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Category Archives: Opportunities

fastest growing jobs

If you’re looking for a new employment opportunity, check out some of the nation’s fastest growing jobs

Posted on January 4, 2022April 1, 2025 by Jails to Jobs

Have you recently left jail or prison and are looking to train for a job? Or were you downsized because of Covid-19 and thinking about doing something you haven’t done before? There are a number of fields that are expanding […]

Code Tenderloin

Code Tenderloin founder Del Seymour helps ex-offenders learn job skills and discover how to reclaim their dignity

Posted on March 3, 2020March 1, 2021 by Jails to Jobs

Reclaiming your dignity after being incarcerated can be a difficult task. But it doesn’t have to be. Often people are hampered by a self-defeating attitude. But you can turn that attitude around and break the mental chains that are holding […]

Census 2020 is hiring

The 2020 Census is hiring thousands of workers nationwide

Posted on July 18, 2019November 12, 2020 by Jails to Jobs

Haven’t found a full-time job yet? Interested in doing something worthwhile that will help your community while you’re still looking? The U.S. 2020 Census is hiring  thousands of people across the nation and in Puerto Rico for a variety of […]

Jobs

Looking for work? Here’s where the jobs will be

Posted on May 23, 2019April 1, 2025 by Jails to Jobs

Job prospects are looking good these days, and a tight market means more and better opportunities for those seeking employment. In fact, 47 percent of companies plan on hiring contract or temporary employees, and 40 percent plan to hire full-time […]

flipping cars

Flipping cars can provide a little extra cash or become a viable business

Posted on December 14, 2017April 1, 2025 by Jails to Jobs

Buying and selling cars can be a way to score some extra cash every once in a while. It can also become a lucrative business if you qualify for licensing. Most states have laws preventing residents from selling more than […]

U.S. Postal Service hires job seekers with criminal records

Posted on August 25, 2016February 11, 2018 by Jails to Jobs

The U.S. Postal Service is continuously hiring new employees and provides excellent opportunities for those who qualify. Like most federal agencies, the USPS offers solid benefits and a chance to advance, as well as a variety of jobs. And the pay […]

Call center work offers growing number of opportunities

Posted on February 18, 2016April 1, 2025 by Jails to Jobs

Call center work is something that can be a good choice for those in re-entry, since many companies tend to be open to hiring formerly incarcerated individuals for this type of job and many people have already had experience in […]

Heavy equipment operator jobs provide option for ex-offenders

Posted on September 13, 2013February 10, 2025 by Jails to Jobs

If you’re starting over in life and looking for a viable job opportunity, you might want to consider learning how to operate construction equipment. Highway, road, bridge and building construction has dramatically increased in the past few years and is […]

Milk Not Jails promotes dairies, opens minds, helps ex-offenders

Posted on August 16, 2012July 31, 2019 by Jails to Jobs

In a unique New York endeavor, probably the only one of its type in the country, an organization known as Milk Not Jails is working to develop the dairy industry as an alternative to the prison economy as a means […]

S.F. Bay Area labor shortage offers ex-offenders opportunities

Posted on August 10, 2012August 29, 2019 by Jails to Jobs

With an estimated $20 billion worth of construction-related projects underway and planned for the next few years, the San Francisco Bay Area is already facing a labor shortage that offers opportunities for ex-offenders who have skills or who are willing […]

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