered.