Getting past the criminal record

With the legalization of marijuana, employers could be missing out on valuable candidates, judging by initiatives in the United States

Getting past the criminal record
Faced with high employment levels in the 2000s and the need to support deployed troops overseas, the United States army decided to relax the requirements for recruits, so it ended up hiring 4,862 convicted felons from 2002 until 2009. Credit: BPTU (Shutterstock)

 

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