Tiger747

Hi Everyone: I desperately need some help. I received my license in September of 2010, and have applied everywhere I can think of. I have only had 3 interviews out of 150+ applications. It is now been 8 months, and still no job. My license is probati...

Hello All Well the state of Indiana has finally passed a new law that will allow those with misdemeanors and Class D felonies to seal their backgrounds for anything older than 8 years. Evidently, Marion County, the capital county, has 100,000 people,...

You cannot possibly go before the B.O.N. without an attorney, and even then it may not help. The little lady who went before me had a solitary D.U.I. 5 years, I think, prior and, trust me, you do not want to know the hoops they were going to make her...

I was charged with a misdemeanor. The case was formally dismissed;however, it is still on my record. Fine print says, "Dismissed". Currently, the judge doesn't like the new law, House Bill 1211, that allows for the sealing of crimes 8 years old an...

In Anderson, IN., any altercation = both parties arrested. It is considered "mutual combativeness". I am not entirely sure what an innocent victim is to do; however, I would think twice about calling the police. This is all revenue-inspired. Une...

Yes, Samirish, it was of a violent nature; but, it was a "simple battery". It was so preposterous the judge laughed and evidently dismissed it. I never pursued it until I realized the thing is on my formal record, though it says "case dismissed". B...

You are a very kind person, Pixie. You are very encouraging. I believe you about Indiana. Evidently, they recognize it, as House Bill 1211 passed 45 to 5 in favor. So, I guess they are trying to reform.

Extremely well put, Karl. "A festering wound." That does sum it up. What makes it so bad is that friends and family will always speak to you in platitudes like "don't give up", when, in fact, that is exactly what you need to do. So you are torn...

Will not be able to work anywhere that accepts Medicaid/Medicare. Period.

Calmom, what you say is very true. What many do not understand is that it is actually a blessing in disguise to be denied a license as opposed to being granted a probationary license. A probationary license is worse in that it gives the holder a f...

The changes that have happened in this country just since the early new millenium would boggle the mind. Used to be no one even asked about misdemeanors; today, they are as awful as a felony. If you have ever been arrested, you are essentially a c...

Hi Pixie, Well, the judge refused to seal my record simply because he doesn't like the statute. So now even my civil liberties are being violated (the law says "the judge shall"). Of course, we are appealing. The complaint, evidently, among the l...

I am pretty sure if the Almighty was going to answer a prayer, it would be that of the 70% of the American economy(working poor, working class, and middle class)-- the consumer-- who no longer has any home equity, no credit, and stagnant wages (if an...

It is Planet Earth, 2011, the United States of America. 60 Million people are praying for a job-- any job-- with no hope in sight. Prayers are not being answered because Jesus said,"Render unto Caesar's what is Caesar's". Everyone has free will, acco...

Hello, Pixie, you wrote,"Oh dear, I just saw what state you are in, the most difficult state in the union. YOUR state wouldn't even recognise my nursing college. Can you apply to the surrounding states and then later, apply for recipriosity? I know t...

The problem is the "felony" charge. If it is inside of 5 years, especially, you are looking at an uphill battle from pillar to post, my friend. Read all the threads on this forum regarding licensure with a criminal past and you will see what you a...

Hi Cinbar, Your story leaves me speechless. You understand, then, that it is impossible to relate these tales to most people because 99% of the population would not believe it. LOL People just look at me with a blank expression when I tell them I am ...

Hi Phoenix, I think you misunderstood my post a little. Bitter? Absolutely. Who wouldn't be? What I was trying to convey was that this forum is full of these tales, with relatively few success stories among them. You mentioned "had I done my research...

Man, you've had some bad luck! I got through nursing school, boards, and all, but cannot buy a job. God may indeed be trying to tell you something. 11 months of unemployment makes me wish my school would have kicked me out. Nonetheless, remembe...

Depends on the state. In Indiana, you would still get a probationary license, which would beg the question at an interview: "Why the probationary license?" Whereupon you'd have to devulge the whole sordid past. The little lady ahead of me at the boa...

Hello, I am still unemployed 11 months later after getting my license. I am hoping to get my record sealed via House Bill 1211, the new Indiana law that allows misdemeanors to be sealed after 8 years, passed July 01, 2011. Of course, this doesn't h...

I hope this helps: I had a misdemeanor battery in 2001; became an LPN with a 6 month probationary license. After 400+ applications and only 6 interviews, a D.O.N. finally told me that with any kind of assault and/or battery charge, even of misdemeano...

Same thing happened to me. I got a 6 month probationary license you can't do anything with.

Life just isn't meant to be this tough. If they gave me a job as a nurse I do not even know if I would want it. You can only beg so long.

Hi ParkerBeanCurd, Okay.....here is the problem: The very fact you have a probationary license is a giant red flag to potential employers. Believe it or not, I was actually hired at a famous Indiana-based nursing home, employee-owned; however, when I...