How does a person with a felony find a job after he has served his time in Indiana? Most felons will find that it’s not easy to find a job, though it is not impossible. These jobs do exist but you will have to pound a lot of pavement, make a lot of phone calls, and fill out a lot of applications to find them.
People don’t know that there are actually companies that are paid an incentive by the government to hire convicted felons. Work One, the state employment agency, hires employment specialists who work to find or persuade companies to hire felons in Indiana. WorkOne’s program for ex-offenders, for example, helped 150 felons secure employment during 2005.
When looking for a job you should look for one that has a tax credit that can be used to pay for skill development and training for felons. Employers consider the development of communication, teamwork, and interpersonal skills as a first priority.
Places to avoid looking applying for a job are long term temporary employment agencies. You will have better luck at a Labor Ready employment service for short term or daily employment until you are hired at one of the companies or businesses which you have applied to.
Keep in mind that small companies are more likely to hire a felon as the owners are more involved in the day to day business, and can see firsthand the ability of their hires to perform the tasks involved in the job.
WorkOne Centers
Indiana Department of Workforce Development
Indiana Government Center South
10 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, IN 45204
317-232-7670
317-233-4793 fax
Web Site: www.in.gov/dwd/
Next Step Programs
The Adult Center for Education, a Fletcher Place Ministry
1831 East Prospect Avenue
Indianapolis, IN 46203
317-916-1427
317-916-0892 fax
Web Site: www.doe.in.gov/adulted/welcome.html
Indiana Jobs for Felons 2012
While the job market is looking a little better for some people out there, felons in Indiana are still having a hard time finding work most of the time. This is a shame because many people who have made a mistake in their past – or been in the wrong place at the wrong time – really do want to get a good paying job so they can turn their life around.
This is why we have devoted a lot of resources to putting together information on jobs for felons in Indiana. Whether you are looking for a specific type of work or just any old job so you can pay the bills, be sure to keep looking around the website for more useful information. Be sure to bookmark us in your favorite list so that you can come back as we add new information.
Finally, if you have any questions about getting a job with a felony in Indiana, leave a comment below. While we can’t guarantee you a job, we will do our best to help you as much as we can. If you have a felony conviction in your past and are SERIOUS about getting a job, there are things you can do to help yourself successfully find a job.
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I need help finding gainful employment so that I can support myself and my family. I have a felony conviction on my record and I can’t seem to get employers to over look this. What can I do and where I go to find a meaningful job?
Who have you contacted in your area?
No one will hire a felon. Your best bet is to work to get legislation passed to get your felony expunged. There is a bill in Congress but is stuck in committee called HR1529. You must write your congress people and urge them to pass this bill into law. Google federal expungement and learn more. Your fate is in your hands.
It’s not completely true that no one will hire an ex-offender. While most places will turn their nose to anyone with a criminal background, there are the few places that prefer to hire minorities such as ex-offenders. I work at a re-entry facility that hires ex-offenders for a 6 month training program. In those 6 months we help our participants find permanent employment with higher pay, 90% of our participants leave from our program making no less than $10.00hr. The jobs are out there, you just have to know where to look. Stay clear of the medical industry unless your charge is 7+ years old, preferably 10. Warehouses are a great place, we have placed many a men with Wal-Mart. In addition to temp-to-hire services, checking with your local unemployment agency may prove useful as well.
i am having the hardest time since i was releases from prison and have a felony conviction now i have always done sales in the past but now am frowned upon because of my convidtion if any one can help me out at all with any kind of descent employment please contact me thank you jeff t
Jeff – Have you tried the job search page on this site?
I have never served time I signed a plea in Marion County forgery X”s 4 and received probation. Sure that doesnt make any difference. I gotta get a job or whats the alternative??? They wonder why there is so many folks re-offending when the laws are the way they are. I am just lost and its not a good place to be!
