I have read your blog and have gotten a lot of great ideas to pass along to my clients. Thank you very much for that! However, I'm clueless when it comes to my partner. We have been together for 3 yrs. I knew getting into the relationship about his past, but growing up on the "other side of town", I thought once you did your probation and paid your fines you were good! How wrong was I. He has not served any prison or jail time, but does have 3 felonies for drugs and last yr was charged with felony manslaughter (grand jury turned it down...and we were told he was charged b/c the other family was pushing the DA...small town) but this is on his record as well.
So, my question to you is where do we begin. He has an interest in psychology and broadcasting but not sure if he could have a job once a degree is obtained. I know this was rambling, but I know he is at the end of his rope, and every path is a dead end.
Thank you for any information that you can share. By the way we are in N.C.
Miss K,
A: Hello Miss K,
I encourage all ex-offenders and felons looking for jobs to apply for anything they feel they are qualified for. Your friend is looking at a career in Psychology. The only problem I see is that there are some jobs in the psychology field that require licensing or certification.
Before he invests time in money in pursuing a degree in that field he should find out if he can be licensed in your state.
As far as a career in broadcasting, I see no reason that he cannot get hired. In that field he will be subjected to the the same factors that ex-offenders and felons in other fields have to deal with. He will have to find an employer who will be willing to overlook his convictions. How can he do that? He will have to apply, apply and apply until he finds an employer who will work with him.
I hope this helps.
Miss K,
A: Hello Miss K,
I encourage all ex-offenders and felons looking for jobs to apply for anything they feel they are qualified for. Your friend is looking at a career in Psychology. The only problem I see is that there are some jobs in the psychology field that require licensing or certification.
Before he invests time in money in pursuing a degree in that field he should find out if he can be licensed in your state.
As far as a career in broadcasting, I see no reason that he cannot get hired. In that field he will be subjected to the the same factors that ex-offenders and felons in other fields have to deal with. He will have to find an employer who will be willing to overlook his convictions. How can he do that? He will have to apply, apply and apply until he finds an employer who will work with him.
I hope this helps.
I have been helping ex-offenders and felons get jobs for over ten years and I feel I have an understanding of what works. I will be updating this blog often. I will answer specific questions relating to getting a job with a criminal record on this blog so feel free to send me your questions. You can send email me at adogzheart2@gmail.com
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