brickerz
Aug 19, 2011, 09:01 AM
Hello, my name is Zach, I'm 28 and am currently unemployed. I was convicted of a felony drug charge for distribution when I was 20. I've had some success with jobs, and a lot of temp to perm positions failing because of a background check... even though I always disclose to the temp agency.
I've been back to school for 2 years, I have a 4.0 GPA with a major in Physics and attend a prestigious university in PA. I have a letter of recommendation from 5 different professors, the provost of the University, and the President of the University. They even gave me their personal information to put down as references for work history because I do tutoring there during the school year but only an average of 10 hours a week when students need it. I also spent an entire summer semester at 20 hour per week working directly with a mathematics professor to help teach/tutor a mentally challenged student. I've recently been accepted into a paid internship for next summer at the NASA research labs in northern California, I spoke with the director of the program out there and she stated they could care less about my record and had already reviewed it.
I've been searching for a job now for 2 months, I'm having no luck as every agency and job I've applied for requires a background check. None of my previous experience, accolades, or character references seem to matter. I've been turned down for menial labor jobs, technical jobs, and jobs that are well below my ability level.
Is there anything I can do beyond pursuing an expungement ($5,000 I don't have) in order to better facilitate my chances of getting a decent paying job for the school year? I've exhausted so many avenues and I'm not normally one to let life beat me down but I am starting to feel exhausted in this uphill battle.
I've been back to school for 2 years, I have a 4.0 GPA with a major in Physics and attend a prestigious university in PA. I have a letter of recommendation from 5 different professors, the provost of the University, and the President of the University. They even gave me their personal information to put down as references for work history because I do tutoring there during the school year but only an average of 10 hours a week when students need it. I also spent an entire summer semester at 20 hour per week working directly with a mathematics professor to help teach/tutor a mentally challenged student. I've recently been accepted into a paid internship for next summer at the NASA research labs in northern California, I spoke with the director of the program out there and she stated they could care less about my record and had already reviewed it.
I've been searching for a job now for 2 months, I'm having no luck as every agency and job I've applied for requires a background check. None of my previous experience, accolades, or character references seem to matter. I've been turned down for menial labor jobs, technical jobs, and jobs that are well below my ability level.
Is there anything I can do beyond pursuing an expungement ($5,000 I don't have) in order to better facilitate my chances of getting a decent paying job for the school year? I've exhausted so many avenues and I'm not normally one to let life beat me down but I am starting to feel exhausted in this uphill battle.