{"id":40367,"date":"2015-07-21T16:44:27","date_gmt":"2015-07-21T21:44:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/urbanareas.net\/info\/?p=40367"},"modified":"2015-07-21T16:44:27","modified_gmt":"2015-07-21T21:44:27","slug":"5-steps-to-becoming-job-ready-with-a-criminal-background","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbanareas.net\/info\/5-steps-to-becoming-job-ready-with-a-criminal-background\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Steps To Becoming \u201cJob-Ready\u201d With A Criminal Background"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/urbanareas.net\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/career_education4_300x300.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-thumbnail wp-image-32551 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanareas.net\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/career_education4_300x300-150x150.png\" alt=\"career_education4_300x300\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanareas.net\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/career_education4_300x300-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/urbanareas.net\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/career_education4_300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/urbanareas.net\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/career_education4_300x300-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/urbanareas.net\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/career_education4_300x300-64x64.png 64w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/fortunesociety.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">FortuneSociety.org<\/a>:\u00a0In today\u2019s economy \u2014 where the scarcity of employment opportunities has led many to fluff up or downgrade their resumes (adding or removing years of work experiences or fudging advanced degrees) \u2014\u00a0 those with criminal justice backgrounds have to be equipped with more than just a generic resume, a firm handshake, and the willingness to work.<\/p>\n<p>Being job-ready requires the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Having the knowledge of what type of work fits you best.<\/strong> What are you good at?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Having the necessary skills to perform the work you want<\/strong> and the knowledge to do the job. (For instance, do not apply for a pilot\u2019s job if you never operated a plane before). There is nothing wrong with making a career change if you are willing and able to develop the skills and knowledge to help you move into the career you want. But it may take time, so have patience.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Having the knowledge to\u00a0<\/strong><strong>perform a job search<\/strong> to find the work you have the skills\/knowledge to do.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Being able to maintain your job.<\/strong> For some, it\u2019s not about <em>getting<\/em> a job, but<em>keeping<\/em> that job that can be the challenge. Going back for further training keeps your knowledge and skills up-to-date thus keeping you relevant in your field.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Being aware of personal challenges<\/strong> that can hinder your ability to secure and sustain meaningful employment (like being hot-headed or substance abuse). Having the skills to effectively manage those challenges is what will help you remain employed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For the complete article go to:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/fortunesociety.org\/2015\/07\/20\/5-steps-to-becoming-job-ready-with-a-criminal-justice-background\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/fortunesociety.org\/2015\/07\/20\/5-steps-to-becoming-job-ready-with-a-criminal-justice-background\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FortuneSociety.org:\u00a0In today\u2019s economy \u2014 where the scarcity of employment opportunities has led many to fluff up or downgrade their resumes (adding or removing years of work experiences or fudging advanced degrees) \u2014\u00a0 those with criminal justice backgrounds have to be equipped with more than just a generic resume, a firm handshake, and the willingness to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":32551,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,138,148],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40367","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-posts","category-career-training-lifestyle","category-events-sports-etc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/urbanareas.net\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40367","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/urbanareas.net\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/urbanareas.net\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/urbanareas.net\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/urbanareas.net\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40367"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/urbanareas.net\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40367\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/urbanareas.net\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32551"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/urbanareas.net\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40367"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/urbanareas.net\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40367"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/urbanareas.net\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40367"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}