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Category Archives: Skills Training

Learn nonviolent communication in a free online course

Posted on January 17, 2023January 17, 2023 by Jails to Jobs

Developing good communication sk­­­ills can be a challenge for many people. And it can be even more challenging for those who have been incarcerated and who may not have the past role models and resources that many others rely on. […]

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How to build confidence and improve your job search and your life

Posted on December 20, 2022December 20, 2022 by Jails to Jobs

Confidence is a powerful state of mind that can help you succeed in your job search and beyond. True confidence means having enough faith in yourself and being able to accomplish what you set out to do most of the […]

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Effective communication skills can be key to job search success

Posted on October 11, 2022August 27, 2022 by Jails to Jobs

Soft skills are important skills to have. And none is more important than communication skills In fact, according to ZipRecruiter’s Job Market Recruit Outlook for Grads report, good communication was the top soft skill wanted by employers who listed openings […]

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Learn how to be more charismatic from Richard Reid, aka Mr. Charisma

Posted on February 16, 2021February 18, 2021 by Jails to Jobs

While you may not think of yourself as being charismatic, charisma is a quality that can be developed. And it can be helpful as you search for employment, re-establish relationships after incarceration and live your life.

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Learn how to develop soft skills – they can help you get and keep a job

Posted on April 25, 2019April 7, 2019 by Jails to Jobs

Many people think that the hard skills they’ve developed are what will bring them success on the job. Recent studies, however, suggest that it’s the soft – or people – skills, that may be the key to success. And it […]

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Former inmate Alicia Brown develops empowerment program to help those in reentry succeed

Posted on March 29, 2018October 19, 2021 by Jails to Jobs

Alicia Brown, a former Indiana inmate, is using our book Jails to Jobs: Seven Steps to Becoming Employed as part of an empowerment workshop she’s created to help those in prison succeed when released. She developed her seminar series F.A.N.S […]

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Highlighting soft skills can be key to getting a job

Posted on May 25, 2017February 21, 2018 by Jails to Jobs

Soft skills – the personal attributes that enable someone to interact effectively and harmoniously with others – may be just as important to performing and keeping a job as the technical or job performance related skills for which people are […]

Maritime industry offers opportunities to ex-offenders

Posted on February 20, 2015December 29, 2021 by Jails to Jobs

Formerly incarcerated job seekers may want to check out jobs in the maritime trades, and a new maritime painting class in the San Francisco Bay Area is just one example of some of the opportunities that exist. A joint venture […]

Exoffenders.net creates free WordPress tutorial

Posted on March 31, 2014May 8, 2019 by Jails to Jobs

To develop a skill that is in high demand and that can result in paid employment would solve one major problem many formerly incarcerated people face after leaving jail or prison. Erik (who prefers not to reveal his last name […]

Prison Toastmasters clubs teach skills useful for job search

Posted on January 17, 2013August 29, 2019 by Jails to Jobs

Although programs of various types exist in prisons across the country, those operated by Toastmasters International have proved particularly successful. Toastmasters volunteers across the nation have taught inmates speaking, leadership and organizational skills and instilled the type of confidence that […]

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