Finding a job as a felon can be hard, frustrating and downright miserable at times. Our organization, Help For Felons is here to support felons by providing information about jobs and other felon related issues. In the below article we will answer the question; does Walgreens hire felons?
Does Walgreens Hire Felons
Short Answer: Yes, Walgreens will hire felons. It is important to keep in mind that they will not hire all felons. As with most companies it is difficult to give a defined black and white answers as to whether walgreens hires felons or not. The good news is that walgreens will not outright deny your application just because you have a felony.
Walgreens will take each application on a case by case basis. Some of the things that will be considered are as follows.
- Length of time that has passed since you completed your sentence
- What type of felony you were convicted of
- Was the felony violent or nonviolent?
- The hiring manager’s personal views and opinions
- How you present yourself and explain your past
It is very important that you are honest and upfront about your past felony conviction. Walgreens will, 100% guaranteed run a background check on you.
Here is what Walgreens manager said about hiring felons:
“When you apply online, go to the store to fill out the in store only skills test, ask to speak to the store manager. The store manager is usually there Mon-Fri from 9am-4pm. Ask if they are indeed hiring & tell them you applied & let them know you are interested in the job and ask them when you can call to schedule an interview. Leave them your name so they can look up your application. If they’re hiring and do indeed interview you expect to be asked about it [felony]. However, a felony will NOT disbar you from being considered for the job. If you fail the skills test then they can’t hire you.”
Source: Yahoo Answers
Background Check Limits
It is important to understand that some states have laws regarding how far back a criminal background check can go. Here are the laws.
Twelve states do not allow any felony conviction information older than seven years to be reported.
- California
- Colorado*
- Kansas*
- Maryland*
- Massachusetts
- Montana
- Nevada
- New Hampshire*
- New York *
- Texas *
- Washington*
(* exceptions based on pay/salary)
Some states will not report court cases where you were found NOT guilty: Hawaii, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Alaska, California, New York and Michigan.
These states will report unlimited numbers of years back of felony convictions and also report NOT guilty verdicts: Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Rhode Island, Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, DC, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
Apply to Walgreens
As you can see you have a chance at getting a job at walgreens as a felon but you will need to be prepared to explain your past. Be upfront and explain that you are not that person anymore, why you will be an asset to walgreens and what other skills you have above and beyond what your job duties require. You can find and apply for jobs with Walgreens here.
Will they hire you if it’s on the stet doc which is not a convict
My husband interviewed with Walgreens and is now worried that he will not get the job because of his felony. It has been 16 years since the conviction and he had a job with Dish for 10 years before looking for another. He is such a good worker and person and is getting depressed because no one will give him the chance to prove himself even though he has a good employment history.
They don’t actually seem to be hiring felons. They hide behind “at will” and “right to work” laws that are bs workaround for the federal laws that say a felony conviction shall not disqualify you from a job unless it is relevant to the position. Retail jobs like this are not relevant to anything but maybe if you stole from cash registers or something in another job. Their corporate office says they will consider manager input but they don’t. The gentleman who interviewed me very clearly wanted to hire me. In fact several places that I’ve interviewed have done the same thing. The manager wants to hire me, but corporate disqualifies and they have a wall of lawyers to defend that position. Their policy is a lie. Get trained to run a forklift at a community college or through OSHA or whatever (you’ll pay like $100 dollars) and go do that in a warehouse. They usually don’t care.
Well camtvbe all true guys were ur drive n hope i m getting through there drug test n bkground chk I told the boss about my past issues like 7years ago and he said that’s fine!!
They do not hire felons. I was just denied, these places do not care about anybody but themselves I bet a felon works twice as hard the some of the lazy people who work there now.
II HAVE TRIED EVERY PLACE I KNOW TO OBTAIN EMPLOYMENT HOWEVER, DUE TO THE FACT THAT I SERVED TIME IN PRISON, NOBODY WILL TOUCH ME. IT IS SAD TO KNOW THAT WE LIVE IN A SUCH UNFORGIVING SOCIETY THAT NO MATTER WHAT KIND OF TIME WE HAVE DONE TO PAY, FOR OUR MISTAKES; SOCIETY JUST WILL NOT FORGIVE AND EMPLOYERS WILL NOT GIVE 2ND CHANCES WHICH IS SAD BECAUSE IT MAKES IT HARD ON US EX FELONS TO PROVE TO SOCIETY THAT WE ARE DECENT PEOPLE AND WANT TO BE THE BEST WE CAN BE AND PROVE TO BE A PRODUCTIVE , OUTSTANDING CITIZEN ONCE AGAIN, BUT YOU GOT TO WONDER IF GOD CAN FORGIVE, WHY COME SOCIETY FINDS IT HARD TO DO? IS THERE ANYONE EVER HEARD OF THE QUOTE ” FOR THE GRACE OF GOD THERE GO I”
I agree. I am awaiting trial for an assault charge that I am 100% positive we have all the proof needed to prove I am not guilty. But I’m suffering in limbo. No one wants to hire someone who has been convicted of a crime, especially a violent or theft related crime. Even if they have not yet been found guilty. So much for innocent until proven guilty. Everyone deserves a second chance.
Dear David,
I feel your pain…..I wonder your post was almost two years ago,have you found employment as of yet.