How Do You Find A Job (For Ex Cons)?
• Ask your parole officer or local job agency for assistance in locating programs especially suited for ex-inmates. There are many schemes that provide work programs with various organizations that will accept former prisoners. You will get a chance to prove that you are a good, reliable and trustworthy employee and you will build up goodwill over time. • Be patient. If you do get into one of these schemes, be understanding that people are more wary than normal. Just throw yourself into it and work as best you can. Acknowledge people’s fears rather than feeling self-pity or irritation; they need reassurance that you will work well, so give them that reassurance through your good peformance. • Consider self-employment. If you have any savings or you have access to small start-up funds (you can ask again with the local job agency or a small business promoting government agency for information on grants), you might consider starting a small business in something you are good at. If you do
