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Tag Archives: second chance employer

Successful reentry: Josh Nowack has created opportunities for himself and others

Posted on August 13, 2024January 7, 2025

He has an MBA from a prestigious university, was a CPA, and his resume includes a string of executive positions. But Josh Nowack couldn’t find employment after being released from prison, where he had served three months for an embezzlement […]

GEDWorks gives employers chance to offer valuable benefit: a high school equivalency credential

Posted on March 28, 2023March 12, 2023

Are you – or would you like to become – a second chance employer? Or do you have a large percentage of workers who don’t have a high school diploma? If you answered yes to either of these questions, you […]

working for the Federal government

How second chance applicants can find a job working for the Federal government

Posted on August 2, 2022June 4, 2024

In honor of Second Chance Month in April, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management issued a Guide to Federal Employment for Second Chance Applicants. And those interested in working for the Federal government should download the guide and read it […]

Crossroads Solar

Crossroads Solar combats climate change and offers second chances

Posted on April 12, 2022April 13, 2022

Crossroads Solar is a company with a mission – to help save the environment and offer second chances. As it likes to say, it hires “otherwise good people” who’ve “made colossal mistakes.” It all began about five years ago with […]

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