I Need a J-O-B! The Ex-Offender’s Job Search Manual

I Need a J-O-B! The Ex-Offender’s Job Search Manual

By Louis N. Jones, Conquest Books, 2003

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Summary:

Ex-offenders who succeed in finding steady employment following their release from prison are substantially less likely to return to prison.  This manual for ex-offenders preparing to start the job search following their release from prison provides practical information and guidance that will help them meet and overcome the obstacles they will encounter.  Written by the Reverend Louis Jones, founder and Executive Director of Conquest Offender Reintegration Ministries, this manual is used in that successful ministry’s own (explicitly Christian) job readiness courses.

Why does FASTEN recommend this resource?

This manual provides practical instruction about topics such as interviewing techniques and writing resumes and cover letters. Faith-based reentry ministries can utilize this manual in their own job readiness programs to help ex-offenders develop the skills they need to successfully obtain employment. It will be especially valuable for Christian pastors and lay leaders working with ex-offenders, since it is written from an explicitly Biblical framework.