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Run a job search when you have a criminal record — where to apply, when and how to disclose, and how to turn the question into a short, confident answer instead of a dealbreaker. Use when asked how do I get a job with a felony, when do I tell an employer about my record, ban-the-box, or explain my conviction in an interview. Produces a target list of record-friendly employers and roles, a disclosure timing plan, a tight honest disclosure script (own it, pivot to now), answers to the background-check and gap questions, and the rights that protect you — so a record narrows the search without ending it. Not legal advice; points to reentry and legal-aid resources.

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# Job Search With a Record

A record makes the job search harder, not hopeless — the difference is strategy: applying where records are welcome, disclosing at the right moment in the right words, and having a short, owned answer ready before anyone asks. This builds that: a target list, a disclosure plan, the scripts, and the rights that protect you — so the conversation is about who you are now, not only what happened.

## What This Skill Produces

- **A target list** — employers and industries known to hire people with records (fair-chance employers, trades, logistics, food service, staffing agencies, second-chance programs), plus roles to prioritize
- **A disclosure timing plan** — when to raise it (rarely on the application in ban-the-box areas; usually after an offer or when directly asked), so you're judged on fit first
- **A disclosure script** — a short, honest, non-defensive answer: name it briefly, take responsibility, pivot fast to what changed and what you bring now
- **Answers to the hard questions** — the background check, the employment gap, and "tell me about this" — prepared, calm, consistent
- **The rights that protect you** — ban-the-box, EEOC guidance, and record-sealing/expungement as a parallel track (with a pointer to `expungement-navigator`)
- **A resource pointer** — reentry programs, legal aid, and fair-chance job boards

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