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second chance hiring tips

How to begin a second chance hiring program and find dedicated employees

Posted on March 15, 2022January 7, 2025 by Jails to Jobs

Have you, like many employers, been considering a second chance hiring program but are not sure exactly how to go about doing it? You’re not alone. With a labor shortage that is expected to last for several years, companies are […]

Plan an event for Second Chance Month in April

Posted on February 15, 2022February 10, 2025 by Jails to Jobs

April is Second Chance Month. And you can encourage your business or organization to be get involved. The celebration allows you to help focus attention on the need to offer opportunities to those who face tremendous barriers because of mistakes […]

Bounce Back!

U.S. Rubber Recycling Inc.’s Bounce Back! program offers employment to formerly incarcerated job seekers

Posted on November 23, 2021December 7, 2021 by Jails to Jobs

At Jails to Jobs we’ve noticed a dramatic increase in the number of calls we get from companies that are interested in being second-chance employers. As second-chance hiring gains momentum, we plan to highlight some of the businesses that have […]

Jeffrey Korzenik

Jeffrey Korzenik lays out a blueprint for second chance hiring in his new book

Posted on August 17, 2021November 7, 2024 by Jails to Jobs

In Untapped Talent: How Second Chance Hiring Works for Your Business and the Community, Jeffrey Korzenik, author and chief economist of Fifth Third Commercial Bank, makes the case for hiring people who have criminal records. And he outlines strategies companies […]

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 […]

Recent research on how ex-felons find success in the military could have implications for private employers

Posted on April 26, 2018April 16, 2018 by Jails to Jobs

Those employers who have doubts about hiring employees with criminal records may want to check out a new study that followed 1.3 million ex-offenders and non-offenders who enlisted in the U.S. military between 2002 and 2009. Conducted by researchers at […]

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