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WriteAPrisoner.com's Back To Work

Helping Inmates Secure Employment Upon Release

Post Inmate Résumé | FAQs | Inmate Employment Forum | Back to Work Home

WriteAPrisoner.com's inmate résumés are free to post and free to reply to. With hundreds of thousands of inmates returning to society each year, lack of employment remains one of the main reasons many inmates end up returning to prison. We are asking you to help us reduce recidivism in this country by helping these inmates secure employment upon their release. Our program lets them post their skills and the area in which they hope to reside once they have paid their debt to society. Now, all they're looking for is a way to earn their keep. Please help by sharing this information with anyone who may have a job opening. Thank you for helping us work to reduce recidivism by helping inmates get "back to work"

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Total Résumés listed:
788

Total Résumés listed to date:
1188

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Back To Work FAQs

1) Who can post a résumé on your website?

Any inmate who is currently incarcerated (and due to be released within one year) and will be seeking work upon release can place a résumé. We also post résumés for recently released offenders.

2) Is there a fee to place an inmate résumé on WriteAPrisoner.com?

No. This service is completely free of charge.

3) I am not an employer, but I’d like to help. What can I do?

We are in dire need of volunteers like you. Please select several inmates from our site who will soon be released. If the inmates plan to reside in your area, you can contact potential employers that you are already aware of. If they plan to live elsewhere, you can use the Internet to locate newspapers and classified sections posted online. There are many online resources for finding jobs. Since inmates do not have access to the Internet, this is an excellent way for you to help. You can find job openings that describe the skills posted by inmates, and write directly to the inmates to share the information. Please be sure to clarify that you are not the employer offering a job, but that you are a Good Samaritan acting as the inmate’s eyes and ears in the job search process. You do not have to identify yourself to the inmate if you choose not to. Two sites to get you started are:

http://www.fortunesociety.org
http://classifieds.yahoo.com

4) Do you have a form I can print and send to an inmate who wants to place a résumé?

In order to keep this service free of charge, we prefer that résumés are submitted online, either by an ex-offender looking for employment or by a friend or family member of individuals currently incarcerated. If you know an inmate who wants to place a résumé, please ask him/her to complete our Inmate Résumé Form and return it directly to you so that you may post the information online.

5) Do you have any tips for writing a good résumé?

Yes. Please visit our Tips for Writing a Résumé page.

6) Do you have any literature I can print and share with others?

Yes. Please print and share our Back to Work Poster with anyone interested in helping an inmate get Back to Work.