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Disability Outreach Partners Help Individuals Regain Hope & Independence
Each October we celebrate the many contributions of America’s workers with disabilities as part of Disability Employment Awareness Month. The theme of this year’s campaign, “My disability is one part of who I am,” could not ring more true. People are not defined by...
Building a Pipeline for Talent with a Disability: Tips and Techniques for Sourcing
The following post was authored by Martha C. Artiles and is being shared with permission from our partner, C5 Consulting LLC. This post is the first post of a two-part series focusing on helping employers build a pipeline for talent with disabilities. We are all in...
Making Disability Matter and Creating Inclusive Workplaces
The following post was authored by Kathleen Lee and is being shared with permission from our partner, Cornell University's Industrial Labor Relations (ILR) School. Every October, we are reminded of National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) and the...
“Differently Abled” Create More Diverse and Humane Workplace
The following post was authored by Sandy Moonert and is being shared with permission from our partner, Enable America. During this the 25th Anniversary year of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), a recent court decision in Raleigh North Carolina further...
Unplugged with Cornell’s Kathleen Lee: Finding Help and Building Relationships for Outreach
In this episode of the Employment Line, you’ll meet Kathleen Lee, Business Outreach Specialist at Cornell University, and get some great advice on how to improve your outreach to veterans and individuals with a disability.
Wishing NASWA Retired Executive Director Rich Hobbie a Hearty Farewell
Rich Hobbie has retired as the Executive Director of the National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA). Under Rich’s leadership, NASWA partnered with DirectEmployers Association to form the unique public-private partnership known as the National Labor...
Setting Pay Rates for Interns – 2014
This post was provided by Claudia Allen, editor at the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE). NACE connects campus recruiting and career services professionals, and provides best practices, trends, research, professional development, and conferences....
The Value of Campus Career Centers and Successful Internship Programs: A Conversation with the Executive Director of NACE
Did you know the average starting salary for a bachelor’s degree graduate currently stands at $45,327? Or that nearly two-thirds of graduating seniors from the Class of 2013 took part in an internship or cooperative education assignment while pursuing a bachelor’s...
DEAM13 Deemed a Huge Success by Attendees
Our first Demo Hall, Veterans Career Fair and awards program helped raise the bar of DirectEmployers’ Annual Meeting & Conference. OFCCP compliance, recruitment, technology and leadership tracks highlighted Member company best practices and offered actionable...
The College Class of 2013: Current Demographics
The following guest post was written by Mimi Collins, director of communications for the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE). Overall, the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) expects the Class of 2013 to total 1,744,000 bachelor’s degree...
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