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Simple Truths About Handling the 5 Toughest Challenges in a Job Interview - Explaining Incarceration

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If you were incarcerated, again, focus on your value to the employer. Hopefully you worked for the correctional facility. Your resume should highlight the work and accomplishments there. Be sincere, forthright, and honest as you explain that you did something illegal, you served your time and paid your debt to society, and now you want to contribute to society in a positive way. Get the wonderful book: No One is Unemployable: Creative Solutions for Overcoming Barriers to Employment, by Debra Angel and Elisabeth Harney.

Makini Theresa Harvey, CPRW, JCTC, CEIP, CCM

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