| From Prison to Paycheck: What No One Ever Tells | | | | instance, "no phone calls" or "apply in person," then |
| You About Getting a Job, Pam Hogan, 2007, ISBN | | | | follow it. If your qualifications don't exactly match the |
| 9780979429491 | | | | requirements, apply and go for an interview, anyway. |
| Among the many challenges faced by those just | | | | The more job interview experience you can get, the |
| released from prison is that of getting a job. Those | | | | better off you will be. You need to be out there |
| with a job are much more likely to stay out of prison | | | | every day, filling out applications and leaving off |
| than those without one. This book attempts to make | | | | resumes. |
| that challenge less challenging. | | | | The book goes through the job interview process, |
| Think of a resume as equivalent to a business card. | | | | including a list of questions the interviewer will ask. |
| It's required; the book exactly how to write it. For | | | | Practice the answers to these questions ahead of |
| those whose work history is spotty or non-existent, | | | | time, so that you will sound confident and "with it," |
| register with a temporary employment agency. Going | | | | instead of hesitating and unsure of yourself. |
| on a variety of jobs will help to narrow down the | | | | At some point, the question will be asked: Have you |
| type of jobs that you do (or do not) want, they will | | | | ever been convicted of a felony? Do not lie, because |
| provide experience to put on a resume, and the | | | | the truth will eventually be discovered, but there is |
| paycheck does not hurt. Volunteering is another way | | | | no need to include every detail. If that part of your |
| to get experience to put on a resume. Target your | | | | life is, honestly, never to return, find a way to say |
| resume for different types of positions. A resume | | | | so. The book gives some suggested responses. |
| that highlights your experience as a landscape | | | | This book does a fine job at making the job search |
| gardener will be of little help in applying for a security | | | | process as painless as possible. It is not just good for |
| guard position. | | | | those just out of prison, but also for those whose |
| Treat your job search as a full-time job. Carefully | | | | work history is less than stellar. |
| read the on-line or newspaper ads. If it says, for | | | | |