The Americans with The Americans with Disabilities Disabilities

Act makes it illegal for Act makes it illegal for employers to discriminate employers to discriminate

against qualified people with against qualified people with disabilities.disabilities.

Refer to http://www.eeoc.gov

Employers are obligated Employers are obligated under under the Americans With the Americans With Disabilities Disabilities Act to offer qualified Act to offer qualified employees reasonable employees reasonable accommodations that accommodations that enhance their ability to enhance their ability to perform the essential job perform the essential job task.task.

Individuals who require Individuals who require special special accommodations must be accommodations must be able to discuss with the able to discuss with the employer in the interview employer in the interview process why and how these process why and how these accommodations are accommodations are necessary.necessary.

Looking for a job can beLooking for a job can bestressful and requires a stressful and requires a

great deal of personal time great deal of personal time and effort.and effort.

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One step to job success is One step to job success is being able to do advanced being able to do advanced research on the company research on the company

or organization prior to the or organization prior to the interview.interview.

Marketing your skills Marketing your skills

and job knowledge will and job knowledge will help you in your job help you in your job

search.search.

Job Search

Tailor your resumTailor your resumèè to the to the position for which you are position for which you are applying. The resumapplying. The resumèè should should be one to two pages in length. be one to two pages in length. Highlight the objective Highlight the objective statement, along with a statement, along with a description of your education, description of your education, skills, and appropriate skills, and appropriate experience.experience.

Use creative approaches Use creative approaches in looking for a job. in looking for a job.

Research shows that 85% Research shows that 85% of all jobs of all jobs

are not advertised in are not advertised in newspapers or web sites.newspapers or web sites.

Make a point to read the Make a point to read the job announcements and job announcements and

tailor your presentation by tailor your presentation by the skills and the skills and

qualifications listed.qualifications listed.

Never be late for an Never be late for an interview. Tardiness is not interview. Tardiness is not

acceptable.acceptable.

I’m running

late!

The interview process is The interview process is an opportunity for the an opportunity for the

interviewee to ask interviewee to ask questions of the employer questions of the employer as well as to respond to as well as to respond to

questions from the questions from the interview panel.interview panel.

Individuals who obtain success Individuals who obtain success in finding employment in finding employment

opportunities should always opportunities should always bring to the interview a portfolio bring to the interview a portfolio

containing a copy of their containing a copy of their resumeresume, , letters of letters of

recommendationrecommendation, , referencesreferences, , and any and any documentation documentation that that

describes individual describes individual accomplishments.accomplishments.

The primary objective of the The primary objective of the interview is to demonstrate interview is to demonstrate

that you possess the that you possess the knowledge, skills, and the knowledge, skills, and the

abilities for the job.abilities for the job.

After the interview After the interview process has been process has been

completed, send a short completed, send a short thank you note to the thank you note to the

employer stating you will employer stating you will contact him/her by a contact him/her by a

specific date to ascertain specific date to ascertain the status of the job.the status of the job.