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    • Older Workers, the Great Recession, and the Impact of Long-Term Unemployment

      Feb 22, 2011

      Highlights the key findings from the Heldrich Center’s effort to document the experiences of older and younger American workers during the worst labor market in a generation.

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    • Persons with Disabilities Seeking Employment and Public Transportation: Findings of a New Jersey Survey

      Sep 11, 2012

      Discusses 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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    • Preparing the Workforce for a “Green Jobs” Economy

      Feb 26, 2009

      Identifies the types of jobs and skills that will be in demand in a clean energy economy; the factors that are driving the new energy economy and the growth of its workforce; and considers strategies for building competitive, flexible workforce systems that can respond to emerging employer needs and highlights best practices occurring around the nation.

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    • Social Media for One-Stop Career Center Frontline Staff: Supporting Job Search and Improving Customer Service

      Jan 19, 2012

      This 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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    • Social Networking for Workforce Professionals: A Primer

      Jun 06, 2011

      Introduces the topic of social networking to workforce professionals and educators. Provides an overview of LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter, and offers a glimpse of other popular social media tools.

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    • States as Model Employers: Strategies for Moving People with Disabilities into Careers in State Government

      Feb 07, 2011

      Examines the practices that states are using to become “model employers,” including strategies being implemented to expand the recruitment and hiring of people with disabilities within state government agencies.

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    • Strategies to Support Employer-Driven Initiatives to Recruit and Retain Employees with Disabilities

      Jul 26, 2012

      Across 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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    • The “New Unemployables”: Older Job Seekers Struggle to Find Work During the Great Recession

      Nov 16, 2010

      Provides information about the experiences of older job seekers compared to the experiences of younger, or prime age job seekers. Explores how the job search strategies and employment outcomes of older and younger job seekers differ, and the effect the recession has had on older job seekers’ financial and emotional well-being and outlook compared to younger job seekers.

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    • Unlocking the Treasure Chest of Labor Market Information: Crucial Information for Job Seekers, Educators, and Employers in a Tough Economy

      Feb 12, 2009

      Offers a framework for understanding workforce information, identifies publicly available information sources that produce data, provides suggestions on how to identify and address the gaps between user needs and the availability of reliable and timely data, and recommends ways in which states and local areas can make workforce information more readily available.

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    • Using Labor Market Data to Improve the Job Prospects of People with Disabilities

      Mar 01, 2010

      Provides an overview of labor market information, outlines its utility to better inform and improve state and local “to-work” activities for people with disabilities, and identifi es publicly available information sources that produce the data. Finally, it showcases a strategic partnership in the state of Maine between the state labor department and disability service providers that works to assist frontline staff in the disability employment field to understand and integrate labor market information and tools into their practice.

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