I was convicted of a Class B felony in 1991. I am now looking for work in K.C. I have achieved an A.A. HELP!!!

I completed all sentencing guidelines in 1996 (with praise from the judge). Went to school, recieved an Assoc. Degree in 2005. Won several scholarships and awards. And, I am about 40 credits short of my B.A. I have applied for more than 100 jobs and have had only 2 interviews. If anyone has ANY advice please help. I have excellent references and a very nice resume. I am willing to work just about any shift and get along fabulously with co-workers. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

I was convicted of a Class B felony in 1991. I am now looking for work in K.C. I have achieved an A.A. HELP!!!
I think it's really unfair that you are having so much trouble. MANY people make a bad choice or two in life. You pay the price, change your life, and move forward. How can you do that when no one will give you a chance. This one reason why we have revolving doors in prisons...many know they can make more money in criminal activity. Anyway, a rant for another day.





I work in Medical Transcription. It's one of the FEW jobs that you can do legitimately at home and make good money w/o selling anything. Plus, there is no age, or any other type of discrimination. I've never even heard of a company doing a criminal background check. You would need vocational training to learn how to do it. It may not be in your degree area. However, it would be a good skill for you pick up and have in the interim, and if you find a job you like better in the future, you can go for it, but always have the MT to fall back on.





Best Wishes to you!
Reply:Move to get those records expunged and sealed. It shouldn't cost more than a few hundred dollars and could very well make the difference in your landing a job.