Re-employment and Ex-Offenders

I provide job counseling at the North Dallas Share Ministries; frequently my clients are ex-offenders.  They discuss the challenges they face in finding employment. As I have written in my blogs, the failure to disclose a felony conviction can ultimately result in dismissal from your job.

So what actions should an ex-offender take?  Will only one mistake follow a person his/her entire life? Some types of criminal records can be expunged; however, I do not know if such records may still be obtained by employers.  Consequently, care must be taken prior to retaining attorneys and organizations that advertise the removal of criminal records.

Here is an article that you may find helpful:  “Successful Job Placement for Ex-Offenders: The Center for Employment Opportunities” written by Peter Finn and posted on the website: https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles/168102.pdf.

There are a number of organizations that indicate that they employ ex-offenders.  Among these organizations is Goodwill Industries.  

Related searches for organizations that employ ex-offenders yields the following links:

associations that employ ex offenders

http://us.jobrapido.com/?w=ex%20offenders&utm_source=adwords&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=ADWORDS_US_JOB_SEARCH&utm_agid=1294809827&utm_kwid=3410277327&adwords=

http://www.jailtojob.com/Companies%20that%20Hire%20Ex-offenders%20and%20Felons.html

http://outandemployed.wordpress.com/category/hope-for-ex-offenders/

http://www.buzzle.com/articles/jobs-for-convicted-felons/

Please comment in this blog or email me at glynjordan@gmail.com if you have knowledge or experiences that will assist ex-offenders in finding employment.

Thanks.

Glyn