The Next Step and Me

How can TNS help?
What exactly is the deal with the Tax Credits? How do I use them to my advantage?
Can you get me a job?
Who are the employers that hire ex-offenders?
What’s in it for me?
What does it cost?

How can TNS help?

We are here to help. We are not an employment agency, and we aren’t funded by the government. That’s what makes us different. A considerable section of our company is completely devoted to developing relationships with businesses, explaining to them the financial and social benefits that come from hiring someone who has a felony on their record.

We will try to help you to find work by showing you how to make the best use of all the options available AND by providing on-line help and encouragement with our job coaches.

If you secure an interview, give us the contact information, we will speak with the employer on your behalf. Sometimes we do have companies ask us to fill a labor need that they have – in that case, we will search our database of registrants for someone who will be able to fill the position.

We firmly believe that you are just as qualified and as motivated as the person sitting next to you, waiting to be interviewed. We provide you with several tools that person does not have, plus we give the employer a $2,400 reason to hire you.

What exactly is the deal with the Tax Credits? How do I use them to my advantage?

The federal government will give a tax credit of up to $2400 for a business that hires an ex-felon. A tax credit gives the employer a “dollar for dollar” savings on his/her federal taxes. The individual must be hired within one year of release. Once the employee reaches 120 hours (about 3 weeks), the employer gets a credit of 25% of the wages paid. When the employee reaches 400 hours (about 10 weeks), the credit is 40% of the wages paid.

There are numerous federal and state forms to be filed and deadlines that must be met in order to get the credit. The first round of forms must be filed within 28 days of when you start working, which is why it is critical that you keep us updated and your employer contacts us immediately when you are hired. Some states also provide state tax benefits. Hiring you puts federal tax money back in your employer’s pocket. This can mean the difference between you getting the job or someone else.

Can you give me a job?

Short answer – No. While we do have companies contact us with their labor needs, we are not an employment agency. Even employment agencies can’t necessarily “get you a job”.

What we do – is help you to help yourself. We show you the best ways to look for job opportunities and give you tools that no one else will. We develop relationships with employers and talk with them on your behalf.

Who are the employers that hire ex-offenders?

We have thousands of employers that we have developed relationships with or have learned about that are willing to consider hiring people with a felony on their record. Are they hiring now? Some of them are – and if we know about it – we will let you know.

We are constantly adding new employers to our database, so keep in touch! When you get hired, we will put your employer in our database, which just may help the next person who gets released.

What’s in it for me?

You already know that we are here to help – but what else do we do?

We are in regular contact with you about what’s going on in your job search, giving you all of the help that we can. We give you professional looking business cards, personally set up for you, for you to give to the company when you interview. We give you a flier to give to your employer that explains how we can get this employer $2,400.00 from the government by hiring you.

If an employer hires us to do the tax credit – then we will send you a MasterCard to say thank you. After 120 hours (if your employer is a paid, registered employer with us) we will put $25 on it. After you have worked 400 hours we will add an additional $35. If you refer someone else to us and they meet the same conditions, we will put another $25 on your MasterCard.

What does it cost?

Nothing.

We never charge you. We only make money if the company that hires you hires us to do the tax credit. You get the job, get paid, get your MasterCard and we get your employer $2,400.00. It’s as simple as that.