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CAREERS & the disABLED Magazine, established in 1986, is the nation's first and only career-guidance and recruitment magazine for people with disabilities who are at undergraduate, graduate, or professional levels. Each issue features a special Braille section.
CAREERS & the disABLED has won many awards, including several media "Award of Excellence" acknowledgments from the President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities.
This magazine reaches people with disabilities nationwide at their home addresses, colleges and universities, and chapters of student and professional organizations through a paid subscription.
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MOST JOBSEEEKERS SEARCH ONLINE
ACCORDING TO A SURVEY BY TALENT MOBILITY CONSULTING FIRM LEE HECHT HARRISON, NEARLY ALL JOBSEEKERS REPORT HAVING SOME ONLINE PRESENCE. WHILE THE MAJORITY REPORT HAVING AT LEAST A LINKEDIN PROFILE, ABOUT ONE-THIRD ARE ENGAGED ON SEVERAL SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS. ONLY 7% REMAIN INACTIVE ONLINE. JOBSEEKERS THROUGHOUT THE U.S. WERE ASKED, “HOW SEARCHABLE ARE YOU ON THE INTERNET?” THE RESULTS WERE AS FOLLOWS:
GREG SIMPSON, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, CAREER TRANSITION PRACTICE LEADER FOR LEE HECHT HARRISON, STATES, “SOCIAL RECRUITING TECHNIQUES ARE MAKING IT EASIER AND MORE EFFICIENT FOR EMPLOYERS AND RECRUITERS TO DISTRIBUTE JOB OPENINGS AND FIND PROSPECTIVE CANDIDATES ONLINE. JOBSEEKERS WITHOUT AN ONLINE PRESENCE MAY BE AT A DISADVANTAGE.” SIMPSON ADVISES JOBSEEKERS TO BE VISIBLE AND CONNECTED ONLINE TO NOT ONLY FIND JOB POSTINGS, BUT TO CAPTURE THE ATTENTION OF THE HIRING COMMUNITY.
SIMPSON CAUTIONS THAT IT ISN’T ENOUGH TO POST A PROFILE AND USE SOCIAL MEDIA TO BUILD A NETWORK. JOBSEEKERS NEED TO DEVELOP A STRATEGIC APPROACH THAT ENSURES THEIR USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA ALIGNS WITH HOW RECRUITERS AND HIRING MANAGERS WORK. ACCORDING TO SIMPSON, “NETWORKING IS FOUNDATIONAL. BUT JOBSEEKERS NEED TO GO FAR BEYOND THE FUNDAMENTALS OF BUILDING A NETWORK. THEY NEED TO CONSIDER HOW SOCIAL MEDIA CAN HELP THEM FIND OPEN POSITIONS THAT AREN’T ADVERTISED, ENGAGE DIRECTLY WITH HIRING MANAGERS, SUPPORT THE INTERVIEWING PROCESS AND KEEP THEIR CANDIDACY STRONG.”
SIMPSON SUGGESTS, “IF YOU’RE A JOBSEEKER, USE SOCIAL MEDIA TO ADVANCE YOUR JOB SEARCH. SET UP PROFESSIONAL PROFILES ON THE NETWORKS APPROPRIATE FOR YOUR FIELD AND INDUSTRY. GET TO KNOW KEY PLAYERS, BUILD RELATIONSHIPS, AND JOIN THE MIX IN WAYS THAT DEMONSTRATE YOUR KNOWLEDGE.”
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