What types of jobs and employment are available for people with a
felony conviction?  Non-violent, white collar crime, minimal prison
time with Bachelors degree.  (2-4 yrs).

I already know that mostly it's up to the individual company, but I
would like answers to my question as to what a lot of convicted felons
seek for employment based on the above. (non-violent, etc).

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Clarification of Question by x6xfactor-ga on 17 Oct 2006 14:45 PDT

By the way, the conviction was in Florida, and now reside in
Minnesota.  Not sure if it makes a difference as it was a Felony.

Hello x6xfactor,

Good luck with your situation. Thank you for asking your question.

Here is a list of various jobs that ex-felons can hold:

Ebay seller
Walmart
McDonald's 
any type of fast food-related job
kitchen help in a restaurant
apprentice for a job such as an electrician, masonry
janitor/
maintenance
security guard
private detective
Publix
Kroger
grocery stores
Conway Trucking
trucking companies
pizza delivery
greenhouse worker
warehouse jobs
UPS
landscaping
construction
building
roofing
day laborer
work-at-home telemarketer
modeling
acting
nonprofit worker
church jobs
religious teacher
drug and alcohol counselor
private detective
factory jobs
  -- even in management eventually
volunteering/community service type of work
help for small businesses
temp agencies--
for landscaping or anything
Labor Ready
recycling waste center
trash pickup and trash center
bounty hunter
bakery
food prep and counter work at a deli
courier
apprentice in carpentry
Goodwill
Salvation Army
factoris and industrial work
start your own business-- making something, selling something, providing a service


Tips:

--large companies will most likely not hire you; small businesses very well might
--contact independent (not national) recruiters and ask what kinds of
checks they do-- if they do local checks only, you're good
--now's a great time to start your own business

Further resources:

Help in all 50 States from HIRE:
http://hirenetwork.org/resource.html

National Transitional Jobs Network
http://www.transitionaljobs.net/Resources/Resources.html

Safer Foundation
http://www.saferfoundation.org/viewpage.asp?id=4

Here are some previous Google Answers which provide information on the subject:

"Felon Wants Military Career"
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=453055

"felony conviction career restrictions"
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=450410



Sources:

Faqfarm Forums
http://www.faqfarm.com/Q/How_does_a_person_with_a_felony_find_a_job_after_he_has_served_his_time

HIRE Network Letter to Target
http://hirenetwork.org/pdfs/TARGET.pdf

Open Society Institute Resource Listings
http://www.soros.org/initiatives/justice/links/barriers

Chicago Tribune article on Safer Foundation
http://www.saferfoundation.org/viewpage.asp?id=35&storyid=1039041965&pagetype=story

"Help a felon find employment!"
http://ask.metafilter.com/mefi/43097

"ex-felon employment and expungement"
http://chrisuggen.blogspot.com/2005/07/ex-felon-employment-and-expungement.html

Search terms:
employment felony

If you need any additional clarification before rating, let me know
and I'll be happy to assist you.

--keystroke-ga

Thanks for the answer

A guy I know who did time was employed by a recruitment consultancy
- set up by another old lag

I thought it a rather interesting solution to an unpleasant problem.