Posted by H. Burhans on March 19, 1997 at 22:17:25:
Hello! I teach culinary arts for a 2-year college in
"off-campus programs"(in this case, the prison system.)
We've placed lots of our graduates in fine restaurants
and we generally get great feedback about our grads
from employers who have given them a chance. If a
student makes it through our program, they have
demonstrated pretty clearly that they are attempting
to "make good". When my boss places our grads,
obviously the employer knows right off the bat that the
guy is an ex-con. My question is: When,in the process
of applying for employment on their own, should my guys
reveal their status as an ex-con? I think they should
be honest about the time they served, if asked, but
do they need to bring it up up front? My students
have been debating this issue. Thanks! H. Burhans