FINALLY
A Book Written For Someone With a Criminal
Record.



Find Out For Yourself What No One Has Ever
Told You About Getting a Job:



 
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The words an employer wants to hear before hiring someone with a record.

Exactly how to discuss your conviction in an interview.

Step-by-step instructions for creating a strong resume.

The traps that can sabotage your success.

The incentives the government gives employers for hiring ex-offenders.

How to get your resume moved to the top of the pile.

How to respond to ads.

Writing cover letters, from start to finish.

The easiest way to improve a weak resume.

The fastest way to get a paycheck.

 




Table of Contents

Chapter 1: The Resume

      Every time you apply for a job using an application rather than a resume you give the screener a chance to discriminate against you based on your conviction. The first step to succeeding in your job search is getting passed the screening process and into an interview, and that means using a resume. If you actively read this chapter with a pencil and paper in hand, you will walk away with a resume. 

Chapter 2:  The Job Search

    Going about the job search efficiently is what will cause you to find work sooner rather than later. This chapter shows you how to work smart so that you can start making money right away.

Chapter 3: Writing Killer Cover Letters

   If you're sending out resumes without a cover letter you are wasting your time. A cover letter needs to accompany every resume you send out. But you don't want to send out just any kind of cover letter. This chapter walks you through the steps of writing cover letters designed to get your resume noticed.

Chapter 4: Making Contact

   What do you need to say when you're calling on ads or when an employer calls you after receiving your resume? There's no point in sending out resumes if you don't know how to handle the initial telephone screening. This chapter describes how to handle yourself once you get the phone ringing.

Chapter 5: Interview Like a Pro

   Don't spend your time looking for a list of employers who hire formerly incarcerated individuals. Spend your time learning how to interview like a professional so that you will be appealing to a wide variety of employers. The truth is, that list or no list you need to nail the interview. This chapter takes all of the guesswork out of what to expect in an interview, and tells you what you've probably done wrong in the past.

Chapter 6: Handling the Big Question

    When you have a record you have to be prepared to address your conviction honestly and with finesse. Having a conviction on your record won't stop you from getting a job, but not knowing how to discuss it in an interview can. There are five specific things an employer is considering when interviewing someone with a record. This chapter explains those considerations and tells you how best to use them to your advantage.

Chapter 7: The End is in Sight

     Some people get all the way through an interview and blow it at the end. This is such a common and fatal error that an entire chapter has been devoted to making sure it doesn't happen to you.

Chapter 8: It Ain't Over Till It's Over

     What would your past employers say about you during a reference check? It's true, companies like to call the references of people they're considering hiring. And these words can influence the decision of a potential new employer. This chapter tells you what a reference check consists of, and what you can do if you don't have anyone out there saying good things about you.

Chapter 9: Avoid the Four Traps

    Have you ever met someone who was looking for work one minute and then gave up on the search the next? They probably fell victim to one of the traps listed in this chapter. Don't let this kind of thinking influence your actions. Learn what causes many to fail. 

 

 


Here's a Sneak Peak Just For You

EXCERPT FROM CHAPTER 5: INTERVIEW LIKE A PRO

      “So, let's look at the nuts and bolts of an interview. The interview is your first date, and you probably know what a first date feels like. No one wants to be on a date with a stick in the mud. We prefer someone who is enthusiastic; someone who is pleasant to be around; someone whose company we can enjoy and who seems to be enjoying our company, as well.

      Interviewers want the same thing on their first date-they want to enjoy you. People hire people they like before they hire people equally as qualified that they don't like; never doubt this fact. Whatever traits you have that make people like you and make it easy for you to make friends-those are the traits you should let show during your interview. Be enthusiastic, smile, laugh at the jokes, don't be that stick in the mud no one wants to be on a date with.

      Would you go out on a second date with someone who made you feel uncomfortable on the first one? Not if you're like most people. The interview is as much about your skills and abilities as it is about your personality. The truth is no one hires someone that makes them feel uncomfortable. People who are overly aggressive or overbearing, who look like they haven't smiled since the ‘50s, who can't look another person in the eye, who have body odor or bad breath tend to make people uncomfortable.

      Interviewers are trying to find good workers as much as they are trying to find a good match for the community of workers they already have. If you make the interviewer feel uncomfortable, you won't get invited into the community - it's as simple as that. Think about it, when was the last time you met someone and said to yourself, “This guy makes me feel uncomfortable. I think I'll invite him home to meet my family”- it just doesn't happen!”

 
 

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