Glossary

Activities related to program staff working with employers to identify existing or prospective job openings. Staff may work with employers to modify job postings to more closely align with needed or required skills, contact employers to probe about desired employee traits, call or visit employers to inquire about the status of current openings, or prime employers to accept applications from participants. Job development may be an intervention's primary service.

Activities to connect participants to employer job openings. This can include meeting with employers to identify appropriate positions that match program participants' skills and routing qualified program participants to these employers' job openings. Job placement may be an intervention's primary service.

Services designed to help prepare participants for job search and prospective employment, including assessments to identify employment barriers, assessments of skills and career interests, and developing an individual employment plan or employment goals. Job readiness may be an intervention's primary service.

Activities that help participants prepare for, search for, and be placed in jobs. Activities can involve both program participants and employers. Job Readiness and Placement Activities may be an intervention's primary service.

Assistance helping participants identify potential sectors, occupations, employers, and jobs. Includes helping participants prepare applications, resumes, and cover letters; prepare for interviews; and debriefing after an interview or rejection of an application. Job search assistance may be an intervention's primary service.

Contact with the justice system, including the condition of being in or having been in prison, jail, or a youth correctional facility; awaiting trial; or being on probation, parole, or supervised release.