You seem to be qualified for the job but that whole rape/murder thing makes me question your qualifications....
What do you suppose a convicted felon should do? Lay down and just die?
Better suggestion: Never commit a felony.
1. First, consult legal council (b)(it's COUNSEL, you twit) about the possibility of getting your record expunged, sealed or the conviction reduced.
4. "Look to personal contacts and friends to help you get a job," Kendall asserts. Someone who knows you will not be as wary to take a chance on you. Hanging with the crowd that probably got you sent to the joint in the first place is usually prohibited when on probation/parole.
5. Seek employment with small and local companies. "We promote looking for jobs with small companies and independent businesses and employers, instead of major chains," Roseborough divulges. Local businesses may have less stringent hiring requirements and are more willing to give you a chance.Translation: Mom and Pop are easy to pull the wool over on and will take longer to figure out what scam you are running.
6. Consider self-employment. Walt* was convicted at age 19 of drug possession and attempted sale. After serving time in prison, he took odd jobs in various auto shops and car dealerships to learn about car repair. He now works as an independent contractor and operates his own auto repair business. Nowhere in this article does it say that you should get and stay clean from drugs as most employers require a pee test. Even those that don't may require a pee test after an at-work accident/incident.
"We encourage the young men we work with to look into entrepreneurship. We suggest taking up a trade that a felony record wouldn't hinder, such as plumbing, construction or janitorial work. You can be your own employer with these skills," Roseborough says. The trade suggested, plumbing, requires a license which, in my state, will never be granted to a felon. Think about it: do you want a felon to have easy access to your home to check out the valuables? I didn't think so.
8. Be professional and confident. "Many young men we see lack people skills. We tell them that when they go to an employment office or are in an interview if they are dressed appropriately, speak well, and have confidence it will show," Roseborough says. "We explain that their resume is like an ad in the newspaper, but they are the 'product;' and they have to go in and 'sell' themselves. Some employers will take a chance if there is a nice presentation." "Yo dawg, it's like this, ya see. The man, he be down on me and ya gots to have a gat or ya don't gets no 'spect, ya see?" -- There's the door...
I seem to recall in Calif. they have a strange way of treating felony convictions. They call them wobblers, if you were convicted of a felony, but given probation instead, it becomes a misdemeanor. If that is true, you might be able to get away with saying "no." Disclaimer: This isn't legal advice!!
I have a friend with a felony on his record and some quality prison time to prove it. When he last applied for a job, he noted the incarceration period on his resume as a job working for the "XXXXX State Dept of Corrections" and went on to list the job duties he performed while on daytime work release. It was the best way he could tell the truth on the resume while giving himself the chance at some face time with a potential employer. Believe it or not, it worked.
Keep in mind the trend to make lots of things felonies. Carry a can of mace in your glove compartment in Michigan, even one that is 20 years old? A five year felony. Accidentally cover up a "wetland" on your property? Felony. Do I even need to start on the potential for "hate crimes"?
Not saying don't be wary of someone with a felony record. Just pointing out the trend for legislators to criminalize more and more of us.
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"GEORGE: I didn't know he'd get fired.
JERRY: He'll probably kill his family over this.
GEORGE: What if he's waiting for me outside? He pointed at me! Did you see him point?!
JERRY: A lot of ex-cons become busboys. They seem to gravitate towards 'em.
Good article...for the DU.
As someone who has owned small businesses for over 20 years, I've hired folks who have served time for felony convictions.
Felony on your record? Seek work with the Democrat party.
- run for congress. It's the biggest bunch of felons there is.
Oh yes, the efficacy of those famous background checks:
Read this Tennessean article for an example:
http://tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070220/NEWS03/702200347
Why do I have the feeling that "self employment" was the cause for the felony in the first place?
For those found guilty of crimes they actually committed, I'm of the opinion they should get a second chance. Of course that depends on the type of crime they committed and what type of job they're hoping to get.
About a week after my 18th birthday, I had a serious drug problem and made a bad mistake and walked into a store at one in the morning and stole everything. I was arrested the next day, returned everything I stole, and paid a voluntary restitution. Two years later, and after six months in jail, I can’t get a job. I haven’t touched drugs since my arrest. There has to be some kind of reform on the criminal background check. Not to say jobs shouldn’t run background checks (you can’t have a sex offender working with kids), but I feel like I’m serving a life sentence and there’s no way out.