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2010
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CPC Newsline for People with Less-than-Ideal Backgrounds
Cypress College. Career Planning Center (Cypress, CA).
This issue covers how ex-offenders can find employment even if their records are “not-so-hot.” Topics discussed include: test your job knock-out potential; seven steps to finding a job fast; if you have red flags in your background when interviewing for a job; lowering your red flags during a job interview; workplace skills; skills for ex-offender job seekers; barriers to employment for ex-offenders; 10 job hunting tips if you have a felony on your record; resume tips after being fired; best ans... Read More
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21 pages
2008
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Employment Information Handbook
U.S. Bureau of Prisons. Inmate Transition Branch (Washington, DC).
Employment information useful to inmates as they prepare for release is presented. Issues addressed include: what to do to prepare for release; employers who hire ex-offenders; federal programs to help ex-offenders; state and federal jobs for ex-offenders; loans and grants; programs sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor; other helpful programs; how to get birth certificates and a driver's license; veterans' benefits; and continuation of education. The following are attached: job search i... Read More
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62 p.
2000
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Report to the Congress of the United States on the Activities of the Office of Correctional Job Training and Placement During Fiscal Year 1999
National Institute of Corrections. Office of Correctional Job Training and Placement (Washington, DC).
Contents include: introduction; background; status of correctional job training and placement programs in the United States -- Federal Bureau of Prisons, state, and local efforts; national forum; focus groups; office coordination; interagency coordination; cooperative agreements such as job retention literature review and software development for program replication; training efforts such as the development of a curriculum for Offender Workforce Development Specialists, Offender Employment Speci... Read More
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15 p.
1996
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Project Re-Enterprise: A Texas Program
By Moses, Marilyn C.. National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC). National Institute of Justice (Washington, DC).
Project Re-Enterprise (PRE), administered by the Crime Prevention Institute, enlists the participation of local business leaders in an educational initiative to hone the job-seeking skills of inmates, who interview at mock job fairs. In addition to providing interviewing practice for the inmates, the program has caused some employers to voluntarily alter their policies regarding hiring ex-offenders. This Program Focus describes PRE's process, funding, and measures of success, and also outlines t... Read More
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16 p.


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