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Career Resources: Ex-Offender Help

This guide presents DPL's resources for job-related skills, as well as provides links to job opportunities within the Quad-Cities.

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Ex-Offenders Finding Jobs

Are you an ex-offender looking for a job or do you know an ex-offender looking for a job? Check out this page.

If you're looking for a list of employers that hire ex-offenders, unfortunately such a list does not exist, BUT Career One-Stop has put together some helpful tips about finding employers who do hire ex-offenders. Check out their page Who hires Ex-offenders?

Worried about how to talk about your conviction when applying for a job? There are many resources available that offer suggestions on how to talk about this. One of these can be found at Career One-Stop's section called Your Conviction.

Also be sure to check out the Home page of this guide for more information about what websites to look at to find jobs. Resumes & Cover Letters page includes specific information on how to create either of those and the Tips for the Interview page will help you figure out how to approach any interview situation.

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