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Subject: Career Index Plus -- New Accessible Career Research and Job<br>
Search Tool<br>
From: "Sigman, Brian" <<a href="mailto:Brian.Sigman@ct.gov">Brian.Sigman@ct.gov</a>><br>
Date: Wed, April 26, 2017 10:34 am<br>
To: DORS-DL BESB <<a href="mailto:DORS-DLBESB@ct.gov">DORS-DLBESB@ct.gov</a>><br>
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</style> <div class="WordSection1"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Dear staff and community partners,<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">I am writing to let you know of a new, accessible career research and job search tool called “Career Index Plus.” It is web-based and can be accessed by selecting the following link: <a target="_blank" href="https://www.thecareerindex.com/dsp_intro.cfm"><span style="color:blue">https://www.thecareerindex.com/</span></a>. Once you go to that location, a simple registration process is required. From that point, the tool can be used to research careers of interest to you, learn about the occupational outlook for that type of career, and access current job openings in that job title. Searches can be broadened or narrowed by zip code location and type of career or job title. There is even an accessible vocational interest inventory that you can use to identify careers that may interest you.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Our Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors have all been trained in how to use this exciting new resource to assist clients with career exploration and identification of job opportunities. Additionally, Rehabilitation Teacher Julie McLean is available to provide training to clients on how to use the features of Career Index Plus. Julie can be reached at (860) 602-4023 or by email at <a target="_blank" href="mailto:Julie.mclean@ct.gov"><span style="color:blue">Julie.mclean@ct.gov</span></a>. <o:p></o:p></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Brian<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></div> </div>
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