Why You Shouldn’t Overlook Hiring Ex-Offenders

Posted on July 16, 2018July 16, 2018 by WOTC Blog

In a recent online article Businesses can’t find people to hire. So why is unemployment still so high for this demographic?, NBC News reported that despite a record 6.7 million open jobs in America and the fact that nearly one-third of small businesses cannot fill open jobs, the stigma against hiring formerly incarcerated people is[…]

Hiring Ex-Felons: Does ‘Felon Friendly’ Pay?

Posted on October 20, 2017 by WOTC Blog

An article published this week by Human Resource Executive Online asks the question Does ‘Felon Friendly’ Pay?: Many employers have hopped on the ban-the-box bandwagon in recent years, whether to comply with laws, stay ahead of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or simply to express an open-minded hiring philosophy. It’s not the same thing, however,[…]