[throwaway9191aa]

It isn't that easy to do. Anyone advertising their ex-con status is sabotaging themselves. So what signal do they use for every inbound resume?

So the company can't just trash the resume. After the interview, if things are moving forward, the candidate can inform the hiring manager of the situation. But if the company doesn't do background checks, they don't ask so you don't tell.

[paulryanrogers]

> Anyone advertising their ex-con status is sabotaging themselves. ... But if the company doesn't do background checks, they don't ask so you don't tell.

Not telling could be a time bomb. Perhaps proactively informing companies from the start is a strategy to weed out tepid employers?

[kennywinker]

BG checks are pretty common in tech, in my limited experience.