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Open Hiring

Beyond ban the box: Open Hiring creates jobs for ex-offenders and those with barriers to employment

Posted on June 20, 2019April 4, 2022 by Jails to Jobs

No resume, no interview, no background check. Just add your name to the hiring list, and you’ll eventually have a job. Sound incredible? There’s actually a company that does just that. Greyston Bakery in Yonkers, New York, conducts what it […]

Commercial motor coach companies offer employment opportunities for ex-offenders

Posted on June 6, 2019July 14, 2021 by Jails to Jobs

Formerly incarcerated people often become discouraged in their search for employment, facing obstacles that may be hard to overcome. While many jobs are closed to them, a tight job market and new attitudes are forcing change among certain companies and […]

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

Posted on May 23, 2019March 10, 2020 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 […]

small business

Want to start your own small business? Organizations offer free help to get you started

Posted on May 9, 2019May 7, 2019 by Jails to Jobs

Since this week, May 5-11, is National Small Business Week, it might be a time to think about the possibility of starting a business of your own. And you won’t be alone. More than half of the people in this […]

soft skills

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 […]

Leavenworth mayor

From inmate to Leavenworth mayor: An inspiring story of a man who made a unique journey

Posted on April 11, 2019April 12, 2019 by Jails to Jobs

While politicians on occasion end up in prison for wrongdoing of one sort or another, Jermaine Wilson took the opposite path. He made it from prison to politics, now serving as the recently appointed mayor of Leavenworth, Kansas And it’s […]

Skills gap

Skills gap among job seekers means those who have the skills will be the ones hired

Posted on March 28, 2019September 8, 2020 by Jails to Jobs

Those leaving prison and exploring potential work opportunities may be pleased to know that there are many jobs going unfilled these days. And the job seekers who have developed the skills for certain kinds of work will be the ones […]

Caroline Trude-Rede

If you have a criminal record and are looking for work, don’t ever give up

Posted on March 14, 2019February 13, 2019 by Jails to Jobs

Looking for work if you have a criminal record can be a Herculean task. One that requires more than a little out-of-the-box thinking. And perseverance that compels you to never give up no matter what it takes. A woman in […]

Getting Talent Back to Work

Getting Talent Back to Work initiative encourages companies to hire those with criminal records

Posted on February 28, 2019July 14, 2021 by Jails to Jobs

In a long-overdue effort, the Society for Human Research Management (SHRM) has launched Getting Talent Back to Work. This national initiative encourages companies to change their hiring practices to include recruiting those with criminal records. Associations and companies that represent […]

Clear My Record

Code for America’s Clear My Record to revolutionize criminal record clearance practices

Posted on February 14, 2019May 8, 2019 by Jails to Jobs

Imagine the effect that automatically clearing hundreds of thousands of eligible criminal records would have on the lives of people who have them. Those unable to get jobs because of mistakes they made in the past would now be record […]

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