Quick Job Search for Ex-Offenders

Quick Job Search for Ex-Offenders helps ex-offenders find a job quickly. Using Mike Farr’s time-tested techniques, combined with additional tips and guidance from Maurice Stevens--a career counsellor who works extensively with ex-offenders—this book coaches ex-offenders through the 7 key stages of their job search: "Step 1: Create a Positive Image and Environment "Step 2: Identify Your Skills "Step 3: Identify Job Targets "Step 4: Get Your Documents in Order "Step 5: Use the Two Most Effective Job Search Methods "Step 6: Dramatically Improve Your Interviewing Skills "Step 7: Follow Up on All Job Leads. Quick Job Search for Ex-Offenders covers much of the same material as Quick Job Search, 4th Edition, but it also addresses the issues that individuals coming out of incarceration face, including: meeting basic needs; establishing a support network; identifying and emphasizing transferable skills; setting realistic occupational goals (within legal and educational restrictions) and taking the “long-view” on career management; addressing their incarceration in resumes, cover letters, job applications, and interviews and providing evidence of rehabilitation.Farr, J. Michael is the author of 'Quick Job Search for Ex-Offenders', published 2007 under ISBN 9781593574710 and ISBN 1593574711.