Explain Your Record

di Imad Muratspahic (Autore)

neobooks, 2026

You've filled out the application. You've rehearsed the small talk. And then it comes - the question you knew was coming since the moment you decided to apply. "Tell me about this." You have maybe forty-five seconds before the interviewer's face decides something you can't take back, and every generic interview-prep article you've read has told you to "stay positive" without giving you a single word to actually say. Explain Your Record is the playbook nobody hands you on your way out - a legally literate, script-driven guide to job searching with a felony conviction, built around the specific problem a generic career book can't solve: your record, and the patchwork of state and local laws that govern exactly when and how an employer can ask about it. Inside, you'll learn: What actually shows up on a background check, and how to check it before an employer does How to pursue sealing, expungement, or a certificate of rehabilitation - and what's realistically possible in your state How ban-the-box and fair-chance laws work state by state, and what that means for your specific application and interview timeline How to build a resume and cover letter that frame your history honestly without leading with it A word-for-word script for the exact moment an interviewer asks you to explain your record - and the specific mistakes that sink otherwise strong interviews What to do if a job offer is rescinded after a background check, including your rights under federal law How to negotiate pay without apologizing for existing, and build a bench of references who can vouch for who you are now How to move beyond your first fair-chance job into a real career where the record stops being the first thing anyone asks about Written for anyone rebuilding a career after a conviction - and for the reentry counselors, case managers, and job coaches who walk that road with them.

• Autore: Imad Muratspahic
• Anno edizione: 2026
• Editore: neobooks
• Formato: EPUB2 con Adobe DRM
• Lingua: Tedesco
• Compatibilità: Tutti i dispositivi (eccetto Kindle)
• Layout: Reflowable
• EAN: 9783565998876