How do the industry View EX-Felons

swift hires convicts right out of Arizona state prisons.It really depends on the state He's convicted from, some are more at ease then others as far as probation,most companies that are self insured will be your best bet. smaller companies who are insured by private venders have hiring restrictions

 

So does this mean that in your eyes, I'm a worthless criminal? I went through a divorce, bounced a check, didn't know it had bounced since the notices went to my old address and my ex didn't tell me about it. A year went by, and then I found out about it. Paid the fine, paid the restitution, but I've still got a criminal record, over a $54 check.
Didn't serve one minute behind bars, and it's a misdemeanor, but it's still a criminal record.
I've never understood how people can just automatically pre-judge someone with such a blanket statement.


edit: Nevermind. I posted this after just reading the first page. After the next nine, I see it's already been discussed. Just add me to the pile of people with a past, who are trying to take it as an opportunity to fulfill a goal.

 

What is sick is that people like this guy are so dang close minded, because they don't realize that the only difference between him and an Ex-Felon is the fact that he never got caught breaking the law...
Let he who is without sin cast the first stone.
Do what you have to do to support your family but do it honestly from now on. There are plenty of companies out there who will give an ex-felon a chance just don't become discouraged looking..
Guys like the one above can't honestly say that they have never cooked a log book. Hence BROKE THE LAW......
So get over yourself...
Big Willie

 

I think that if an ex-con really wants to prove he's trustworthy he should get a pardon,(expunged) If he can't do that then obviously he can't change his ways.

 

It will be hard to get a job if you were an ex con and even though a company requires the felony to be 10 years old or whatever , they might have a stack of applications with perfect records or somebody who just a misdemeanor or two and they will hire the applicants like that instead of you.....All i can say is dont give up and keep your head up high....I went to driving school and got my class a cdl and there were a couple of convicts at the school that were getting their cdl as well and one of them already had a company in the bag and the other got pre hired with ARROW....I never got to see whatever happened to them after I graduated but all I can say is Good Luck!

 

In my eyes there are two types of criminals: 1) Those who are just criminals in their heart and soul and 2) Those people who got stuck on stupid and made a few mistakes when they were young.

Why must we knock those who screwed up when they were young. I made a ton of mistakes, and yes, I did get in trouble for them, and I haven't committed another crime since those.

People get stuck on stupid, but aren't necessarily bad people or career criminals. The guy who gets put away for robbing a bank and gets out and does it again, goes back gets out and does it again and again. He's a criminal.

Someone who takes their mom's car when their 19 years old, joy rides in it, and then gets arrested for grand theft of a motor vehicle and subsequently convicted for it and serves some time, and then gets out, is a dumb kid who needs a career goal, and a future, not a bunch of people like you telling him he hasn't proven himself to society because he made one dumb mistake 7 years ago.

 

Pardons are hard if not impossible to get.

 

Pardons are hard, if not impossible, to get. Especially in Florida.

 

Look at Enron, MCI WorldCom, the City of Detroit, the City of New Orleans, numerous city officials, company employees from all sectors of industry and business. Shrinkage in retail. Theft is commonplace; not to say it is right, but if someone walked into your company with a known criminal history, you know what their past IS. Just because someone lacks a criminal history doesn't meant that they don't steal vitamins from Walmart as they grocery shop or won't steal from you. Everyone is suspect. If trust can be given on the unknown, why can't it be given on the known?

 

Holy thread bump Batman!

In all seriousness, the OP started this thread back in '06. I'm sure by now he either got hired on by a company and lived happily ever after or he gave up.