Eric Mayo
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Employment and Personal Development Expert
Eric Mayo Quick Facts
- Main Areas
- Job Readiness and Personal Development
- Career Focus
- Author, Educator, Motivational Speaker
- Affiliation
- Atlantic Cape Community College, Omega Psi Phi Frate ity, Inc.
Eric Mayo specializes in professional and personal development with special emphasis on life skills and job readiness training. Eric has over 20 years of corporate and educational experience which he uses to help people improve the quality of their lives.
Mr. Mayo has a degree in Business Administration from Seton Hall University where he was a standout member of both the Pirate football and wrestling teams. An author and lecturer, Eric is the author of the books, “From Jail to a Job", “The Teenager’s Guide to Getting a Job" , “The Secret to Getting Better Grades", and has addressed, among others, the Congressional Black Caucus, and the Charles Hamilton Institute for Race and Justice of the Harvard School of Law. He is an active member of Omega Psi Phi Frate ity and has spent his life committed to community empowerment.
Eric has been studying, learning, applying and executing the art of personal achievement and leadership throughout his career. It is truly his passion and his gift. He combines a straightforward approach and real-world perspective with a presentation style that is inspirational and motivational. His primary message is, “Independence through Self-Reliance."
You can contact Eric at http://www.BelievePublications.com
Eric answers questions for ex-offenders and felons looking for jobs at his blog:
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Help For Ex-Offenders And Felons Looking For Jobs: What Employers are looking for
Employers conduct interviews to meet the person behind the application or resume. It is his responsibility to hire not only the person with the right skills, but a person who can fit in with the rest of the organization and give him what he pays employees for. The person who can best convince ...Employers conduct interviews to meet the person behind the application or resume. It is his responsibility to hire not only the person with the right skills, but a person who can fit in with the rest of the organization and give him what he pays employees for.
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Advice For Ex-offenders Looking For Jobs
Have You Ever Been Convicted of a Crime? This question is the most agonizing part of any ex-offenders job search. Some believe by being honest they dont have a chance at getting a job. The fact is an employer cannot legally refuse to hire you because you have a criminal record unless the ...
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More Advice For Ex-offenders: Cleaning Up Your Criminal Record
Having a criminal record is not the end of the world. There are legal ways to have criminal convictions removed from your record. Expungement It is important to know what is in your criminal record. There may be false or erroneous information included in your report that may damage your ...
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Still More Advice For Ex-offenders Looking For Jobs
You have been recently released and need a job to get on with the rest of your life. Hopefully you have learned that life is all about choices. The choices you continue to make will shape your life. The job search is all about choices too. n Because you have a criminal record, you will be ...
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Something for Ex-offenders to Think About
Recently I was reading a few articles about pending legislation on both the state a federal level that would make it illegal to discriminate against ex-offenders with regard to employment, housing and public services. This legislation would be a seemingly powerful step in helping ex-offenders ...
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Dressing For Success
One of the most important elements of a successful job search and the subsequent interview is making the all important positive first impression. You will never get a second chance to make a first impression. The way we dress at any given time is a reflection of our state of mind at that ...
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Help for Ex-offenders looking for Jobs: Body Language
When looking for a job, just as important as the words we use is the message that our bodies are sending. The person that shows that he not only has the skills to get the job done, but can fit in with the people that are already there and presents a positive attitude will get the job. You ...When looking for a job, just as important as the words we use is the message that our bodies are sending.
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Advice for Teens looking for Jobs: Businesses Teens can Start
Maybe you are too young to get a job or you simply like being your own boss. Starting a business may be the perfect choice to earn some money. With a little creativity and hard work, you can start your own business. There are many ways aggressive young people can get started in the business ...
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Jobs For Teens: Tips For A Great Resume
The resume is a very powerful self-marketing tool that is designed to present your skills and qualifications in one neat package. An effective resume will give you an advantage over your competition in getting an interview where you can sell yourself. Your resume should be a one page summary of ...
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Help For Ex-offenders Looking For Jobs: Drug Tests
I have been helping Ex-offenders and Felons gain employment for over ten years and I have helped thousands get jobs. One of the biggest stumbling blocks that people place in front of themselves is not being able to pass substance abuse tests.
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Why Teens Need Good Grades
Getting good grades is not just book learning but the development of skills that will serve one for life. For some, doing well in school is easy and for others a little work is necessary. We will look at what it takes to get good grades, but before we do that, let’s understand why education is ...
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How To Take Great Notes
Classroom learning comes from a combination of textbook information and outside information from the teacher. It is necessary to take notes in class because not all of the information you will learn will come from textbooks. I have had students who tell me "I have a really good memory. I don't ...
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How Felons Can Get Jobs
A blog that offers helpful advice for felons looking for jobs. Felons can ask questions about getting jobs that will be answered on the blog.
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Help for Ex-offenders and felons looking for jobs
Answers to reader submitted questions for ex-offenders and felons looking for jobs.
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Jobs for Felons: Companies that hire felons
Extensive list of companies that hire ex-offenders and felons. Some companies have signed the Fair Chance Pledge
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