Job Search Assistance

Gary Mialocq, Ph.D., Connector

As a retired vocational rehab counselor and long-time friend and associate of Don Kirchner, I am here to help those who are seeking a job or a career, or who just need to make extra money. My skill is being able to match things. If I introduce two people, they get married. I spent 25 years helping people find jobs, repair broken marriages, overcome physical and emotional pain , so this will be fun. My website, the Job Specialist, is devoted to getting you on the inside track. It is loaded with tools to help you simplify and streamline your job search.

I'll repeat what I said in an earlier post. I often tell people I've counseled to consider trading incarceration for "freedom", like a death. The old You #1758965 is dead. The past is history.

Your challenge is to focus on what lies ahead, your future. No excuse for the past -- it is done. Forget it, but LEARN from your mistakes. Be PATIENT and stay calm. You are very lucky. Because the death you are experiencing is in no way like a real death experience. For instance, rock star Eric Clapton lost his beloved 4 year-old son, Conor, in a fall from a building in New York. For almost a year, he couldn't sing, perform, or function. He was devastated. Then, he overcame it by facing it head-on, and writing a song for his son, "Tears in Heaven".





You can do it too . . . and we're here to help. If you do need help, feel free to contact me. As we grow we'll establish a solid support network. Good luck.

Posted by: The Candid Blogger

Return to Honor Jobs Program

ANNOUNCEMENT

Nearly 650,000 people are released from state and federal prison yearly and arrive on the doorsteps of communities nationwide. A far greater number reenter communities from local jails, and for many offenders and /defendants, this may occur multiple times in a year. According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) over 50 percent of those released from incarceration will be in some form of legal trouble within 3 years. In his 2004 State of the Union, President Bush proposed “a four-year, $300 million prisoner re-entry initiative to expand job training and placement services, to provide transitional housing, and to help newly released prisoners get mentoring, including from faith-based groups.” source: US Department of Justice.

Don Kirchner, founder of the Society for Return to Honor, is proud to announce that his organization, in association with retired Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor Gary Mialocq, PhD, is offering a jobs re-entry opportunity online. Those re-entering society can participate alone and follow the step-by-step program outlined on the Job Specialist website, or may receive mentoring and counseling at greatly discounted rates in an effort to assist in returning to the job market during these very difficult times.

The Cost of Freedom

OUR STORY AND MISSION

Return To Honor is an organization dedicated to informing and assisting communities, government agencies and businesses in creating "bridges" of understanding and opportunity for qualified former offenders upon their release from incarceration and for those who are leaving the military and facing the uncertainty of a return to the job market. As such, we work to bring about better understanding on the part of former offenders and military personnel of certain behaviors and attitudes that will result in their successful transition back into society as responsible, honorable members of it.

This website is dedicated to the hundreds of thousands of men and women who are facing one of the scariest moments in their lives -- one of those forks in the road that can determine the course of the rest of your life. You have to find a job coming from difficult circumstances. You can use all the help you can get, but how to find it?

First, I want everyone to know that we have all the tools you will need to put you on an even playing field with your competition. With the economy losing millions of jobs under the incompetence of our almost former President, you've got an uphill battle ahead, but you do have an organization on your side. We will be providing resources you can use online, NOW. This website is not only to help you in adjusting to the cold cruel world, but to give you a place to express yourselves as this blog grows.

In the song, "Wish You Were Here", by Pink Floyd (and how many haven't uttered those words in their minds over and over again?), Roger Waters really gets to the heart of the "caged" experience and his music conveys the kind of feeling I'd like visitors to this site to have as you become comfortable with TCF (The Cost of Freedom). He talks about experiencing the "same old fears, year after year". Pink Floyd:


I often tell people I've counseled to consider leaving incarceration for "freedom" similar to a death. The old you is dead. The past is history. Your challenge is to focus on what lies ahead, your future. You are very lucky. Because the death you are experiencing is in no way like a real death experience. For instance, rock star Eric Clapton lost his beloved 4 year-old son, Conor, in a fall from a building in New York. For almost a year, he couldn't sing, perform, or function. Then, he overcame it by facing it head-on, and writing a song for his son, "Tears in Heaven". Enjoy the song and make sure to bookmark this site.

Posted by: The Candid Blogger