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Best Resumes and Letters for Ex-Offenders (Overcoming Barriers to Employment Success) | 
 enlarge | Author: Wendy S. Enelow
Publisher: Impact Publications
Category: Book
List Price: $19.95
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Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 333838
Media: Paperback
Pages: 212
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 9.6 x 7 x 0.8
ISBN: 1570232512
Dewey Decimal Number: 650.142
EAN: 9781570232510
ASIN: 1570232512
Publication Date: March 25, 2006
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Product Description
Addresses special employment issues facing ex-offenders and provides sound advice on how to write, produce, distribute, and follow up resumes and letters for overcoming employment barriers.
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 Very Helpful resume tips for ex-offenders burried in very wordy book May 11, 2008
Carol C. Valentine
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The book was somewhat wordy and academic in style, but had some nuggets of great information tucked inside, including ways to use resumes to get interviews. It dealt with issues like how to present work experience gained while in prison and ways to emphasize strengths.
 Should be on the reading list of anyone who face job prospects after doing time July 8, 2006
Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA)
Millions of Americans have a conviction on their record and face additional challenges as they look for work with such on their record. Best Resumes And Letters For Ex-Offenders provides tips on how to work with such a checkered past, from understanding the basics of how resumes and letters work to tailoring an effective letter and seeking employment which takes an offense into account. Best Resumes And Letters For Ex-Offenders is the first job application reference book to specifically address the unique and formidable challenges ex-offenders face when applying for employment, and should be on the reading list of anyone who face job prospects after doing time.
Excellent Resource for Ex-Offenders! March 29, 2006
Simone Richardson (Akron, Ohio)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Ex-Offenders face barriers to employment. Barriers to employment may consist of poor education, bias, stigma, and most of all gaps in work history. Studies have shown that obtaining employment may reduce the likelihood of an ex-offender retruning to prison. How does an ex-offender compensate for the lost time on a resume? The answer: Best Resumes and Letters for Ex-Offenders. Best Resumes provide examples of ways the ex-offender can list his/her work experience in a resume without emphasizing time off for incarceration. In other words, the ex-offender can use the company that contracted with the prison as the employer. For instance, work history can be written this way: Prep Cook, Central Company, Inc., Austin, Texas, 2000-2004. The ex-offender highlights that he was a cook who worked for the Central Company (in the prison) from 2000 to 2004. The book emphasizes that any work experience (even work completed in prison) is important if it is related to the job requirement. Excellent book! Highly recommend!
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