TEaMS Services

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Employment Seminars 

Team’s employment seminars are designed to aid the ex-offender in finding and retaining employment.

Ex-offender Basic Seminar

The Ex-offender Basic Seminar is a one day program totaling 8 hours of instruction that is designed for aiding the ex-offender or person with a criminal background history in overcoming obstacles to employment.

The objective of this program is to give the ex-offender the necessary skills to insure that when placement assistance is offered they will be able to navigate the job search in such a way as to reduce the impact of the felony conviction.

The program is broken in to 7 modules:

  1. The Beginning; this segment covers common myths involved in ex-offender employment, The Federal Bonding Program, The Work Opportunity Tax Credit and Arizona State law regarding employment of persons with criminal records.
  2. The Application; which covers how not to be screened out by the application, dates of employment and how to get them, how to get an accurate criminal background history, how to fill out the application and the use of honesty test by employers.
  3. Background Checks; this segment covers why employers use background checks, what information is in the background check.
  4. Cover Letters; which covers, how to construct a cover letter, types of cover letters, creating a felony cover letter and using a "turn-around letter".
  5. Resume; this segment covers, when to and when not to use a resume, resume types, do's and don'ts on a resume, problem ex-offenders face with a resume, writing a summary, Resume structure and how to write a reference sheet.
  6. Interview Skills; which covers, the interview process, preparing for the interview, interview questions, turning a negative into a positive, interview techniques, appropriate dress for interview, when to approach the felony question at interview and proper closing of an interview.
  7. Employment Search; this segment coves, where to look for work when you have a felony, cold calling, why list don't work, networking, the small business employer and employment options.

Each segment is approximately 1 hour long. Instruction includes classroom participation and homework.

Mentoring Days 

Mentoring days give the ex-offender the opportunity to connect with employers who hire ex-offenders. A TEaMS employment expert will contact employers on your behalf and arrange an opportunity to meet. Other services on Mentoring Days include:

These services are based on a one on one session and on group sessions if applicable. One on one session are arranged by TEaMS staff. After registering for a Mentoring day one of our staff will call and arrange for an appropriate time on that day for you to meet with your mentor. If you are a graduate of the Ex-offender Employment Basic program there will be no charge for the first Mentoring Day.

Resume Workshops 

TEaMS offers special resume design and preparation workshops for ex-offenders who are interested in making there resume work for them. The workshop includes:

These workshops are for graduates of the Ex-offender Employment Basic program only. There is a workshop fee that can be seen on the calendar for the day of the workshop.

Check our calendar frequently, for other program offerings.