Several newspapers came out with an article stating that criminal history questions are now removed from all target applications. This may make Target a felon friendly employer now.
Target stated in a press release that they will have criminal background questions removed from their applications by the spring of 2014. They also said that they do reserve the right to still do a background check as they feel necessary for associate and customer safety.
Target Stores Now Offer Jobs For Felons?
Reading between the lines we can probably assume that felons convicted of aggravated or theft charges will still be barred from employment at target stores. Many other convicted felons may still be allowed to work at Target stores though.
An insider told us that it really depends on what felony conviction you have, how long ago it was, the location of the store and how badly they need people. Each stores manager will differ on who they hire and what their felony was specifically for.
The good thing here is that you will now have a chance to interview face to face with the hiring manager long before a background is run on you. This is a great time to sell yourself to the hiring manager and to explain about your past felony conviction.
It has been about a year since target has changed their application policy but we still have not been able to confirm that they have started hiring felons. Please if you or someone that you know has been hired by target with a felony please let us know ASAP in the comment field below.
Hired at Target six months ago with a felony conviction for money laundering over 15 years ago. FYI, although the employment applications themselves do not have felony-oriented questions, there IS a form at the end of the interview stage which asks for felony conviction info. The company feels inclined to protect itself, its employees, and its customers, and I respect that decision. Still, the employment application (and its no-felony-conviction questions) is a positive step for you to get your foot in the door (for the interview) — the rest is up to you. Target gets a big thumbs-up in my book!
LGB
May 5, 2016
Hello Eric, I have a young man that will be released in June, 2016 and will be looking for housing and employment. do you have any suggestions or leads. I will be assisting as much as I can on housing. He has good skills and have worked in office positions before his issue. Hope you can help. Best of Blessings to you and your future.
Hi, LGB! Just read your post, and I apologize for my late reply. My first suggestion is to prepare, prepare, and prepare even more for the application and interview process. The young man in question needs to actively and carefully think about the job he wants and how he fits into the position, felony conviction and all. I won’t lie — it’s tough, but it can be done with planning and perseverance. My own strategy was to aim low in a high-demand field. Pick a job that nobody wants, either because others think it is beneath them or because the hours aren’t regular or involve shift-work. Try a time when employers are looking for employees. Summertime can be good because employees take vacations and relocate away from their current employment. Their employers are looking for students of all ages (some with no experience) to help them out during these months, and your young man may get a leg up on them for entry-level positions (because of his experience). Get that first job and hold it for at least a year, and then he can move either within the company, or he can transfer his skills to a different company. The important thing is to get a proven job track record as part of the process of ‘reintegration’ into society. Success will be determined on how well he sells himself to prospective employers, both on paper and in person. If he doesn’t have a resume, he should start working on it now. A well-written resume (or application based on info in that resume) is the most important part to get an interview. I’ve glossed over a lot of info in a brief amount of space and time. If you’d like to chat more, just post up here. Thanks for your question!
I aced my interview and they did not allow me to proceed to the orientation becouse of my background. I had felony marijuana charges
i just interviewed at target and they seid ive got the job depending on my back ground check. i have one drug poss charge and a mis. battery charge . i hope i get the job?
Target hired me as a felon. Still working there 2 years later
Great to hear that. How old was your conviction when they hired you?
Was your felony charge aggravated?
What charges do you ha e on your back ground though and how d is the charges?
I have a minor assault which is m3 will they hire me
Hey Bob so I just did time served six months in Florida I already have a year since I was realeased n I have interview tmrro I got call cause my resume and letter recommendation so any comment about what’s common in the interview thanks
Thank you for that info I got offers a job with them today and I’ve been nervous bout the back ground check I also have multiple thefts on my record so thanks again for the positive energy about this employer
Wish you all the best!
Target hired me several years ago with not only theft convictions, but open warrants. Apply in October for holiday season…. and if they don’t ask, don’t tell.
Thank you for the information!
Thanks for the info.
Target says that they background check, but they hired me several years ago as a cashier with not only theft charges, but open warrants. I vote “if they don’t ask, don’t tell”…. and apply in October for holiday season.
Great advice!
I would like to work here because this is my favorite store and I don’t live far either