Category: Workers with disabilities

How to navigate a job interview when you have a disability

National Disability Employment Awareness Month is ending, but it’s still a great time to find a job if you have a disability. As employers have ramped up hiring following the pandemic, they’ve increasingly added workers with disabilities to their payroll.

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Can you describe your skills and abilities?

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If you’ve been in the job market recently, you know that skills are increasingly one of the most important job qualifications on employers’ minds. When you understand the nature of your own skills, you’re in a better position to answer

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How to discuss your disability in a job interview

Wondering if, when, or how to disclose your disability in a job interview? Bringing up a disability in a job interview requires thought and planning. You may feel uncertain about disclosing your disability at all. But ultimately, it’s up to

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When and how to disclose your disability to an employer

For workers who have a disability, it can be difficult to determine if, when, and how to disclose their disability to their employer. For those with hidden disabilities, the question can be even trickier.

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Build an inclusive work culture

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If you work for one of the many employers that want to create a more inclusive workplace, but lack the knowledge or creativity to come up with ideas, take advantage of some recommendations from the experts.

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Tips for disclosing a disability to your employer

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A conversation with an employer about your disability involves several decisions:

Should you disclose your disability? if so, when? And what should you say?

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5 ways to make your workplace inclusive for people with invisible disabilities

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An increasing number of people live with disabilities that other people can’t tell they have just by looking at them.

Here are five things you can do for people with invisible disabilities in the workplace—whether you’re a boss or a co-worker

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Job accommodations bring jobs within reach

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A disability can make some jobs unattainable—or unsustainable. But job accommodations can bring many jobs within reach.

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Find the certifications employers value the most

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Ready to boost your career?

Earning a certification is a great place to start.

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Networking? Start using social media!

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Even though networking is a very effective job search method, it can be daunting to pick up the phone or walk into a room and start talking.

Online networking offers another way to reach a large group of people who can power up your job search.

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