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The Company that Hires Ex-Convicts

October 26, 2018

Via: HR Hero
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Most people who have filled out job applications have at one time or another seen the question asking whether the applicant has ever been convicted of a crime. This could mean either a misdemeanor, relatively minor crimes punishable by up to a year in jail, or felonies, serious crimes that could be punished by years or even life in prison and, in some cases, the death penalty.

‘The Box’

The question of whether an applicant has ever been convicted of a crime is often presented as a simple “yes” or “no,” with no room for explanation. This means that the person screening the application doesn’t necessarily know if the applicant who checks “yes” was charged with a minor crime and punished with a fine or spent years in prison for a serious offense or even multiple serious offenses.

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