Good question. It certainly limits the companies one can apply to...severely limits.

My husbands probation department told them to use the library computers, but I know not everyone has those within reach.

It does severely limit the possibilities of jobs. Most do online and that is it.

It does limit where you can apply, but my son did find a few places that still have paper applications. He has an interview today!

Good luck to your son klw9653. Hope all goes well. Wonder if a friend or family member can go on line and fill out the applications for them?

In Wisconsin they have Job Centers that have access to the internet that offenders can use. It is about being monitored when online, which is what they most care about. At places like the Job center the internet is locked down to certain extent with the firewalls in place blocking certain categories of sites to keep malicious software out. The library should have the same, but maybe not, there might not be nearly the need or the infrastructure to do that.

My MIL who is not tech savvy anymore tried to apply at two places that basically told her that she had to apply online, they didn't even have a paper application to give her. So I know how hard it is out there for people just getting out of incarceration. The culture shock, the fact that people don't talk anymore and have their noses stuffed in their phones continually. Technology, is it all that its cracked up to be?

NO body likes having to go through the hassle of looking for work. JC himself would have a hard time explaining just why the Roman government (unfairly) nailed him and he had job skills and experience as a fisherman and as a carpenter he could put on his resume. But then he had long hair, a beard, wore that skirt, was homeless and hung around with that rag-tag gang of his moving from town to town so there were significant gaps in his resume to explain away. To top it off he claimed "parentage" and said the divine spoke to him personally so they probably thought he was off his meds anyway even if he had a chance to interview. Who wants to hire a crazy who can't climb out of his nut bag long enough to do a full days work? Just saying....

Nobody like to job hunt. NOBODY. Hunting for a job stinks, with or without a record no matter who you are..

I've NEVER had a callback on an online application.

I've been a manager at places that use online apps, and they are completely ridiculous. So many things will kick the app from the system, so chances are the place you are applying never sees it.

wisconsin, technology isn't all its cracked up to be. I got rid of my "smart" phone 6 months ago and I couldn't be happier. I watch people walk around and even at restaurants (couples on dates) and they are all just staring at their phones. I personally think people have never been so disconnected from each other.

On that note there are many issues stemming from offenders not having access to internet when job hunting. Many places only advertise jobs online, apps are online and you often need internet access to complete some training processes. I worked with a person who was let go because they did not have internet available to them and couldn't do the online training portion of the job.

I look online and in the newspapers and far more jobs are advertised online than in paper form. Hardly anyone puts up "Now hiring" signs anymore.

If only I could go back to a time without having to carry a phone. I remember when I used to go outside and just let the machine get it, before there were cordless phones.

Unfortunately going back to a simpler time like that currently isn't an option for me or my profession. I am personally on the fence about whether or not we would be better off with or without technology. There are things that I know would be better without it, the number one thing would be the food we eat. It would taste better and be better for you too. But then gas cars would have terrible gas mileage still and a portion of folks might still opt for horses as transportation like the Amish do...

Hindsight is ALWAYS 20/20, there is no getting around that we'll learn from the mistakes and triumphs that we live through. Unfortunately we are all so close to this issue we lack the objectivity that only time can foster.

The few places that I see Hiring signs are not places where someone could earn a living wage. They are the barely paying the minimum wage and usually are all part-time so there will be no benefits either.

Personally I haven't really looked in the traditional ways of looking for work in a long time. Applying from ads and things in the paper and online have shown little to no results (like an interview) in the past when I did use them.

The key to finding a good living wage job is to look at the companies directly, go to their site, research their business and their products or services that they provide. Check out their philosophy and their locations, are they a good fit for you? Then look in their careers section and see if they have any openings that fit what you are looking for.

When/if there isn't, that isn't the brick wall. Many times there are postings that haven't gotten posted yet. Upcoming departures that are only known internally, etc. So if you like the company you attempt to figure out who would be a decision maker in the department that you would like to work in. Then you send a well tailored cover letter and resume to both HR and that decision maker.

This same principle applies when there is a job that you want to apply for, you have to do some work and figure out who the decision maker is that will actually do the hiring. Cause the HR people are paid to filter you out, so you don't want them to be your bottleneck. If you are going to be rejected you should be rejected by the person that you would have been working with, not by some criteria that may or may not be entirely relevant to what you will be doing in the duties of the position.

Then there is that well tailored resume... that shows what a great person you are vs the kind that only really shows where you have worked, highlighting the gaps in employment and things. Which is what I see mostly when I have helped people re-do their resume. Then when I hear that colleges aren't teaching the most effective ways to land a new position in a field that you may or may not be familiar with, it is like the whole world is setting up people to fail.

The person that was let go because they didn't have internet at their disposal had an EEOC case on them unless it was made a condition of employment prior to them accepting the position. I do hope they fought Unemployment and won that battle, that should have been a slam dunk for them.

Hindsight is 20/20.

I need a phone on me right now because we only have one vehicle and his work schedule changes. Most of the time I forget where I put it or leave it in the car. I go outside with out it as well, and it is nice. It's nice not to worry about it going off. I've made it clear I hate texts, so most don't text me and I'm not bogged down with pointless conversations.

I am good with resumes, and I tailor each one to the job I apply for. I've started helping my husband with it as well.

Your way of finding a good living wage job is perfect, except in my area there aren't a lot of living wage jobs and the ones their are aren't well known or don't hire felons. I know my area is not super common, but it is one we are stuck with. It's mostly part time corporate jobs. We have no industrial, big corporations or anything. It stinks. Most of the places here, even the larger more living wage types are online applications. This town works more like you have to know someone to get into these places and if you don't you are SOL

For the person who got let go, they started the online training after she got hired and had worked there for months. They let us know about the training and they gave them a month to find a way to do it. I ended up quitting because they job was ridiculous, and they got let go. They said a month was plenty of time to find a way to do the online training. They ended up quitting as well, but it was really ridiculous. I don't know of anyone that is going to put that much effort into a minimum wage part time job that has no hope of going anywhere.

Thanks, mistyu! It was for a fast food place but if he gets it, he'll probably get more hours than his last job gave him (dollar store job) and it's a little closer to home.

i was told by the po and i thank i have a paper on it , that if your forbiddin from using the internet you can still use it to find a job or for work but only for that ,

im not forbidden from using it but that what i was told one time