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Jobs for Felons: Companies that Hire Ex-offenders and Felons

Written By: Eric Mayo http://www.jailtojob.com/From%20Jail%20to%20a %20Job.html For many ex-offenders and felons, finding jobs is hopeless. With a bleak o tlook for employment, many !ill go back to the same beha"iors that landed them in prison to begin !ith. #hat is the cycle that many are in. E"en tho gh ex-offenders and felons face to gh challenges !hen it comes to employment, there are people !ith criminal records getting hired e"eryday. $nfort nately, too many felons a tomatically ass me that they !ill not be hired so they ne"er e"en apply. Beca se of this, many opport nities are !asted. #here are employers !ho are !illing to look past a person%s past in order to get a good employee. #he & estion remains, ho! to find employers !ho are !illing to gi"e ex-offenders and ex-felons a chance' (n general, smaller b sinesses are more likely to hire felons b t there are large nation!ide companies !hose hiring practices do not excl de those !ith criminal records. )f co rse, not e"ery felon !ill be considered and the person%s con"iction !ill al!ays be taken into acco nt, there are jobs to be had. *o ghly se"enty fi"e percent of all a"ailable jobs in +merica are not ad"ertised. #ake a look at the list of companies that hire ex-offenders and felons here: http:,,!!!.jailtojob.com,-ompanies./0that./01ire./0Ex-offenders ./0and./0Felons.html + n mber of the companies on this list operate in many areas. 2o can find them locally on the !eb and by searching yo r telephone directory. 3ome ha"e online application processes and some do not. 2o can contact them by telephone to find the best !ay to apply. 2o may ha"e to "isit the
Jobs for Felons: Companies that Hire Ex-offenders and Felons 2014

location to s bmit an application in person. #hat is often the best !ay to meet the person in charge of hiring for that location. 1ere are some really good tips for applying in person: Whene"er applying in person, dress j st as if yo are going on an inter"ie!. 2o ne"er kno! !ho yo are going to meet. 2o may meet the person !ho can hire yo , so don4t blo! an opport nity to make a great first impression. #ake a sheet !ith all of the information that is typically asked on applications incl ding past employers, past training and especially information pertaining to yo r con"iction5s.6 #his !ill help yo be complete !hile ans!ering the & estions. Be s re to ha"e t!o pens, j st in case one doesn4t !ork. (f yo do not !rite !ell, ask if yo can take the application home and bring it back. (f the ans!er is 7yes,8 take t!o in case one gets r ined. (f yo ha"e to take it home, be s re yo ha"e a portfolio or something to keep it from getting folded or !rinkled. Be complete. +ns!er all & estions and lea"e no blank spaces. (f there is a & estion that does not apply to yo , se the notation 79,+8 in the space. (f yo ha"e a res me, attach it to the completed application. :o not attempt to se the res me in place of the application. 2o still ha"e to fill it o t. #here are many companies that !ill hire ex-offenders and felons. $se the list to find o t if any of the companies are hiring for jobs that yo !ant to do and find o t ho! to apply. Best of ; ck< (f yo are really serio s abo t getting a job: -heck o t my !ebsite: http://www.jailtojob.com/From%20Jail%20to%20a%20Job.html

Jobs for Felons: Companies that Hire Ex-offenders and Felons

2014

-heck o t my list of companies that hire felons here:


http:,,!!!.jailtojob.com,-ompanies./0that./01ire ./0Ex-offenders./0and./0Felons.html

Jobs for Felons: Companies that Hire Ex-offenders and Felons

2014

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