The whole statement when we apply for a job that states, “Having a felony does not automatically disqualify you from employment with our company” is BS! You can rest assured that if you ‘fess up to being felon you not only won’t get the job, but more than likely you won’t even get a courtesy call back letting you know that you didn’t get the job. I had to call one employer several times and found out this punk was ducking my calls. He finally had some lady tell me to stop calling or they would get the police involved. I said,” WHOA NELLY! I didn’t threaten anyone. I just wanted to know about the status of the position I applied for.” They replied simply not to call anymore. THe best thing to do is lie because until society gets its head out of its butt we will always have this held against us. The way people think of convicted felons is that they lump us all together in category. In my case I have a drug possession case where it was the first time I ever got in trouble in my whole life and the judge wanted to make an example of me because I was a teacher. If people hear I’m a felon then I might as well be a murderer, arsonist, wife beater, extortionist, etc. It doesn’t matter what I did because everyone has already made up their minds on our kind. I’m not a bad person, but I made poor choices. I will pay for it by not being able to get the jobs I’m fully capable of succeeding at. Most of us felons, you see, aren’t bad folk, but in truth we made bad choices that got us in trouble. What ever happened to a second chance? I know GOD doesn’t want us to lie and I don’t want to lie, but I feel forced to. I dress up nice and pray they don’t do the background check. Some places are blinded by my nice appearance and don’t do it, but that’s rare. Anyway, God bless and I pray Lord that we can all find a place to fit in.
I don’t recommend lying. Have you tried relying on your positives and leading with those? Do you stall out at the interviews or do you not get there? Have you tried a letter with your applications? Thanks.
I have a felony coviction that I’ve never did time for but I have two years probation. I have a job but it doesn’t pay enough to maintain my family. I’ve been looking for gainful employment to add to what I’m receiving but because of this background NO One wants to hire me
We may as well face it,this the way of the system,but to turn your back on a felon is a crime,but no attorney in america will take the
case to the highest court in the land,I have asked,and that crime
is discremination,if you take a moment and look in the dictionary
you will see what employers are doing is a crime,we have laws in
this country that don’t allow this practice,but I’ll bet you,you
won’t find a attorney in the U.S.A. to fight on behalf of all convicted felons,these men and women have served there time and
have the right to return and land a job at any level,you see thats
whats wrong this country,it’s not united it never was,it’s divided
you have two class of people the haves and the have not,and no one
cares about the have nots unless they nrrd you for cheap labor,even
if you’re a felon college grad means nothing,when you have the lable.
I have a felony conviction from 2008 and I haven’t been able to find full time employment since. I’ve held a couple of temporary jobs that were “as needed” but I need something more to support me and my family. I have been to Workone, several temp agencies and various of other companies and none of them have seemed very helpful. I’m not surewhat more I can do or where I can turn to, I understand that the economy is bad and that there’s 1000′s of other unemployed people outt here looking as well but I would like for a company that pays decent to just give me a chance to prove that not all felons are bd people and that I am a hard worker. If anyone knows of any agencies or companies that are hiring PLEASE, let me know.
Corporate America has shut the door on people with criminal convictions!!!! I have a Criminal Conversion conviction dated January 1997; Class A Misdemeanor, and a Conspiracy to Escape; Class C Felony, also in 1997. I was 20 years old, my best friend at that time wrote me a check for $140.00 to purchase an ab roller so we could start a workout routine. Well, to my surprise, his check bounced, I knew the cashier, and the store had me arrested for Fraud and Theft, without checking with my best friend. My friend showed up at court and testified that he had made a mistake, and wrote me the check from a closed account. So they found me not guilty of Fraud, but guilty of a lessor crime of theft, criminal conversion. The Conspiracy to Escape was when I turned 21 I was arrested outside a nightclub for PI, went to jail and was issued an armband with all my information on it. My bond was posted, and while waiting to be released, my friend and I decided it would be funny to switch arm bands, well it didn’t end up funny, and I am now a convicted felon. I have no trouble finding a job, the problem is no companies insurance will allow them to hire me. I have lied on applications, and found out that the fine print on the application that states the employer will take into consideration the time elapsed, nature of the crime into consideration is false. I have been told flat out that they are not allowed to hire people with criminal records. With today’s technology it is impossible to run from your past, I was in an auto accident and am unable to preform physical labor. I have been offered plenty of job opportunities, most I was upfront about, and the recruiter would still try to get me hired, but the at the end of the day, I remain unemployed. Those companies include Wal-Mart. Its been fourteen years, and my life is completely different now then what I was when I was 21 years of age. Corporate America is not hiring people with crimes of deception!!!!
