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CareerOneStop wins 2017 Innovation award from AACC

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Preparing youth and adults to enter skill-building community college programs and enhancing collaborations between community colleges and employers are core components of CareerOneStop’s mission.

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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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Teachers: Try this Pi Day STEM career activity

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If you’re a teacher, chances are you’ve found some fun ways to slip math into unexpected spots of your curriculum on Pi Day, otherwise known as 3.14 or March 14.

Pi Day also offers a great opportunity to get kids thinking about careers.

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Explore a career in market research

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Have you ever thought you knew what would sell a product better than the people in charge?

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Thinking about moving for work?

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Use CareerOneStop finder tools to research job prospects and local resources in a new location.

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GI Bill reimbursement for exams

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Are you a veteran looking to start or advance your post-military career?

Getting a certification or license in your career filed can be an important step in getting ahead.

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New Year goal #1: Join a professional association

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Make 2017 the year you take a step that could be very good for your job search, and probably even better for your long term career success: join a professional association.

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5 questions to help you target your resume

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A great resume matches your personal goals and qualifications to an employer’s specific needs.

When you sit down to create or spruce up your resume, it’s important to take the time to really define your goals.

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Women veterans make their mark in the workforce

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Most Americans know that women serve in all branches of the U.S. military, but may not realize that women have served since the American Revolution. Women veterans account for 10% of all veterans, and are making their mark in the workforce.

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5 ways to get the experience you need to land your first job

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For young adults, getting that elusive “work experience” needed to get hired is a catch-22.

How do you get experience when no one will hire you without experience?

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