Blog Post: Employers Is your company felony or misdemeanor friendly?

This is the second event of its kind in Tarrant County. We anticipate that the success of our first event is evidence of what can be accomplished when our community rallies around a common goal. Again, this event is unique because jobseeker participation will be by invitation only. Moreover, Jobseekers will need to register and complete one of several pre-event preparation workshops in order to gain entry to the event.

Note: This information is only for employers. If you are a job seeker and interested in attending, please visit www.mysecondchance.us for more information and to register. For Job Seekers, this is an invitation only event. In order to receive an invitation, you must register through the sa website.

When: 12pm-4pm

What: The Felony and/or Misdemeanor Friendly Community Career Fair will bring together "background friendly" employers with an estimated 300-500 well prepared, well dressed and qualified jobseekers.

When: on Friday September 25, 2009

Cost: $150 – New employer participants, $75 – Returning employer participants.

50% Discount Early Bird Registration, With payment by July 15, 2009. This event will include a hospitality room. All funds collected go towards helping to defray the costs associated with this event.

Why Participate: This event represents a collaborative effort on the behalf of Tarrant County Reentry Initiative and the partners listed on the side of this page to connect the most qualified and prepared jobseekers with the background friendly employers in our region. This is a 100% background friendly exclusive job fair, where the applicant pool, are jobseekers with a misdemeanor and/or felony on their record. These individuals have paid their debt to society and the criminal justice system. They are now ready to move on with their lives, they are now ready to be gainfully employed! Despite their past involvement with the criminal justice system Jobseekers attending this event will be qualified for various industries, they will be well dressed, have copies of their resume and, be prepared to respond to any questions regarding their candidacy for employment.

On behalf of the Tarrant County Reentry Initiative and its partners in this project, we

thank you for your efforts in helping to reduce recidivism in our community and helping to improve the lives of others. For more information about the Tarrant County Reentry Initiative visit our web site at : www.mysecondchance.us