How Can A Felon Start Over "The Interview" How can a felon start over? One of the biggest problems felons have is disclosing that you have a felony in your record. Before the question is raised the interviewing process is going well. Qualifications are met. The interviewer is even happy that, you seem to be a good fit for the position and the company. Just what the company is looking for. True, because you are, you’re qualified, and ready to go to work. You’re in good health, you took classes and courses on interviewing and you have on the proper attire. You studied the 2 free ebooks you received fromwww.programsforexfelons.com you hit all points on every aspect of proper interview etiquette. You even have the why you should be hired memorized and ready to let them have it. You are the prime candidate and they feel you are: Able to communicate effectively Eager to get to work Has experience doing the exact type of work needed you may even have a certification in that industry or apprenticeship hours Flexibility with the work schedule Willingness to come in early and stay late Most felons are use to interviewing. We get better at it as we go from interview to interview. How Can a Felon Start Over: First Be Positive Although, most of the time we feel that we will not get this job, because of the felony that’s in our record. We still hope. You have to be positive. We want to succeed. We don’t want to let our families down again. Maybe just maybe this is one of those felon friendly jobs that you’ve heard might hire felons You need this. You’re tired you’ve searched and searched for jobs that hire felons you finally dug this out of a pile of hundreds of companies. You’ve been to so many companies in the last week that was supposed to hire felons, that said, were not hiring right now sir. “Bring your application back when we are hiring”. WHAT? You know what that means! The bills are due the PO breathing down your neck. You tired of having to go without. You don’t have any money. You’re broke. You need this. You know if you don’t get something soon you will get something. One way or another. In the back of your mind you think I’m trying to do right they will not let me do right. It’s going to change I just need this job. They got “Now Hiring” on the door. I’m going to get this job. I know it I have to believe. You say a prayer. Please lord let me get this job. You think I’m not going to tell them about my past. I’m going to get this money. Maybe they will not do a back ground check. If I can work a week and get that money I will have more than I have now. Well everything looks good. “Can you pass a background check?” You decide to tell them about the felony. You know the PO is going to call and or come visit the job anyway. You decide to be honest, you tell them. “I’m a convicted felon.” So you have a Criminal Record? Everything changes. The Interviewer is on defense and the expressions on his face tell it all. You know what’s coming. You’ve heard it over and over. Some interviewers will let you know right there. I’m sorry we do not hire people with felonies. Some will entertain you for a while. Please explain the circumstances. You start explaining and you be honest you let them know exactly how it was. You served your time or you have walked down probation. You learned a very valuable life lesson. Now you’re trying to get your life back in order. You are not the same person when you committed the crime. Whatever your crime was you are being judged all over again for the same crime you’ve been punished for. Some companies are in a position to provide second chance jobs for felons. Understand all companies in the world cannot hire a felon for various legitimate reasons, honestly. Their insurance or the type of industry they are in. However, a lot of companies are able to hire convicted felons. They just choose not to. It is possible that through someone else that works there or someone in a higher position will open the doors to a convicted felon. However it’s more than likely it’s either a friend, family member or has to do with politics in the company. Regardless of it all, it still leaves most of us out in the cold. You explained everything to the interviewer. Maybe hope is still alive. This is it, this person will give you a chance. They to tell you sorry, I wish I could, company policy we can’t hire people with criminal records. How can a felon start over like this? Was it company policy before you explained? Did the interview feel like you were a bad person because you may have sold the hard drugs not the designer accepted drugs? Maybe, if it was marijuana it would have been different. They smoke marijuana, or maybe it was meth they don’t like the meth dealers because it’s too many children on meth now. It may have been different it if was coke they may toot every once in a while, that would have been okay. You know maybe they would have understood. Regardless of what it is you are walking out the door. Without a J-O-B Disappointed you didn’t get that job. You need money. You have real life issues that you need to take care of. You’re not in self- pity mode you in real life mode. You got to make something happen. “I got to handle my business” You know how to get paid. It’s always someone that has work to move and it’s always someone that want to buy some work. You’ve done everything you were supposed to do. You went to the reentry programs, the Career Centers, you’ve called half the companies on the list of companies that hire felons. No one is hiring right now. You prayed about it, cried about it and got furious about it. You lashed out at friends and family the same ones you love and want to provide for; you’re hurting them emotionally because you are hurting. What do you do? You just need a chance With all that said how can a felon start over? There is no 100% answer to that, so much can be said. I’m a felon I take it one day at a time I’m learning as much as I can about ways to make money, on and off line about business management and being patient. So one day I will be a provider of felon friendly jobs in the future, part of reentry programs for felons to help them transition back into society and the family dynamics, and a helper of felons to start new careers. On and offline Visit Michael Amos Founder of programsforexfelons.com or go to uDemy.com or Lynda.com and check out their large variety of educational product to better educate yourself to gain financial stability then financial Freedom. It’s a lot of free information on the internet stay focused
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