Overcome barriers to employment
This resource section provides strategies and approaches to help people who face difficult challenges in making the transition into employment. Examples - Individuals with a past felony conviction who are seeking a fresh start in society face special challenges in finding work, often requiring help in overcoming attitudes and social stigma.
General information for ex-offenders
SC Expungement Resources on the Web
- Abbeville, Greenwood, Laurens, Newberry counties
- Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell counties
- Anderson, Oconee counties
- Beaufort
- Berkeley, Charleston counties
- Calhoun, Dorchester, Orangeburg counties
- Edgefield, McCormick, Saluda counties
- Greenville, Pickens counties
- Richland county
- Spartanburg county
- Union, York counties
- South Carolina Judicial Circuit Solicitors offices
- Background Check: Employment - Employment Background Checks, Credit Checks and Employment Verification
- A Step Ahead Career Planning for ex offenders - STEP AHEAD helps job seekers with felony convictions and other criminal charges know their work options, set goals, get training, and be successful in their job search.
- Criminal Records and Getting Back into the Workforce - Six Critical Steps for Ex-offenders Trying to Get Back into the Workforce
- Employment information handbook for ex offenders - Includes topics for resumes, obtaining employment, and state resources
- Federal Bonding Program - U.S. Department of Labor established The Federal Bonding Program to provide Fidelity Bonds that guarantee honesty for “at-risk”, hard-to-place job seekers.
- Federal Bureau of Prisons programs for hiring ex-offenders - Information on why employers should hire ex offenders
- Ex Offender Reentry.com -Your one-stop resource center for corrections and re-entry success
- Help For Ex-Offenders and Felons Looking For Jobs - Advice from jail to job blog by Eric Mayo
- Interviewing Tips - Interviewing tips from exoffenderReentry.com
- Job search advice for ex offenders - Advice on handling disclosure of your background and hiring practices
- National Hire Network - In every state in the country, community groups and government agencies are actively working to improve the labor market opportunities available to people with criminal records
- Privacy Rights Clearing House - Employment Background Checks: A Jobseeker's Guide
- Resume Tips for Ex-Offenders - special assistance with resume details and relaunching a career after a prison stay
- Tips for Completing an Effective Job Application - Tips on preparing a job application by Mission Valley One-Stop Workforce Center
- US Department of Justice - The Attorney General's report on criminal history background checks.
- A Conversation Of Helpful Tips For Assisting Ex‐Offenders on Gaining Employment in South Carolina (pdf)
Resources for ex-offenders in South Carolina
Faith-based Organizations
Non-profit Organizations
- Alston Wilkes Society
- AmeriCorps - Volunteer your time and energy
- Building a Business: One Felon at a Time
- Employer Incentive - Giving Employers a $2400 reason to hire ex-offenders
- Florence Crittenton Programs of SC - providing education, counseling services, medical care, social support, and a safe haven for young pregnant and parenting mothers in need
- Family Service Center of South Carolina
- Goodwill Industries International
- Habitat for Humanity - Listing for chapters, provided by South Carolina’s Information Highway.
- Immigrant Resource Guide - A guide to Immigrant Services In South Carolina. Provided by the Appleseed Legal Justice Center.
- JobCorps - Employment and training for young adults and youth.
- South Carolina Legal Services
- South Carolina Victim Assistance Network
- Urban League
- SC Department of Employment and Workforce
- SC Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services
- South Carolina Criminal Defense Blog - Information and advice about SC laws by Bobby Frederick
What happens if you’re a job hopper?
- Covering Up Your Job Hopping
- How to Answer Questions on Frequent Job Changes
- How to Handle the Job Hopping Question
- How to Spin Your Job Hopping
- Job Search Tips: How to Address Job Hopping on the Resume
- Resume Dilemma: Employment Gaps and Job Hopping
- Will Job Hopping Hurt Your Career?
When you have been fired
- Being Fired Isn’t the End
- Find a New Job After Being Fired For Cause
- How Do I go About Looking for a New Job After I have been Fired/ Terminated/ Downsized?
- How Job Seekers Can Handle Being Fired
- How to Get a Job After Being Fired
- How to Get a Job After You Have Been Fired
- How to Handle a Termination
- How to Handle Looking For New Employment After Being Fired
- Job Interview Answer: What Have You Been Doing Since Your Last Job?
- Job Interview Answer: Why Were You Fired?
- Overcoming Wrongful Reasons People Get Fired
When you have bad credit
WorkWatchSC Blog
- Florence Library Receives Partner Award from the South Carolina Workforce Investment Board! Libraries helping SC citizens!
- May 2013 WORKSC WorkWatch blog e-Newsletter
- State Library Partners with DEW to Educate Library Staff
- Webinar for libraries on the new South Carolina Department of Employment & Workforce UI Benefits Self-Service system
- South Carolina Taxpayers Are Reminded to Enroll with ProtectMyID
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