The Ex Offender S New Job Finding And Survival Guide

This book provides important answers to many re-entry employment questions facing ex-offenders, with special emphasis on changing attitudes, dealing with red flags, and overcoming objections. Organized around a 10-step job finding process, individual chapters examine attitudes, assistance, approaches, skills, objectives, research, resumes, letters, networking, interviewing, and salary negotiations. Two special chapters focus on job survival and navigating the new electronic world beyond the prison firewall. Filled with practical examples, exercises, self-tests, and recommended resources.

"Ex-offenders CAN find good jobs & thrive in stellar careers! This user-friendly book serves as a personal re-entry counselor/coach for ex-offenders." -- page 4 of cover.

The ultimate re-entry guide for ex-offenders. Twelve hard-hitting chapters outline a clear seven-step process for re-entry success. Addresses everything from attitudes, motivation, and education to telling the truth, taking responsibility, building trust, seeking community-based assistance, and leaving a legacy. Filled with useful examples and exercises as well as a purpose-driven journal for daily action planning. Includes new chapter on navigating today's digital world for individuals who have been locked behind prison firewalls.

Profiles 101 job opportunities for ex-offenders who are uncertain what they want to do, can do, and will do in the future. Includes 13 categories of occupations, from construction, maintenance, and production to transportation, hospitality, and sales. Examines each in terms of employment outlook, nature of work, working conditions, education requirements, and expected earnings. Includes summary charts of best jobs and chapters on transitional employment, job restrictions on ex-offenders, and barriers to employment.

Now in its second edition, this book addresses the major day-to-day challenges facing ex-offenders as they re-enter the free world. While the re-entry process is fraught with challenges that can lead to rejections, disappointments, and temptations, this is also a time for self-renewal and transformation. There are silver linings here for those who see opportunities in adversity - a unique time for ex-offenders to put greater meaning and direction into their lives so they will never again waste their time and mind sitting in a prison, jail, or detention center. Highlights of this self-directed book include: A comprehensive 146-item re-entry success assessment test. Examples of ex-offenders making difficult choices. Examination of ex-offender mindsets and how to change them. Recommended resources to reinforce and expand learning. Exercises for developing a purpose and legacy in life. Daily action-planning exercises to implement the seven-step process for re-entry. A planning journal for keeping critical re-entry activities on track. Forms to help organize a budget and use community support systems. Powerful quotes for guiding one's life. Designed in an interactive workbook format, this invaluable resource addresses everything from attitudes, motivation, and education to telling the truth, taking responsibility, building trust, seeking community-based assistance, and leaving a legacy. Addressing the whole re-entry process, this book is "must" reading for anyone preparing to re-enter the free world. It's also an ideal book for friends, loved ones, and supporters as well as those who are already on the outside but need better guidance on how they can jump-start their new life...and stay out for good!

The ultimate re-entry guide for ex-offenders. Twelve hard-hitting chapters outline a clear seven-step process for re-entry success. Addresses everything from attitudes, motivation, and education to telling the truth, taking responsibility, building trust, seeking community-based assistance, and leaving a legacy. Filled with useful examples and exercises as well as a purpose-driven journal for daily action planning. Includes special updated chapters on community-based re-entry assistance and navigating today's digital world for individuals who have been locked behind prison firewalls.

Finding a job is one of the most important challenges facing the more than 650,000 ex-offenders who leave state and federal prisons as well as the more than 10 million individuals who are processed through jails and detention centres each year. Without a job and support network to help meet the immediate needs of food, housing, health care, and transportation, and often saddled with financial obligations, many ex-offenders soon fall back on old habits, relationships, and temptations that lead them back to jail and prison doors. While many employers may not want to hire someone with a criminal record, others are willing to give ex-offenders a second chance. Indeed, we live in a society that both admires and supports people who can pick themselves up, change their lives, and go on to achieve their dreams. But what should ex-offenders do in order to land a good job? Where should they go to find a job they do well and enjoy doing? Like a trusted friend, this companion workbook to the highly praised "Ex-Offender's Job Hunting Guide" is packed with practical insights, self-tests, and exercises for putting the 10 steps to job search success into practice: Examine and change your attitudes; Conduct research on jobs and communities; Assess your skills and identify your MAS; Develop winning job interview skills; Write effective resumes and letters; Select appropriate job search approaches; Network for information, advice and referrals; Seek assistance and become proactive; State a powerful objective; Negotiate salary and benefits like a professional. The book includes special chapters on taking responsibility, telling the truth about your background, and developing an action plan for making it on the outside. Here is the book that can make a big difference in the lives of ex-offenders. Follow each step and you will begin meeting employers who will want to hire you. Best of all, you'll begin living a new and productive life centred around your work, family, and community.

The cult guide to UK prisons by Carl Cattermole – now fully updated and featuring contributions from female and LGBTQI prisoners, as well as from family on the outside. Contains: Blood – but not as much as you might imagine Sweat – and the prisons no longer provide soap Tears – because prison has created a mental health crisis Humanity – and how to stop the institution destroying it Featuring contributors Sarah Jake Baker, Jon Gulliver, Darcey Hartley, Julia Howard, Elliot Murawski and Lisa Selby. ‘Essential reading’ Will Self ‘We’re in the justice dark ages and Cattermole’s great book switches on the lights’ Dr Theo Kindynis, Lecturer in Criminology Goldsmiths, University of London ‘It has the potential to change a lot of people’s lives for the better’ Daniel Godden, Partner at Berkeley Square Solicitors’