Sessions
Concurrent Session
Ex-Offenders: How to Utilize This Untapped Resource
210-211 (Second Floor)
Tuesday 10/23/2018 02:00 PM - 03:30 PM
1.50 SHRM PDCs
| Competencies: HR Expertise, Ethical Practice, Global & Cultural Effectiveness
| Intended Audience: Senior-Level
Workplace Application:
Learn why people with criminal records are a viable and important employment resource, as well as the different sourcing requirements and support needed for this nontraditional workforce.
As U.S. labor markets tighten, employers are increasingly considering easing the hiring restrictions barring candidates with criminal records. Learn best-practice techniques for successfully incorporating “second-chancers” into the workforce, based on the experiences of numerous organizations that have hired employees from among this population. This session will help you:
- Understand the size of the potential employment pool of those with criminal records.
- Develop perspective on the meaning of a felony record.
- Understand how to examine tested candidate-sourcing strategies for this population.
- Discover the support mechanisms for effective management of “second-chance” employees.
- Understand the business case for hiring ex-offenders “the right way.”
