The Job Boards Throwing my plugged nickel in, I think that Monster is the best board. I had gotten 2 jobs from it, both of which made the first contact with me. Yahoo jobs yielded scam after scam. Career Builders - I really don't know. I also go directly to company sites. My problem specifiy is that I have a "criminal background" and this puts me at the worst advantage, regardless of how good my resume looks and what format I put it in.

so does panda

So I'm not alone It's tough. I have a misdemeanor on me, actually 2, in the past 7 years---and of course, the agencies do a check for 7 years exactly. I'm so broke that I can't afford to petition for non-disclosure (sealing the records). Whatever happened to free legal help in this country? I'm just venting.

there is a poster here named the panda that also as a record...ask him

what do you do for work?

besides beg? Just kidding---administrative/accounting.

aw Iam also an accountant

I did bookkeeping I don't have a 4 yr degree, just 2 yr. I also was an executive assistant (gee and wow for me). I live in Houston (you may have guessed from the handle) and don't know anyone here to network with. Did you try accounttemps? I think they're nationwide.

Misdemeanors shouldn't be a major issue Misdemeanors shouldn't be a major issue for most employers, unless they were crimes of "moral turpitude"; i.e. sex crimes, theft, burglary... But some industries - financial, hospitals, teaching, take a much stricter approach. When I was looking for work in NYC, once I got to the offer stage, I was upfront about my record. It cost me several nice opportunities, but I would have lost them anyway as soon as the BGC came back. Yet, I managed to get not only a job, but a GREAT fucking Wall Street job, with my record, AND no prior Wall St. experience. You have to be able to put the most positive possible spin on your past, and once you are accepted, you have to prove yourself EVERY day. Twice since those times, my client banl has done BGC's, with HR then recommending termination, but CIO, CTO, & some managing directors standing up for me, because I've demonstrated such eexemplary performance in my job.

It's the perception that is causing probs I got into trouble for possession/controlled substance. Class B misd. ---- the way it reads on the BGC is a "drug user". Believe me, I have my report, chorus and verse. I'm dead in the water and at the mercy of a good-hearted employer.

Drug arrests and DWI's are the easiest to spin Unless you were caught with serious weight, LOL, or you have like 7 DWI's.. I had a "controlled substance" bust, a state jail felony, that was reduced to a misdemeanor. It's been over 10 years since the bust, and around 7 since the close of the adjudication.

Thats good to hear- I mean that they're the easiest to spin, not your prior. I have to face that I can't do the petition at this time. Personally, I am sick to death of having to face this shit every day. I can't wait to put it in the wastebasket.

Redford got an IP ban

I liked Red. That sucks Hi O. How do you know Red was banned?

He dropped in last night and satrted the christmas poem LOL You never know when he's gonna pop up.

He's provided some insightful economic info as well. He's really smart and funny. Its a shame he was banned. Hope we see Red again. That X-mass poem was great! LOL

He's very entertaining. He said tonight we are suppose to do the twelve days of JOFO Christmas. LMAO

12 scammers spamming......................

I'm writing that one down LOL.

.....and a panda in a pear tree = )

Another good one I figured I would let Red start it off like he did last night. And then we can all contribute.

yup - they just popped into my head LOL

I was on a roll last night That's the most fun I've had in a while. Sad is'nt it. But where else can you get free interactive entertainment.

cause he said he had an IP ban

yeah but he gets around it at the library - he's still posting LOL

I had an IP ban for 14 days one time

Can your record be expunged? Some offenses can be removed from your record: Certain non-violent felonies and so forth. I've read in past posts that it may require the professional attention of an attorney to do correctly...

Very difficult in Texas. Texas is one of the most difficult states in which to attempt expungement.

Only if you're a Governor... so you can pardon yourself and all your criminal friends.