Americans With Criminal Records Are in Demand in Tight US Job Market
A job seeker hands a resume to a recruiter at a career fair in Dearborn, Michigan.
Photographer: Anthony Lanzilote/BloombergHi, it's Kelsey Butler, an equality reporter in New York. I want to talk about how more firms are hiring people with criminal records. But first.…
Earlier this summer, I took a whirlwind seven-hour trip to Washington, DC from my home in New Jersey to learn a bit more about second-chance hiring. That’s the practice of bringing on individuals with criminal records, sometimes referred to as fair chance hiring.