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Part 2 of our Unemployment Series – A Closer Look at the Employment Status...
As we continue our series on the unemployment status in certain, vital sectors of the labor market, we take a closer look at individuals with disabilities. While the national unemployment rate hovers...
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Part 3 of our Unemployment Series – Exploring the Disparity in Unemployment...
During the past month we’ve taken a close look at the unemployment situation and its impact on vital labor sectors including veterans and disabled Americans. In part three of our series, we dissect the...
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Part 4 of our Unemployment Series – American Youths Continue to be Prone to...
As we continue our series on unemployment, we take a closer look at American youths. Unemployment continues to impact all sectors of the labor market; however, its critical impact on American youths,...
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Part 5 of our Unemployment Series – Older Workers Show Better Rates of...
On the positive side, on average, older workers (those aged 55 and over) show lower rates of unemployment; however, if unemployed experience longer durations of unemployment compared to their younger...
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Free Employer Resources for Veteran and Disabled Hiring
Gayle Sommer, Director, The Career Place, Massachusetts One-Stop Career Center and Greg Ames, Job Placement Specialist, Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission(MRC) spoke at the Waltham OFCCP...
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Job Hunt Strategies For Disabled Candidates
Finding a job in a down job market is difficult. For Americans with disabilities it can be even more challenging. There are certain industries however, that lend themselves to careers for those with...
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Why Hire Diversity?
Reflecting on diversity initiatives on this MLK birthday, it is safe to say that although tremendous progress has been made since the signing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, there are still challenges...
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Seven questions to ask when negotiating salary
As you prepare for your job search in the New Year and sharpen your interviewing skills, one aspect that needs special attention is salary negotiations. Salary negotiations are one of the most...
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Job Seeker Best Moves for 2014
Happy New Year! Hope you are revved up for a successful job search starting now. Outlined below are your best moves for 2014. The US employment market is expected to strengthen in the New Year. The...
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Your personal marketing tool- your resume!
Research shows that resumes are not read but scanned, usually for about 25 seconds before a decision is made to keep or discard it. Usually one in every 200 or so resumes receives an interview call....
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Section 503 Final Rule
The unemployment rate of working age individuals with disabilities and the percentage of working age individuals with disabilities that are not in the labor force remain significantly higher than for...
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How to Disclose a Disability
Disclosing a disability when in the midst of a job search is a complex decision. While some disabilities are clearly visible, others are not. Although the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA)...
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Bloomberg BNA Interviews Founder Rathin Sinha of America’s Job Exchange
“More federal contractors will start paying closer attention to the services of third-party vendors that assist them with recruitment efforts because of the new hiring requirements established by the...
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Keynote Speaker Martin Luther III at NILG, Washington D.C., 2014
America’s Job Exchange is a sponsor and exhibitor at the 2014 NILG conference. The electric atmosphere reflects the excitement around the 50th year of the Civil Rights Movement. About a thousand...
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The Value of Understanding Adverse Impact
Adverse impact is the analysis of selection rates of protected and non-protected groups. According to the guidelines “a selection rate for any race, sex or ethnic group which is less than four-fifths...
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From the NILG Floor
August 5-8, 2014, were a few busy days for America’s Job Exchange. Exhibiting at NILG, we were in the midst of the electrifying atmosphere of the 50th year of the Civil Rights Movement and a host of...
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America’s Job Exchange Announces Partnership with the Job Accommodation Network
The Department of Labor, Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP), upholds National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), held each October. It is a national campaign that raises...
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AJE Virtual Career Fair-Helpful Tips for a Great Seeker Experience!
Virtual job fairs have existed for a while but now are becoming more mainstreamed and being recognized as a very useful tool by both job seekers and employers. Companies looking to match job openings...
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Successful Job Search Strategies for Veterans in 2015
You are back from the military, trying to assimilate into civilian life. The holidays are upon us and the job market is currently slow. No worries; take this lull to sharpen your job seeking skills...
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Hard to Fill Jobs Series – Blog 1
The unemployment rate has dropped since 2008, but there is no doubt that there are lots of people without jobs and are looking hard to find one. Despite the current unemployment rate, many good jobs go...
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