Launch HN: 70MillionJobs (YC S17) – Job board for people with criminal records
I went through an IT technical degree at a community college. Three of my classmates were timing their graduation to the year their felony fell off background checks.<p>These guys spent 5 years grinding it out at whatever shit job would hire them just to spend 2 more in school + working with the hope of getting a simple rack &amp; stack job, all because of some mistake they made in their late teens&#x2F;early twenties. It was the exact same story 3 times, and all involving drug offenses.<p>It really gave me a different perspective on the situation. I don&#x27;t think these 3 people should&#x27;ve been sidelined for 7 years. They could&#x27;ve been productive members of society well before that. Keeping them out of the skilled&#x2F;professional workforce is painful.<p>This could be a huge untapped pool of candidates, as long as companies are willing to take the risk. I hope it takes off.