I had a felony drug conviction back in 2006 and I still cannot find employment…I am a certified medical assistant and have a cosmetology license…It’s been years now that I have been looking for work and cannot find any…I have a two year old son who I cannot provide for…I was a straight A student growing up and now it seems I might as well have been a high school drop out…I’m extremely depressed and just want a job…pls help!!!!
i have sent my resume, which i think is quite good, to hundreds of employers in the last two weeks, as soon as they run a background, its all over, even though im very qualified. I NEED HELP! i have custody of my son and have since he was 3 month old, and hes 10 yr old now and i cant support him. we are living in a shelter now and im getting desperate. please help me!
I have a friend whose felony(for selling drugs) is @ least 5yrs old is looking for a job with better pay & benefits–(if offered). My heart goes out to him because he is such a changed man, born again believer in Christ, has the heart of Christ:positive, compassionate, up-lifting, strong. Works with programs concerning the youth, devoted father and leader, faithful in attendance in church–he and his children, hard worker, but yet unable to land a better paying job (makes minimum wage). He tried to get a job @ various warehouses & re-applied, but their HR person(s) kept changing their minds about how old his felony had to be-my guess is that they did not want to hire him due to his background check. If anyone knows of any better paying jobs are in Indianapolis, IN or the surrounding counties please let me know so that I may be able to inform my friend & others where these jobs are. It would be GREATLY appriciated……..
i just need a job any kind of job. i have a baby on the way and i can’t find anything here in fort wayne. someone please give me some places to go to look for some jobs or temp places.
oh i forgot to add my felony is for Theft
well i was convicted of welfare fraud in 2007 because the judge and prosecutor said i was guilty, i had never been in trouble before for anything had no plans on it, but only to continue to raise my children and live life the best i could with 3 children, my husband and i separated and he never changed his address though he did own the home, he moved and the children and i stayed.. well needless to say i got convicted and is now serving 8 yrs probation and 4 of those are served now, but to get a good job has been hell for me and to get help here in indiana is a “JOKE” i have tried many many times and it’s been a dead end street. well yes i would love to know who could help me i need it desperately….. i would love feedback please !!
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I have a recieveing stolen property felony,and when I get off probation it going to be a misdermenor,ive been searching for a job and ive had no luck. so if you have anything avaliable could you please call me at 3176296773, my name is james bess
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First of all I would like to say I am sorry for your loss. you DO NOT deserve to be treated that way, and its is clear that you are battling a mix of emotions as strive to understand the situation.
This is NOT your fault. period.
I went through a horrible HORRIBLE breakup with a girl who cheated on me, manipulated me, and tore me down into thinking it was all me. I too had no closure, and I can tell you now that looking back, I learned a lot about myself and relationships.
I know you may not want to hear this, but the BEST thing you can do (and i really do know how impossible it seems) is to grieve your loss. You cannot and must not be with this person again, ever. You will not. This person is gone to you. He has destroyed any respect, trust, and care that a relationship needs for a basis of survival. run the course of emotions that feel natural. maybe write a letter to him explaining how you feel, and why you know you must never be with him again, but don't send it. this is for you. he more than likely has disassociated himself with the entire dilemma at this point, and would care less about your feelings right now. But its you that need not care.
I think you are aware that he is not the person for you, and that there is someone way better out there for you. Go get a new haircut, and maybe a new outfit. make some positive changes to help ease your mind and mark this as a point of no return.
As far as the bipolar thing, it sounds like he may have bipolar disorder, but acting in a horrible manner is not necessarily an effect of bipolar nor the other way around.
This guy will not change. i can almost guarantee it. the person he is dating will soon realize this, and he will most likely create the same scenario he has with you.
How long has it been? how old are you? Do you have a close friend or family member you can talk to about all of this?
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Felons are not a protected class, so, yes, a company may legally do this, although how felons are supposed to turn their lives around when they can't get jobs is a mystery to me.
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Fox: just was reading your post and in fort wayne, Forge at 1010 W Coliseum hires felons. Yeah pay may start at 7.25 for some jobs but they do make sure ppl go to work. My husband also has a form of theft and it’s been rough for him trying to find employment. He found it there. Hope this is helpful, good luck in your search. Also check into Blue Jacket on Calhoun which program is geared toward helping Felons prepare for the workforce.