Help Getting a Job After Felony Charge?

The Parole or Probation departments in your county should be able to provide some info---in California there are tax benefits to businesses who hire ex-cons, and Safeway Stores are active in hiring ex-felons.

Charged and convicted are two VERY different things. If you are convicted, this will show up on your record and you will need to report it when potential employers ask if you have any felony convictions. Being CHARGED with a crime however never needs to be reported unless it is something you are currently facing charges for. Innocent people are charged with crimes all the time. That's why we have court systems and trials. Since you were not convicted, and assuming that this is not current litigation, you were found to be innocent of the charges and this will not be a part of your permanent record and won't risk any employment opportunities.

more than likely there will be a transition program that he'll work with in order to transition to normal life again. it would include career services & help finding somewhere to live

If he's been in prison, it sounds like your cousin was convicted of a felony, not just charged.

Regardless of the actual nature of his crime, it's going to be tough going for him to find a job.

Can you sincerely vouch for your cousin's integrity and job skills? He is definitely going to need impeccable references in this job market.

As other posters have said, if you really want to help him, hire him yourself!

He should be honest and not lie. Some jobs still won't accept him, he may need to lower his standards more.

woman even i can't get a job and ive been good all my life don't see why people who care less should get special programmes

Would you employ him?

if not, why would you expect someone else to?

if yes, then why don't you....

check www.monster.com good luck!! :)