You thought you were done with reading and math tests when you left school? Not so fast. Applicants in a regional pilot project called TalentNEO are asked to take tests to assess potential jobs skills. Employers hope it's a way to find, say, a welder who may lack experience, but has aptitude. Then, a felony conviction can hound you for life: how expungment could offer new hope for ex-offenders. Finally, can a record ever be completely sealed in the age of the internet? Listen, on The Sound of Ideas.
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Expungements: How Do They Work? The information session, a presentation of By The People, will be held from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. May 4 at the Euclid Public Library, 631 East 222 nd Street. It is free and open to the public.
Cuyahoga County Public Defenders Office
-Jill Rizika, Executive Director, Towards Employment
-Ethan Karp, President and CEO, MAGNET
-John J. Russo, Cuyahoga County Administrative Judge
-Bob Tobik, Cuyahoga County Public Defender
-Heather Peterson, Case Manager and Director of Student Affairs, Edwins Restaurant and Leadership Institute
-Patrick Ambron, CEO & Co-Founder, Brand Yourself