Matt Mooney
Cincinnati Works
Cincinnati, OH USA
"Giving people an opportunity when no one else will, you are going to find an employee that is going to be more loyal and reliable to you than just about anyone that you have on your floor right now."
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Day In The Life
Skills &
Education
Advice for getting started
Part of my work involves fair chance hiring. There's a stigma around hiring formerly incarcerated people. In order to end recidivism and generational poverty, we need to give people opportunities. We can reframe the question and ask employers, "This will be your most loyal and hard working employee but they have something damaging in their past. Would you hire them? Are you going to look backward or forward?" If we reframe it like that, I believe most employers will choose to look forward.
Here's the path I took:
High School
Bachelor's Degree
English, Computer Applications
University of Notre Dame
Life & Career Milestones
I've taken a lot of twists and turns
1.
I earned my bachelor’s degree from the University of Notre Dame.
2.
After graduating, I joined global tech company Accenture as an analyst.
3.
I spent over 13 years with Accenture working my way up through various roles, eventually landing as global sustainability reporting manager.
4.
Along the way, I came to the realization that I had grown up with a lot of privilege that many others do not have, so I felt drawn to help create opportunity for others.
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I joined Cincinnati Works as the vice president and general manager of workforce connection, where I help local employers strengthen their frontline workforce by creating opportunity in the community.
Defining Moments
How I responded to discouragement
THE NOISE
Messages from Society in general:
We don't want to hire someone with a criminal background. They're not the kind of employees we want.
How I responded:
Part of my work involves fair chance hiring. There's a stigma around hiring formerly incarcerated people. In order to end recidivism and generational poverty, we need to give people opportunities. We can reframe the question and ask employers, "This will be your most loyal and hard working employee but they have something damaging in their past. Would you hire them? Are you going to look backward or forward?" If we reframe it like that, I believe most employers will choose to look forward.