NEED JOB ASSISTANCE W/FELONY RECORDI have tried to use this forum before w/o much results, but I will try again. In short, I have a felony record from years ago. Since, I have worked for the Pentagon, EEOC, Security & Exchange, and other contracts. Since the rules have tighten, I have not been able to gain a position, contract or full-time. I have disclosed my record up front, never lied, and did my best. My credit is not very good (really shouldn' t be a requirement) and just looking for some consistency..... I did not do the crime, but I have moved on. I have searched for leads, I have plenty of recommendations, and tried starting my own company but lack financial backing for advertising and other needs. And at this point, I am not eligible to have it exponged or pardoned for another 3 years. I refuse to subject myself to only food service, day laborer, or "open a barber shop" as I was told by the employment office. I have over 13 years of IT experience and my skill sets resides in networking, technical suport, management, project leads, liasion, and analyst work. Any leads towards businesses that are willing to hire people with a felony record & bad credit (my credit would improve if I can work) will be greatly appreciated. I will forward my resume upon request. I am avail. for work in the DC/Northern VA and Richmond, VA metro areas. Open to relocation to the NJ, PA, and NY areas. Thank you.
my credit would improve if I can work That' s what I always said, too. My credit sucks, and for it to get better, I have to be able to deal with it financially. If places won' t hire you because you have bad credit, how can you deal with the bad credit? Sometimes I can understand the credit check, but if you are a network admin in your case, I doubt you' re going to steal a server to sell (though it would be amusing if you did). Hope you find the answers you' re looking for with this, because I never have understood it. I worked for a company just recently who has on their applications that if you check that you have a felony, it is not necessarily grounds for unemployement, but in fact the company policy for us was that we were never to hire anyone with a felony. What...the hell...? | |
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