Job Placement
As an admissions rep, I have a strong background in corporate recruiting before I entered higher education. I know how important it is to fully explain to potential students about felonies and back ground checks and how they may hurt their outlook in their choosen field.
One of the things that you know that certain elements as felonies, are not going to Pharmacists tech etc..
I think everyone going into the medical field needs to have a back round check and be told that there chances of getting placed can be hindered if something shows up. I know that even if hired in dental they can still get denied of their radiology license.
Brenda,
I think this is a very good policy. Students need to understand the potential employment issues before they start the program.
John Ware
We have very good placement and work on it all along the way during training.
On our application the question asks:
Have you ever been convicted of a crime? Yes__
or No___
If yes explain._____________.
When I see that, I speak with the prosepective student privately in my office. I also ask the Prospective student to speak with our Placement Coordinator for the purpose of placing he or she on their externship and that hospital/clinics criteria for hiring. Full disclosure up front, so the students are fully aware of career challenges and obstacles they may be facing.
The prospective student is usually thankful and informed what they should be doing to get the expungment off of their record if possible.
I think this is so important for the consumer because it shows that the time and effort from school will payoff. When you invest in something you want to know you are getting a return on your investment.
As an institution you need to make sure that getting a felony expunged will even help the prospective student. We offer Nursing and no matter if it's sealed or expunged it will pop on the background check.
I agree Greg. As an admissions rep, one needs to be transparent in this area. That is where I pair up with career services here on campus so the perspective studnet can know what they will be facing when they graduate.
we have seen that economic recovery has lead employers to be a little more flexible. we went through our data base and revisited everyone's hire requirements and this has made it possible for our school help more folks get back to work.
I think this is very uplifting to know especially for those who have criminal backgrounds. Everyday I talk with potential students who are afraid to go to school or even step into school because of judgments with their background. It is more of the hope of completing their education and not getting a career they want because the focus will be their past.
Being a nursing school we must preform a background check for our applicants. It is very important to inform them about positive results that may bar them from going to clinical sites and getting licenses.Our Admissions officers discuss these convictions prior to our applicants signing up for the entrance test.
This is discussed with each of our students before they enroll.
When we discuss our program to a potential student we stress the importance of soft skills as well as what they will learn in our trade. All employers want to see dependable and reliable employees. Our School starts them on a career path that is rewarding and long lasting. We encourage feedback from the employers as well - that helps us and our students for all of our futures.
I completely agree with your statement. If you do not explain to them how things from their past might hurt them in the future and allow them to enroll anyway, I believe you are absolutely misleading them.
I definitely agree that students are aware of how a felony may curtail their plans, in the dental field especially. I do not believe that students should even be admitted into a program UNTIL the background check is complete.
I completely agree with this statement. It's important for students to not waste their time and money on a program then they're not able to be hired because of their past. As admissions reps, we can be one resource for them in this area.
It’s interesting in the aviation industry. Some charges will simply exclude you from the strong majority of job options, but they often do not look at some of them very closely. Lucky, we have job placement staff that work closely with prospective students to discuss their opportunities and job outlook before they apply.
In most cases, job placement is the only reason many students return to school.Being said, all available information should be disclosed to the student so they can make a cognitive decision of their outcome. Although there are challenges in the medical field, there are still doors to be opened with education as a private sector.
This is very important. We have had students who think because they had something removed from their record it wont be seen. This is not the case for allied health positions. We have had to explain due to the nature of the work a general statement is put on their background check which gives the employer just enough information to dig deeper into the situation untimately disclosing the offense.
