1. Make sure you have removed all the barriers you can control when it comes to your work search
• Know how to complete an application, set up the right resume, and conduct yourself in an interview
2.Know yourself, and what you have to offer, making sure you keep in mind the bottom line
• All businesses exist to make money
• Market yourself by showing what you can do for them
3. Focus attention on businesses where the hiring decisions are made locally
• The Fortune 500 companies have policies dictated by the corporate office
• Locally based small to mid-size companies will be best
4. Tell the truth about your record
• Don’t lie or play semantic game when it comes to the question
• Sometimes it’s best to tell them even more than they want to know
5. Prepare an explanation that will address the past but focus on the future.
•Develop a felony letter of explanation to submit with applications
6. Understand the incentive programs available to employers who hire ex-offenders
• Federal Bonding
• Work Opportunity Tax Credits
7. Network, Network, Network!
• Still the most effective way for anyone to find work
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