Hiring Ex-convicts on the Table to Fill Open Construction Jobs

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This article was written by Editor Jessica Lombardo, ForConstructionPros.com

It's impossible to talk to contractors in the asphalt industry without hearing their frustration in finding workers to fill the open job positions they have. Business owners are trying everything to attract people to these careers and are expanding their normal hiring practices to include working with apprenticeship programs and adding the focus of hiring women. 

But what about ex-convicts? These guys have to be sober and want to work. We have a problem finding both those things in one person right now. You can teach almost anybody to run a shovel"

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