See as far as qualified goes, Person A and Person B wouldn't even be a decision if past misdemeanors was non-qualifier. The application wouldn't be accepted.
There are jobs that qualifications do not allow people with past felonies to apply. Or say a Dui.
For example, a person with a DUI is not qualified to be a trucker in most companies.
Let's say the amounts Person B stole were small enough that no charges were pressed, they were just terminated immediately. So, no misdemeanors. Do you consider Person A and B equally qualified?
Yes. They are equally qualified even with a misdemeanor theft if the job doesn't deem that as a non-qualifier also.
I would expect that Person A would be chosen for being what the interviewer felt was the right choice, however, in the misdemeanor scenario.
I expect Person A is more likely to be chosen if they have an impeccable work record compared to the fired Person b after the interview process.
Okay. So you define "Qualified" strictly by the the most bare minimum of terms, and that it cannot change. Got it.
Odd, but fair enough. ---
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