{"id":4868,"date":"2015-05-25T08:30:12","date_gmt":"2015-05-25T12:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/internship\/?p=4868"},"modified":"2024-01-30T14:10:03","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T19:10:03","slug":"ex-offenders-can-face-different-challenges-in-their-job-search-make-sure-youre-prepared-careerspc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/careers-internships\/ex-offenders-can-face-different-challenges-in-their-job-search-make-sure-youre-prepared-careerspc\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-offenders can face different challenges in their job search. Make sure you’re prepared."},"content":{"rendered":"

\"ex-offender\"<\/a>Previously in this blog, we\u2019ve spoken about the difficulties that ex-offenders face when trying to find an employer willing to hire them, despite their record. Today, we\u2019ll talk a little about what to say and do once you\u2019ve located that employer. This post has been adapted from an article linked below from Career One Stop.<\/p>\n

Be honest<\/strong>. Don\u2019t lie. It will come back to hurt you later.<\/p>\n

Keep it simple<\/strong>. Address any concerns the employer may have, but always bring your answer back to a positive place, highlighting your job applicable skills.<\/p>\n

Emphasize the positive.<\/strong> Don\u2019t begin or end with negative stories, and stress the positive parts of your past and emerging future.<\/p>\n

Focus on current activities and future plans. <\/strong>In addition to following the above suggestions for answering questions concerning your past transgressions, it\u2019s also vital that an ex-offender job seeker pay very close attention to their non-verbal communication. Formerly convicted individuals often need to work harder to make a good impression to counteract the negative reputation associated with incarceration.<\/p>\n

Have good eye contact, without staring.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Stand and sit tall.<\/strong> Don\u2019t sit too casually as this implies you don\u2019t have strong interest in the job.<\/p>\n

Smile.<\/strong> Be genuine. A genuine smile will show the employer that you\u2019re a friendly person they want to work with.<\/p>\n

Shake hands firmly.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Show interest through your facial expression.<\/strong> As the employer is talking, nod your head and smile, when appropriate. Sometimes trying to look too serious can translate to an employer as angry or bored.<\/p>\n

For more information on how to talk to employers as an ex-offender, visit Career One Stop\u2019s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Previously in this blog, we\u2019ve spoken about the difficulties that ex-offenders face when trying to find an employer willing to hire them, despite their record. Today, we\u2019ll talk a little about what to say and do once you\u2019ve located that employer. This post has been adapted from an article linked below from Career One Stop. … Continue reading Ex-offenders can face different challenges in their job search. Make sure you’re prepared.<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":131,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[4],"class_list":["post-4868","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-employment-preparation","tag-career-services"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/careers-internships\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4868","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/careers-internships\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/careers-internships\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/careers-internships\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/131"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/careers-internships\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4868"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/careers-internships\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4868\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10604,"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/careers-internships\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4868\/revisions\/10604"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/careers-internships\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4868"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/careers-internships\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4868"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/careers-internships\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4868"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}