How do you get a job with a felony record?

Answer 1

Im going to correct the previous persons answer. As a corrections officer myself and a prior police officer I know that you cant get a job as a corrections officer or any other criminal ustice sworn job. even if you attempt to get your records Expunged it will never be hidden from a criminal justice agency.it willonly be hidden to private sector employers. and felons arnt allowed to carry firearms and that's a requirement as a corrections officer. but even if felons were allowed to carry firearms they still can get the job due to numerous other state laws that bar it and no agency will ever hire them. all criminal justice agencies will treat a expunged felony just as if its a none expunged and its never gonna be hidden from them.

ACTUALLY in the state of Vermont you can work at the DOC with a felony Only with a felony waiver from the commish of corrections can grant. i know a few c/o's who work there now but cant advance too high due to some of the jobs that require to carry a weapon. in vt there arent any gunlaws you only have to be elegible by federal gun law meaning now felonies or a few other underlining offenses. i hope this answer helps so whoever said YOU CANT BE A CORRECTIONAL officer with a felony is WRONG WRONG WRONG

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Well I can tell you as a Corrections Officer you can get a job as an ex offender. I ddid 5 years for armed robbery with a mask and today I am superintendent of an institution. Get a Queens Pardon and go from there.

Answer 2

It's difficult but it can be done. The best thing to do is to start somewhere at the bottom and work your way up in a restaurant or other service industry. Of course it helps if you have someone who can vouch for you as a reformed person who has changed his or her life. consult with some of the agencies in your area, I am sure there are outreach centers that can help you in that department. Also, take the time to make yourself a professional resume and learn how to fill out a job application knowing that you must do so in an honest fashion.

Answer 3

Keep trying. The odds are against you as a felon; it is legal for everyone to discriminate against you for no other reason than your previous conviction. The federal government does it. Most states do as well. However, you must consider how pleasant any job would be if that employer were not willing to give a person a chance. Keep looking. Be honest, your conviction is a matter of public record. Be willing to discuss it during an interview. Most important, be real with yourself: you did make a mistake--while it might not be fair that you should have to pay for that mistake forever, you will have to pay beyond your sentence. There are employers out there who are willing to take you for who you are now, not for who you were or what you did. Keep looking.

good answer, but you might want to try this as well

Lets fill the presidents email with thousands copies of this letter. There is power in numbers. Something just might be done, but nothing will be done if we do nothing! http://www.emailthepresident.com Prisoner in a free world

This nation has battled against discrimination tirelessly for decades and has succeeded in their goal to protect the rights of persons with disabilities, however; the senators, congressmen, and even the White House have neglected to include a group of Americans under the discrimination laws, which are facing numerous road blocks in employment and housing. The Americans of which I speak of are re-formed, ex-convicted felons which have taken advantage of the education system in the prisons where they've done their time in hopes of a bright and lawful future.

But I ask you; tell me how Ex-convicts can obtain lawful employment to better themselves when the Nations employers as a whole can discriminate at will against ex-convicts, without cause or retribution. The prison systems of this nation spends a fortune educating prisoner so they can support themselves without returning to crime, yet the education they receive will go unused because the nation employers will not hire a felon. We need to allow these felons to show the nation that they have learned their lessons, been reformed, and can become a benefit to society; their success will surprise us all.

As it stands the nations employers are legally able to discriminate against felons, no matter what their crime, this is not right. Which makes most ex-felons, rely on government funding and food stamps, or return to a life of crime to survive? All convict should be allowed to obtain gainful employment in a field outside of their crime, for example an embezzler should not be hired where he/she would have access to money of any form, but he/she could work in the mail room. Nor should a sex offender be hired by a public school, but he/she can work in a restaurant. Ex-convicts should have the right to live life by the laws of this country once they have paid the debt to society. There should also be government consequences for employers who do a back ground check before the offer of employment is made. If this is not done we will have this disability held against us forever.

Isn't the American public tried of paying taxes to support felons that would love nothing more than to support themselves. I am one among thousands that would gladly work if only someone would give me the chance to prove myself. Yes I am an ex-convict as well and I have high hopes that the pen is still mightier than the sword. I would like to see this issue on a ballot somewhere so our nation can stop the Nations employers from discrimination or have the opportunity to ensure that the ex-convicts have the same rights as any other disabled group.

Please email this to the president and everybody in your contact list and have them do the same

Sincerely, http://www.emailthepresident.com

A fellow ex-con