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Tips for Finding the Right Job [and] Job Search Information: Offender Program

Tips for Finding the Right Job [and] Job Search Information: Offender Program

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U.S. Dept. of Labor. Employment and Training Administration (Washington, DC)

Published 1996. 38 pages.

Two useful pamphlets describing effective job search techniques are included along with information on the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) and the Welfare-to-Work Tax Credit. Contents of "Tips For Finding the Right Job" include: planning your time; determining your job skills; where to get job information; cover letters and letters of application (with samples); preparing your resume (with samples); interviewing; testing; after the interview; and books that can give you more tips for finding the right job. "Job Search Information" offers tips for the ex-offender on how to fill out an application, phone contacts, what to do if there are no current openings, how to explain a felony conviction, and successful interview techniques. Accession Number: 015953

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