What jobs should people with felony convictions look for?

Probably best to avoid jobs that deal with people or their money (almost impossible in year 2011). Definately avoid jobs that deal with children. Suggestions: Construction, Mechanic, Electrician, I.

T (non customer service or financial roles), Retail in a more technical nature.

Look for programs similar to Jacksonville's Ready4Work. Actually, I think this program may be nationwide. Take a look at this news article: jaxdailyrecord.com/showstory.php?Story_ One of the things potential employers need to realize is that these job seekers often prove to be more loyal and more productive than those without similar backgrounds.

Good luck to you all.

Many former convicts work in road construction and bridge construction companies. Often times the county's public works departments uses inmates to do various jobs concerning roads and bridge construction and this experience can be used to gain employment on the outside. There are even government programs that pay employers incentives for hiring former convicts.

First off, convicted felon’s should not be let out until they have located work. With all of the money we waste on prison systems, with all of the technology at our finger tips, why is it that we do not have labor case workers within the prison system who can identify inmate skills and place them in jobs the day after they leave prison walls? We should have temp agencies who take on the our prison society, this way the lazy citizens cannot complain about illegal hiring of day laborers, instead they can place born again good citizens into entry level positions to establish a trust factor with society.

Everyone needs to be mature on this issue, convicts need to understand that “doing time” doesn’t mean you instantly come back to the public a refreshed respectable individual, you couldnt play by the rules so you have to start over. Society needs to understand that released convicts need to be kept busy, really busy. It is emperative that they find honest work.

I say create an agency.

..this is my first post on Hubpages, so I hope I'm not stepping on any toes. During the research phase of my latest book, Confessions of a ring Manager (which will be out in March 2010), someone asked me if I was going to include a chapter on how ex-convicts can get back into the job market beyond a minimum wage future. After doing the research on employment and ex-convicts, I discovered that the topic was a convoluted and intricate one that had no easy solution.

I didn't find a lot of information that offered a bright overall picture (though there are some individual programs that are bright spots). Part of the problem lies with the penal system itself (releasing ex-convicts back into the same communities that got them in trouble in the first place; very few viable training programs beyond minimum-wage skills), financial/insurance liability associated with hiring ex-convicts, and as studies show, the pre-incarceration variables that lead a person to commit a crime. There's much more on this topic at my blog at jtkirk.wordpress.com, but I think to maximize your earning potential over your "new" lifetime, ex-offenders have several viable options from which to choose:1.

If you have a high-school diploma, get an Associates Degree. Most are available online or from your local community college.2. Consider a trade school that offers solid training (consult the Better Business Bureau for leads or your local college/university for recommendations)3.

Eliminate any bad habits that can tempt to back to your former life4. Become an avid reader. You don't have to have a college degree to be a capable problem solver that other people will notice.5.

Network with people who work in the field in which you are interested in working--you never know who they know who just might be willing to give you a second chance. People who were convicted of non-violent crimes tend to get hired sooner than those convicted of violent crimes. Women convicted of non-violent crimes tend to get hired quicker than men convicted of non-violent crimes.So, there are opportunities, depending on the nature of your offense, but understand this: we can't blame society for being reluctant to hire ex-felons.

Violating a trust (personal, financial, property) is something many people refuse to forgive and forget. Good luck all.

Felon doesn't mean failer.. It could mean they are skillfully minded and chose to use their skill for the fast lane, this doesn't mean they are not to be trusted, on the contrary, these minds can be used for good things such as a Mechanic or Technician position (they can tweak a car or a computer and work alone and unsupervised). Or a felon can get (in some rougher neighborhoods, a security job - sure not the normal, carry a gun security job, but the "secret shopper" security guy watching the isle or the monitor for "would be shoplifters". Felons make great Bodyguards, maybe not for the rich and famous, but for the scared and insecure accountant on the lamb or under the witness protection program.

There are some felons who have dabbled in the criminal investigation portion of police work. Kinda of a contractor if you will to give tips and tricks to help catch america's most wanted.

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I'am also a felon and I find that construction companys usually don't mind if you do a good job. Also, wal mart will hire a felon,keep putting applications in, they will call. I know this from experience.

I say a mechanic or fast food or cooking, people are going to have that issue. Its not right cuz peeps do turn their lives around. But some dnt and thats what ruins it for the rest of them.

I wish you all the luck! Its hard out there getting a job for anyone. Stay strong!

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.