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Our friends at the Job Accommodation Network have announced the following schedule of Webcast training sessions for 2013. We encourage you to participate in these sessions, covering topics such as Workplace Accommodations for Workers Who Use Mobility Devices, Accommodations for Executive Functioning...
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By Jim Hasse How do you determine whether you're effectively communicating with key people (especially your prospective supervisor) during your second and third job interviews with prospective employers? First, of course, is the challenge of getting that hiring manager to look beyond your disability...
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12-06-2012
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Filed under: interviewing, employers, communication, Ph.D., careerer advice, supervisors, Susan Dellinger, reasoning, nurture, creativity, hiring managers, focus, presentations, analysis, instinct
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By Christy Eichelberger The holidays can be a particularly challenging time to be searching for a job. It may seem like employers are putting their hiring processes on hold or aren't advertising at all. Or maybe you just aren't feeling quite as motivated and are using the holidays as an excuse...
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What do you want to do after you graduate? That's often the question students hear as their high school years come to a close. Preparing youth with disabilities for the transition process may seem overwhelming and yield many questions, but there are tools and resources to help students enter the...
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09-20-2012
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Filed under: transition, employers, service providers, Social Security, education, advocacy, health care, graduation, transportation, high school, Works for me, Pennsylvania, job coaching, continuing education, health insurance, success story, educators, job training, accessible colleges, financial aid, overwhelmed, assistive technologies, support, admissions
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By Jim Hasse As we prepare for Disability Employment Awareness Month 2012, we know that data released from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in August 2012 show that, while employment for most of the U.S workforce is slowly recovering, the employment situation for people with disabilities has lagged...
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09-20-2012
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Filed under: employability, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment, technology, workplace, employers, National Disability Employment Month (NDEAM), productivity, recruiting, turnover, unemployment, labor force, inclusion, SCANS Report, resource management, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
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By Christy Eichelberger If you’re new to the job search scene or haven’t been here in a while, you might be wondering whether you need to worry about having references lined up. The answer is yes, even though it may seem a bit old fashioned in today’s job market, employers are still...
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Finding talented candidates for key positions is both very challenging and crucial to the success of an organization. Employers often times are reluctant to hire a talented person who happens to have a disability because they mistakenly believe that the person would be a less productive employee, or...
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07-24-2012
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Filed under: employers, myths, advocacy, mentoring, tax credits, accommodation, recruiting, Works for me, Pennsylvania, CMS Medicaid Infrastructure Grant, training
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For those members of the GettingHired.com community in the New Jersey/New York/Philadelphia area, we thought you might be interested in hearing the remarks of Bill Weldon, Chairman and CEO of the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies, on the topic of Workforce Diversity. We are pleased to have the...
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03-27-2012
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Filed under: employers, inclusion, diversity, Inc., New Jersey, workforce, Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies, Philadelphia, Rutgers University, New York, Bill Weldon, The State of Workforce Diversity 2012, The Conference Board, Toni Riccardi
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Assistant Secretary of Labor for Disability Employment Policy Kathy Martinez traveled to Minneapolis on Tuesday, where she delivered a keynote speech to more than 250 employers, diversity directors and human resource professionals at an event sponsored by the Minnesota Business Leadership Network. Her...
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03-27-2012
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Filed under: Students, employers, education, Kathleen Martinez, Minnesota, high school, business, Project SEARCH, Minnesota Business Leadership Network, human resources
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By Jim Hasse As a jobseeker with a disability, how do you position yourself with the employers you are targeting in your job marketing campaign? You may find some interesting ideas in the results of a recent survey which involved the perceptions of job development professionals. In August 2011, TransCen...
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By Jim Hasse Internships can be your key to getting you first “real” job after college. Here are some tips for making the most of your first internship while you’re still in school. It’s All about Education First, let’s establish a common understanding about internships...
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By Shelly Goldman Career Coach and Recruiter From screening job candidates to psychometric skills and testing, the use of assessments and evaluations can be a useful and effective way for employers to evaluate the fit of a particular job candidate during the hiring process. However, for those with disabilities...
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01-30-2012
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Filed under: Visually Impaired, employers, workplace accommodations, hearing impaired, accommodations, hiring process, physically impaired, behavior, psychometric, assessments, attitude, candidate screening, testing accommodations, personality, recruiting
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By Edward Crenshaw As our servicemen and servicewomen return from tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, the first thing we often think about are the welcoming home ceremonies, the thanks of a grateful nation for a job well done, and the perceived joy of these men and women at returning home to friends...
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08-01-2011
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Filed under: employers, Veterans, Iraq, Afghanistan, Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), military sexual trauma (MST), traumatic brain injury (TBI), Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF)
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Enlightened employers across the country, and this of course includes all of the Employer members at GettingHired.com, are continuously asking themselves how they can make their organizations even more accessible and welcoming to both employees and customers who happen to have disabilities. We recently...
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Operation Hire, a Veterans Career Fair on board the U.S.S. Intrepid at Pier 86 in New York City, was held by the New York State Department of Labor on November 23rd, and GettingHired.com was there. More than 4,000 veterans attended. GettingHired.com, representing its Employer and Service Provider partners...