PORTSMOUTH, N. H.—At a recruiting event in a sunlit parish hall here, job seekers from sober houses streamed in, looking for opportunities from a range of employers all willing to look beyond gaps in resumes, criminal records and messy pasts. Making the rounds at the “recovery-friendly job fair” was Ben Gale, who said it was tough getting work when he had to explain his history with drugs. “A lot of places look at you very differently,” said the 25-year-old, now sober from a heroin addiction. “A lot of them don’t want to...

Source: Wall Street Journal November 27, 2017 10:30 UTC