[Iabs-talk] {Disarmed} Fwd: Two New Employment Focused Posts on Disability.Blog

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> From: "Stratton, Michael" <Michael.Stratton at AMERICANBAR.ORG>
> Subject: Re: Two New Employment Focused Posts on Disability.Blog
> Date: April 10, 2013 5:03:37 PM CDT
> To: 3D at MAIL.AMERICANBAR.ORG
> Reply-To: "The Disability Discussion Docket (3D) - Official e-mail list of the Commission on Disability Right" <3D at MAIL.AMERICANBAR.ORG>, "Stratton, Michael" <Michael.Stratton at AMERICANBAR.ORG>
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> From: Disability.gov [mailto:disability.gov at service.govdelivery.com] 
> Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2013 5:59 PM
> To: ABA Commission on Disbility Rights
> Subject: Two New Employment Focused Posts on Disability.Blog
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> 5 Things to Do to Prepare for Your WRP Interview
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> By Guest Blogger Sara Mahoney, Business Development Specialist, U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Disability Employment Policy
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> The Workforce Recruitment Program for College Students and Recent Graduates with Disabilities (WRP) is a recruitment and referral program that connects federal and private sector employers nationwide with highly motivated college students and recent graduates with disabilities who are eager to prove their abilities in the workplace through summer or permanent jobs.
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> The WRP is an excellent way for students and recent graduates with disabilities in all fields of study and of all grade and degree levels to market their abilities to a wide variety of potential employers across the United States, as well as sharpen their interviewing skills.
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> The way the program works is pretty simple. Coordinators at campuses nationwide register during the spring semester to help arrange interviews for students the following fall. Federal employees are trained as volunteer WRP recruiters and recruitment assignments are made over the summer. Soon after the fall semester starts, the candidates begin to sign up with designated campus coordinators to complete the registration and application process. If you are not sure who your school’s campus coordinator is, email wrp at dol.gov to find out who to contact on your campus.
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> Read More About the Workforce Recruitment Program
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> Just Posted Today...
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> Career Connection Series: Tips on Completing an Application for Employment
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> By Guest Blogger Paula Reuben Vieillet, President and Founder of Employment Options, Inc.
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> For most job seekers, the questions on a job application are usually straightforward. However, the way you answer certain questions can affect how the employer may view you as a perspective employee. For example, many job seekers often have difficulty determining what to write for their “reason for leaving” a previous position. My advice is to be honest, but positive.
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> If you write that you have been fired, lost a job due to an injury or that you left for medical reasons, it may give the employer a negative impression. Instead, use positive terms.
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> Read More Tips for Completing an Application for Employment
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> Michael J. Stratton
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