A Look at Military Spouse Employment on Military Spouse Appreciation Day

by DirectEmployers Guest | May 6, 2016 | Partners

The following post was authored by Jamie Boyle, Assistant Editor of the Military Service Employment Journal (MSEJ), and is being shared with permission from our partner, Military Spouse Corporate Career Network (MSCCN). This article was featured in the April 2016...

Employing People with Disabilities | A Personal Reflection

by DirectEmployers Guest | Apr 28, 2016 | OFCCP Compliance, Partners, Recruitment Marketing

My 27 year-old son, Austin, has autism. Like most parents with a child with a disability, we share the same wish: to live just one day longer than our child. What happens after we are gone? Can we ever earn and save enough to provide our child a fulfilling life of...

Is Your Website Hampering Disability Recruiting?

by DirectEmployers Guest | Apr 13, 2016 | OFCCP Compliance, Partners, Recruitment Marketing

The following guest post was written by Marc Zablatsky, Vice President and General Manager at Sitecues. Employers committed to disability recruitment often fail to maintain websites that are usable to target applicant groups. A website that is difficult for any...

ATN@Work: Brewing up hope for adults with autism

by DirectEmployers Guest | Apr 12, 2016 | Partners, Recruitment Marketing

The following blog post is being republished with permission of Autism Speaks. View the original post.  “Made by Mavericks,” is a barista training program for individuals with developmental disabilities being run at the flagship Coffee Shed store operating...

Your Dollars @ Work: Farm is growing solutions for autism employment

by DirectEmployers Guest | Apr 7, 2016 | Partners, Recruitment Marketing

The following post is being republished with permission from Autism Speaks. View the original post. Check out this blog from one of our Community Grant recipients in Illinois! They have pioneered a working farm solution for adults with autism that teaches them...

How to Take Your Recruiting Strategy from Passive to Active

by DirectEmployers Guest | Mar 23, 2016 | Recruitment Marketing

The following guest post was authored by Chris Motley, Founder and CEO of Better Weekdays. How often do you find yourself watching your favorite team playing against a league powerhouse, and then ask, “Man, if only we had THAT guy?” Probably more often than not,...

New Year, New Compliance: What to Expect in 2016

by DirectEmployers Guest | Jan 27, 2016 | Networking and Education, OFCCP Compliance

The following guest post was authored by Beth A. Ronnenburg, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, President, Berkshire Associates Inc. and  DirectEmployers Compliance Advisory Board member. If you’re an HR and compliance professional you’re gearing up to plan for and manage your 2016...

Understanding the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order, Part 2

by DirectEmployers Guest | Jan 6, 2016 | OFCCP Compliance

The following post was authored by Compliance Advisory Board member and employment law expert, Jon Zimring of Greenberg Traurig LLP. This is the second post in a series that will take a deep dive into what federal contractors need to know about Executive Order 13673,...

Targeted Recruiting vs. Non Targeted Recruiting

by DirectEmployers Guest | Dec 9, 2015 | Recruitment Marketing

The following guest post comes to us from Mark Cohen, C.O.O., EVP New Business Development JMR Publishing, Equality Magazines, Equality Jobs. In the beginning there were a few huge general job boards, Monster, CareerBuilder, Hotjobs and they were very important to our...

OFCCP Compliance Tip: Disability Accommodation

by DirectEmployers Guest | Dec 8, 2015 | OFCCP Compliance

In addition to our Week In Review (WIR) and OFCCP Compliance Alerts, we like to provide Compliance Tips. These posts are quick snippets of advice for federal contractors, provided by a variety of field experts. This tip comes to us from Linda Cavanna-Wilk, Attorney at...