We at Jails to Jobs highly recommend Toastmasters International and recently discovered that the One-Stop Career Center in Irvine, Calif. hosts its own chapter, an idea that other One-Stops or job-development agencies might want to consider doing. Toastmasters provides excellent […]
Mustards Grill Executive Chef Chef Dale Ray on how to succeed
Although the restaurant business is a field that tends to be ex-offender friendly, making it to the top takes talent, hard work and, most of all, the proper attitude. Or so says Dale Ray, executive chef of Napa Valley’s noted […]
Helping people find jobs in the aftermath of the great recession
The recession has changed hiring practices in both subtle and dramatic ways – ways that some job developers may not be aware of. Larry Robbin, a nationally known expert in the area of workforce development, brought job developers up to […]
Vanderbilt students design Triple Thread Apparel to train ex-offenders
Students at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn., have created a business to help give job skills and experience to the ex-offenders they share a home with. Their home, Dismas House, a unique halfway house which may be the only one […]
CalPIA trains prisoners to enter workforce upon release
Although paid work done by prisoners has been criticized as “slave” labor that steals jobs from those on the outside, prison employment programs keep many prisoners busy and potentially out of trouble, while at the same time providing training to help […]
Jerry Seinfeld’s advice works for job seekers
Searching for a job is not easy, and it can be difficult to keep up your spirits day after day. You send out resumes and never hear back, try to call people who never seem to be around or get […]
NIC offers free training and info for job developers
If you’d like to learn how to better deal with helping ex-offenders find jobs, the National Institute of Corrections offers some excellent training programs and information that are available free of charge on its website. As an agency within the […]
I Have a Bean created to hire ex-offenders
At Jails to Jobs we’re always on the lookout for employers who are ex-offender friendly, but it’s rare to find a company established with the express purpose of hiring them. During a search through the Twitterverse looking for like-minded […]
Texas program fosters inmate entrepreneurs
We at Jails to Jobs love to hear about other programs that are helping those incarcerated find gainful employment upon release, and we heard about one recently that may be unrivaled. Based at Cleveland State Prison in Cleveland, Texas, the […]
Dave’s Killer Bread is inspiration for ex-felons
I’m convinced that there are ex-offender success stories all around us. You just have to be on the lookout for them. It happened to me the other day at Safeway. I was in the bread aisle trying to decide what […]