Research Brief
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Aging Workforce: Challenges for the Health Care Industry Workforce
Apr 01, 2013Identifies promising strategies from January 2012 symposium and offers some encouraging and notable examples from the participants that policymakers and employers could pursue to address the challenges of an aging health care workforce.
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Aging Workforce: The Role of Medical Professionals in Helping Older Workers and Workers with Disabilities to Stay at Work or Return to Work and Remain Employed
Apr 01, 2013Reviews highlights of a September 2012 symposium and discusses several promising strategies and actionable recommendations for helping older workers and workers with disabilities to return to work or stay at work.
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Persons with Disabilities Seeking Employment and Public Transportation: Findings of a New Jersey Survey
Sep 11, 2012Discusses how transportation is a prominent factor in the job search process and presents an overview of survey findings as they relate to public transit availability, usage, importance, and satisfaction among the approximately 500 survey respondents.
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Strategies to Support Employer-Driven Initiatives to Recruit and Retain Employees with Disabilities
Jul 26, 2012Across the United States, a growing number of employers have established initiatives to increase the participation of workers with disabilities within their companies. This brief examines this growing trend. Presents four profiles that highlight innovative practices among employers operating warehouse distribution centers. Also features implications for state officials, local service and support agencies, and employers for fostering the continued growth of initiatives to meet the employer workforce needs of job seekers with disabilities.
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Employer Perceptions of Associate Degrees: Information Technology Technicians in Detroit and Seattle
Jun 14, 2012Published by the Community College Research Center, Teachers College, this brief compares how associate and bachelor's degrees are perceived by employers seeking to hire IT technicians.
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Social Media for One-Stop Career Center Frontline Staff: Supporting Job Search and Improving Customer Service
Jan 19, 2012This brief is directed at frontline staff and managers in One-Stop Career Centers. It discusses the growth of social media in recruitment, reviews key tools, and discusses strategies for using these tools to support job seeker customers.
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Long-Term Unemployed and Unemployment Insurance: Evidence from a Panel Study of Workers Who Lost a Job During the Great Recession
Nov 10, 2011Presents the key findings from a panel study of the long-term unemployment workers who reported that they lost a job during the Great Recession and examines differences and similarities among unemployed workers who did and did not receive Unemployment Insurance. Also highlights the experiences of those who exhausted their Unemployment Insurance benefits before they were able to find another job.
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Evaluating Workforce Programs: A Guide to What Policymakers Need to Know to Structure Effective, User-Friendly Evaluations
Sep 12, 2011Discusses the value and purpose of program evaluations, highlights different evaluation tools and techniques, and illustrates how policymakers and program managers can structure and implement evaluations of workforce development programs.
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Graduating to Success in Employment: How Social Media Can Aid College Students in the Job Search
Sep 12, 2011Explores how college career service centers can assist college students and recent college graduates in using social media as part of their job search.
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Using Medicaid Funding to Support the Employment of People with Disabilities: A Federal Framework
Sep 01, 2011DownloadDiscusses the federal legislative and regulatory framework for funding employment supports in Medicaid and highlights examples of state innovations and best practices for using Medicaid to promote positive employment outcomes.
