MPRI Capital Area

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MPRI Capital Area
New Way In, Inc. in an equal opportunity
employer/program.  Auxiliary aids and services
are available upon request to individuals with
disabilities.  TTY Michigan Relay Center
toll-free (1-800-649-3777)
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Funded Programs

• Housing Services Eaton County
• New Life
• New Way In, Inc.
• Peckham Vocational Industries, Inc.

• Housing
• Mentoring, Other Needs
• Employment
• Subsidized Employment

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New Way In, Inc.

• Application assistance
• Interviewing techniques
• Job leads
• Employment related supportive services
• Training
• Resumes

• Providing employment services for ex offenders
  since 1972

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Employability (soft) skills

• Traditional soft skills
• Appropriate dress
• Timeliness
• Appropriate demeanor
• Specialized issues
• Tattoos, lack of clothing
• Assistance with reading bus schedules, etc.
• Special demeanor issues

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Other Specialized Employability Issues

• Interviewing techniques for criminal offenses
• Application techniques for periods of
  incarceration
• Specific work place issues
• Theft
• Harassment
• Supervisor/authority figure

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Employability Skills Questionnaire

• When applying for a job, it is a good idea to
• Correct answer
• Dress neatly and conservatively
• Other Hints
• If you have visible tattoo's wear a long sleeve
  shirt or buy tattoo cover
• make-up
• Dont!!!!
• Wear perfume or Cologne
• Leave your cell phone on-put it on vibrate or
  turn off
• Bring a friend-have them wait in car

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• 6. If your car breaks down, your boss will expect
  that you
• Correct Answer
• - Will be late today only

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• 7. If you are sick, you only need to call in
• Correct Answer
• - Each day that you will need to be off work

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• 11. If one supervisor tells you to mop the floor,
  then another supervisor comes along and tell you
  stop and empty the trash, you should
• Correct Answer
• Tell the second supervisor that you were
  operating on instructions from the first, and if
  they still want you to empty the trash, then do
  that.

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• 12. If a supervisor calls you in to talk to you
  about a complaint from a co-worker you should
• Correct Answer
• Ask if you can meet with the supervisor and
  co-worker to insure that a good relationship is
  maintained

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• 13. Getting along with a co-worker is
• Correct Answer
• An important part of your job

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• 14. Dating a co-worker
• Correct Answer
• Never a good idea