i'm looking 2 get into a job, however, i have a felony conviction in 1998?

Question

I apologize. I failed to mentoin i earned a degree while I was in prison(assault;fist-fight), I've also obtained a class A CDL since I've been home. didn't realize getting into trucking ind. was this difficult.

Answer 1

well your felony is far enough back in your past that it wont hurt you now just apply whit like schneider or werner and get you some experience like 6 months to a year of OTR and then apply with a better company neither schneider or werner are that good of companyies but they are good enough to get some experience with and if they give you any trouble Just call Arrow trucking in tulsa oklahoma they will hire you .
good luck

Answer 2

You can still get a job with a felony conviction, but you have to be realistic and honest about your conviction. Most employers do background checks that reveil your record. If your felony is unrelated to the job you are applying for there should be no problem,. Then again, if you were convicted of armed robbery, don't count on becoming a cashier at a bank. Most employers will ask you to reveil your record when you first apply and again when you are interviewed. Always admit to your crime and explain the cercomstances briefly but clearly. It's not a bad idea to indicate that you are sorry about what happened, that you have learned from the experience and that you are now ready to be an excellent employee.

Answer 3

OK….let’s get to the guts of this issue.

First of all, I AM a convicted felon. I was convicted of a theft after a 4 day trial in 1992. My conviction – a felony conviction with 8 years probation and 30 days in a “half-way” house.

Regardless of my conviction, everyone….EVERYONE….. has committed a felony. The real issue is – have you been caught or not? My mother used to cheat on her taxes in her early 20s. My father used to drive home from the saloons/bars after work. My brother, in high school, used to sell small amounts of drugs to the jocks. Today, he is a lawyer. My college professor admitted to stealing cars as a young punk in the 60s. EVERYONE, one way or another, has committed one or more felonies. EVERYONE. The question is….has everyone been caught? No. Of course not. So some people have the stigma of being “convicted felons” and others, in my opinion, are lucky and get to point the finger as the “felons.”

But whatever….who really cares.

But when it comes to getting a job……don’t play the victim. As a felon, you made someone or something else the victim. Now that your time in jail or probation has passed you by, don’t even think about complaining. You are in this mess due to YOUR actions, like it or not.

Felons get jobs all the freaking time. For a while, after my conviction, I had a slew of jobs –

a.Delivering newspapers from 2:30 am to 5:30 am. ($200 a week)
b.Washed dishes for $7.00/hour every mid-day. ($150 a week)
c.Waited tables as a waiter every evening. ($150.00 a week)

I didn’t sleep much, but three part time jobs paid me $25,000 a year. I didn’t see my wife much, except on the weekends. But I made an ‘acceptable’ living and paid my bills.

After a while, my paper delivery job collided with my dish washing job, so I got a different job during the day – working as a general laborer for Labor Ready ($30 a day).

While working the three jobs, I also applied to numerous job applications in the Sunday paper, on Monster.com and on career builders.com. Every week or so, I would get a “bite.” Someone would call or email with interest in hiring me. I would ask – “What are the requirements? Drug test? Background check? Credit Check?” Most people would say – “Yes, a background check and drug test.”

But, you know what? Sometimes….every now and then, someone would say –

“No….no background check, but we do test all applicants for drugs.” Once I heard that, I would work very, very, very hard to get that job.

After a year of working three jobs and sending resumes, I was hired. My salary - $32,000. I said ‘goodbye’ to Labor ready, delivering newspapers….but still waited tables (part time) on weekend evenings. That gave me another $50.00 a week. The extra $200.00 a month is great way to pay for pizzas, sushi, renting videos, buying subway sandwiches, postage stamps, etc.

See? It can be done. It merely takes the continuous effort.

Stop playing a victim. You CAN do it. Never complain or condemn. Pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and get to work.

There are lots of Felons (ex-cons) out there who work every single day. According to the government, there are 15 million of us. Being one of the ‘working folks’is EASY.

Get to work!

David

P.S. – I’m not going to say “Good luck” because I believe that you MAKE your own luck. Don’t ‘have a great day’. MAKE IT a great day.

Answer 4

connect the club. It truly relies upon on no matter if he has any genuine marketable skills. Thirty years in the past employers might want to not ask if someone were convicted of against the law, and the recidivism cost replaced into about 1/2 of what it really is on the prompt. If he's serious about operating and turning out to be a effective man or woman there are jobs, not many, even if it really is done time job merely to locate one. the biggest difficulty on the prompt is there a diverse employers that would want to employ convicted felons, yet their coverage agencies received't enable them to. Your brother has 2 armed robbery convictions? How old is he? If he's over thirty, he's merely about unemployable. less than thirty he nonetheless has a probability. maximum states do have elements to help convicts re-enter society even if it really is as a lot as him to hunt them out. He can not lay on his butt, crying whoa is me, or he will be on the previously to the joint. Your state would have a DOR (branch of rehabilitation), business organization. bypass to the Employment protection place of work, they used to have a branch that really good in assisting convicts. a number of your non secular businesses may help.

Answer 5

I also have a felony on my record and having trouble finding a job. I live in St. Louis, MO. I have been searching for a year and I'm constantly reaching dead ends. I'm trying not to give up, but sometimes I feel like, when is this gonna end? I paid the price for what I did and I regret everything, but it doesn't change anything. My conviction was also in '98. I know this won't help, but keep trying. Good luck to you.

Answer 6

OO!! That can be a hard one. I studied to be a social worker at one time and they told me that the prisoners get help and advice from the social workers on how to re-integrate into society. Did anyone help you? I am handicapped myself and had just as hard a time.

One idea. Go to your state's office of vocational rehabilitation . Explain your situation. Tell them you are an ex-convict looking for work and you need help. When I went through VR in my state, it was filled with people in your shoes. Go through the program and see if that helps. Also tell them how much trouble you have had getting jobs and ask them to give you a counselor or advocate to help you out. Also, get the people at VR to vouch for your character, that you are not a danger to others. Good luck.

Answer 7

Just like bad credit, most things only are noticed going back 7 years. Good luck on getting a second chance and best of luck in finding a new job.

Answer 8

Alot of companies have a hard time finding over the road drivers, if that is something you are willing to do. Maybe try to get your own truck and haul for yourself, then you dont have to explaine your background, just that you have a clean driving record, and that is their #1 question.

Answer 9

Try www.Layover.com. Fill out an application for trucking jobs and your application will be sent to several big trucking companies. I have about a dozen send me emails asking for more information within a week.

Answer 10

If you have some experience, Look at smaller companies.

My guess is the biggest problem you are having is you cannot get on w/a larger company because of your felony. And you cannot get on w/a smaller company due to lack of experience.

Just keep trying!