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Prepare for Work
Everyone prepares for work in a different way. Fair Shake offers many tools for you to use in the way that you choose to prepare for temporary jobs or long-term careers.
O*Net
Occupation Search! https://www.onetonline.org
The O*NET database includes information on skills, abilities, knowledges, work activities, and interests associated with occupations. This information can be used to facilitate career exploration, vocational counseling, and a variety of human resources functions, such as developing job orders and position descriptions and aligning training with current workplace needs. Information in O*NET is available for over 900 occupations.
O*NET is a unique, powerful source for continually updated occupational information and labor market research. By using a contemporary, interactive skills-based database and a common language to describe worker skills and attributes, O*NET transforms mountains of data into precise, focused occupational intelligence that anyone can understand easily and efficiently.
The Resume Writing Academy
Resume Writing This document generously shared with Fair Shake by The Resume Writing Academy thanks to:
Wendy Enelow, MRW, CCM, CPRW, JCTC and
Louise Kursmark, MRW, CCM, CPRW, JCTC
Top Tips & Techniques for Writing Best-in-Class Resumes
Best Resumes and Letters for Ex-Offenders
A resume guide that addresses special
employment issues facing ex-offenders.
Hloom
https://www.hloom.com/ Free Resume writing tools and templates.
Here I am – Resume Writing That Gets Noticed
The Complete Guide to a Winning Resume Cheat-Sheet
Discussing Your History in the Interview
US Department of Labor Career Onestop
Formerly Incarcerated Reemployment
http://www.careeronestop.org/ExOffender/index.aspx
1-877-348-0502 TTY: 1-877-348-0501
Career Onestop – Locations:
| Alabama | Louisiana | Ohio |
Other Employment Support
Jails to Jobs
Jails to Jobs is an organization that gives ex-offenders the tools they need to find employment. On this website you’ll find a step- by-step plan to follow as you carry out your job search.
Livecareer.com
Livecareer.com offers great tools and resources for exploring careers, whether you’re searching for a new job or considering a career change.- See more at:
https://www.livecareer.com/quintessential/career-exploration
how2become.com
How2become.com offers a resource guide that provides detailed insight into how to answer certain questions, body language and more.
Career Onestop
Put together a successful job search with resources on resumes, interviewing, networking and finding job openings.
https://www.careeronestop.org/JobSearch/job-search.aspx
Everything in this section available Online Only
- America’s Service Locator connects individuals to employment and training opportunities available at local American Job Centers.www.ServiceLocator.org
- America’s Career InfoNet occupation and industry information, salary data and career exploration assistance. www.CareerInfoNet.org
- mySkills myFuture helps career changers find new occupations to explore. www.mySkillsmyFuture.org
- Veteran and Military Transition Center is a one-stop website for employment, training, and financial help after military service. https://www.careeronestop.org/veterans/default.aspx
Fair Shake Employment Documents
Available Offline and Online
(Be sure to also check out the information we have on
Employers page to help the interviewer hire you!)
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Interview Questions for You to Ask Accomplishments and Skills Worksheet Favorite Verbs for Your Resume |
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Bonding, WOTC, and EEOC fliers
You are bondable Federal Bonding Flier
Work Opportunity Tax Credit Flier
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission:
Background Checks
More on Background Checks: What Applicants Need to Know
Formerly Incarcerated Individuals’ Job Restrictions
(US and Wisconsin) Created by the WI-DOC
Take the ‘pocket OM’ along to bolster you
before interviews!
About the Fair Shake Personal Web Page
- Members differentiate themselves from other applicants!
- Members share information easily. No need to carry documents; they are stored in their account.
- Shows dedication to reentry success and provides a place to demonstrate interest in taking a proactive approach by sharing skills, character traits, and intentions.
- Employers and property managers can get to know members comfortably, reducing likelihood of auto-dismissal based on felony history.
- Fair Shake Member Card provides member information, url and password to the member’s page.
- Member Web Page password is changeable! Access only given to current password holders.
- Fair Shake can verify references, even for volunteer work.
- Check out our Personal Web Page example
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Need to Improve Your Computer Skills?
Learn more about using your computer on our Building Computer Skills page!Keep your documents safe(ish) in the cloud!
Start Your Own Business
It’s not easy, but for the creative, courageous and tenacious, it’s often the right thing to do. Here are a few documents to help you get started.
From the Small Business Administration
Small Business Administration:
From the Consumer Information Center:
Planning and Goal Setting for A Small Business
From the Fair Shake Reentry Packet
National Resources and Information
Federal Bureau of Prisons Employment
Information Handbook
Veterans Employment Assistance: The Transition Assistance Program (TAP) was established to meet the needs of veterans during their period of transition into civilian life by offering job-search assistance and related services. The guide books below were created specifically to support you by applying considerations from your service life to your job seeking. Check in with your local TAP program to find out about jobs that are available near you. To locate your local support office, click on this link: http://www.benefits.va.gov/vow/tap.asp
Personal Appraisal & Career Exploration