This form can be used by a job specialist or job developer to gather detailed information from a jobseeker about interests and preferences, previous experience, skills and knowledge,...Read more
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Think College Insight Brief #18 describes a project that sought to find effective and low-cost ways to improve secondary and postsecondary professionals’ job development skills....Read more
This flow chart illustrates the process of job development based on the philosophy that there is a job for anyone who wants one....Read more
This technical report describes various approaches to job development. The report (a) describes the results of a study on job development/placement professionals' strategies in the employment...Read more
Amy Dwyre discusses how job developers can take advantage of the college setting in their job development efforts....Read more
Amy Dwyre shares the importance of paid work experiences, and reviews the steps to follow to find students paid work based on the positive traits of the student job seekers....Read more
This 40 page booklet is a collection of writings from the perspectives of employers who describe how they became involved in providing work experiences for youth with disabilities, what made it...Read more
This article discusses how agencies representing jobseekers with disabilities should approach businesses and market their clients by using a strengths based approach rather than focusing on...Read more
This brief checklist can help students identify in which areas their strengths lie (verbal-linguistic, logical-mathematical, visual-spatial, bodily-kinesthetic, musical, interpersonal,...Read more