For Job Seekers
Steps in a Job Search Series
- Step 1: Summarize your Experience (4/16/19)
- Step 2: Thinking About Possible Jobs (5/3/19)
- Step 3: Master Resumes (6/11/19)
- Step 4: Starting the Job Search (7/15/19)
- Step 5: Targeted Resumes (7/19/19)
- Step 6: Cover Letters (8/13/19)
- Step 7: References (8/23/19)
- Step 8: You Got an Interview! (9/17/19)
- Step 9: Post-Interview Follow-up (9/17/19)
Career Options
- Five ways job shadowing can benefit you (10/2/18)
- 10 strategies to get the most out of your internship (9/18/18)
- Tips for individuals with disabilities seeking federal employment (3/20/18)
- Best ways to further your education without going to college (8/29/17)
- 7 high paying STEM jobs that don’t require a 4 year degree (4/4/17)
- The 10 best careers for 2017 and how to prepare (1/24/17)
Interview Tips
- Questions to ask a potential employer (9/4/18)
- Questions you may be asked during an interview (8/21/18)
- 5 personality traits to demonstrate during an interview (3/7/18)
- The five key features of an elevator pitch (8/21/17)
- The top 5 skills employers want and have a hard time finding (6/6/17)
- 3 follow-up techniques after a job interview (7/17/17)
- 27 best tips for acing a second interview (2/28/17)
Job Application Tips
- 10 must have apps for your job search (7/3/18)
- How much do you know about email etiquette? (6/5/18)
- Crafting a cover letter that stands out (5/15/18)
- What are the differences between a resume and a curriculum vitae (CV)? (7/25/17)
- Understanding job applicant tracking software (9/29/16)
- 9 elements of a highly effective cover letter (9/19/16)
For VR Counselors and Employment Specialists
- Low cost, high impact workplace accommodations (12/12/18)
- Using Schedule A to expedite employment (2/16/18)
- HIPAA compliance with social media for Vocational Rehabilitation agencies (2/7/18)
- Debunking hiring myths about people with disabilities (12/12/17)
- Hashtag use in Vocational Rehabilitation (8/16/16)
- Creating engaging content for youth (8/9/16)
- Know your audience using analytics (8/2/16)
- Qualifications for a social media professional (7/12/16)
- Funding a social media presence in VR with PreETS funds (6/27/16)
Social Media Strategy
- The burden of knowledge—legal issues surrounding social media (1/10/17)
- The benefits and drawbacks of a social media presence (1/3/17)
- Responding to negative posts on social media (8/26/16)
- Creating a social media strategy, part II (7/19/16)
- Creating a social media plan (7/7/16)
Using Social Media and Online Tools
- Making your online identity ready for college and beyond: 6 steps for cleaning up your image (9/14/17)
- 5 ways to improve the security of your social media sites (2/7/17)
- Apps for students with disabilities (5/1/18)
- Video post: 7 job tools you aren’t using, but probably should (11/28/17)
- Video post: Jibber Jobber (11/21/17)
- 10 online tools for your job search (5/9/17)
- Unintended consequences of social media (4/11/17)
- How to build your personal brand on About.me (10/27/16)
- How to reach your target audience on social media (6/20/16)
- Social media platforms explained via a donut (6/2/16)
- The 15 best tips for Facebook privacy in a job search (3/14/17)
- 5 top Facebook posts for Voc. Rehab agencies (7/26/16)
- Using Instagram to find employment (5/24/17)
- Is a LinkedIn subscription worth it now? (1/17/18)
- Cracking the new “LinkedIn Students” app (3/7/17)
- 10 things to know when using LinkedIn (12/22/16)
- 3 tips for using LinkedIn Groups in your job search (11/14/16)
Guest Blog Posts
- Melissa Lafontaine: Using social media to promote your small business and enhance your online presence (1/18/19)
- An interview with staff members of Able South Carolina (8/7/18)
- Molly Spence: Congratulations, you’ve graduated! Now what? (7/17/18)
- Showcasing communication skills: Blogger Jessica Niziolek spreads disability awareness (6/19/18)
- Blog your way to a successful career—Q&A with Molly Spence (4/9/18)
- Justice Ender: Digital content: Moving beyond sunsets and silhouettes (4/3/18)
- Links to Kristen Jacoway Beasley’s podcasts (6/1/16)