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Most people have one or two red flags in their background — some minor and embarrassing, others major job killers. Given today's high-tech world, with its rapid communication and instant background checks, your red flags may follow you wherever you go. For employers, they become major objections to hiring and the bases for firing.
While most interview books are designed for the perfect job seeker — the well-educated, credentialed, goal-oriented,...
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Designed for anyone (military, students, ex-offenders, etc.) facing a major life-changing transition, this action-oriented pocket guide is jam-packed with essential personal, job search, and employability information. Used by hundreds of workforce development programs, correctional institutions, and rehab facilities, this engaging and user-friend resource is filled with essential: self-tests, advice, strategies, checklists, forms, plans, and resources....
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Each year nearly 250,000 servicemembers transition to the civilian world. Faced with numerous forks in the road, most servicemembers and their families want useful advice on making smart re-careering, relocation, and retirement decisions. Representing the most comprehensive treatment of the subject, this book is jam-packed with essential information on the details of finding employment, relocating to great communities, and starting a business. Includes...
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The first book to examine jobs suitable for ex-offenders. Profiling 101 opportunities that are relatively open to people with not-so-hot backgrounds, this upbeat book gives renewed hope and direction to ex-offenders who are uncertain what they want to do, can do, and will do in life on the outside. It profiles 13 categories of jobs and occupations:
- Construction trades and related jobs
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
- Science,...
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Designed for anyone seeking employment - from those experiencing job loss, hopeful new graduates, and individuals re-entering the workforce to anyone looking for a second job or starting a business. This user-friendly guide is filled with essential employment information, from assessing skills and formulating an objective to writing resumes, interviewing, and negotiating salary. Special sections focus on documentation, red flag issues, references,...
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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? What strategies work best for them? This book provides important answers to many re-entry questions facing ex-offenders. Beginning with an examination of 20 myths/realities and 22 principles for success, one of America's leading employment and re-entry experts reveals 10 steps to job and career success:
1. Examine and change your...
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The perfect street-level re-entry guide for making smart transition decisions. Helps ex-offenders remain positive, focused, and entrepreneurial as they both map and navigate the often confusing and overlapping maze of re-entry programs and services available through a jungle of government agencies, nonprofit organizations, and faith-based groups. Jam-packed with self-tests, checklists, and exercises, this pocket guide is designed to help ex-offenders...