4 Tips for Working from Home
Many people are interested in working from home and today, we're sharing 4 tips to help you succeed!
Many people are interested in working from home and today, we're sharing 4 tips to help you succeed!
National Volunteer Month shines light on the importance of volunteering and the important contributions that volunteers make when they lend their time and talent to causes dear to them. Have you considered volunteering to gain valuable work experience? Learn how volunteering can help you advance in your career.
We discussed Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) rules related to service animals in the workplace and the process for requesting to use your service animal at work. Now we're looking at other issues that may come up. If you have questions about having a service dog at work, the Job Accommodation Network shares useful information on how Ticket to Work service providers can help.
Many people explore apprenticeships as a path to work. Apprenticeships combine paid on-the-job training with classroom instruction to prepare workers for highly-skilled careers. Workers benefit from apprenticeships by receiving a skills-based education that prepares them for good-paying jobs. Learn how an apprenticeship can help you advance in your career.
The ADA requires employers to provide "reasonable accommodations" for employees with disabilities, which simply means they have to consider doing things differently so individuals with disabilities can work. Does this include service animals? Linda Carter Batiste, J.D., from the Job Accommodation Network, answers questions about service animals in the workplace.
Does looking for a job make you feel like you're stuck in the movie Groundhog Day where every day was the same as the day before? Searching and applying for jobs can be frustrating if you're not getting the results you want. To keep working towards your goal without getting discouraged, try some of these tips if you think you're in a rut.
Working from home? There's a lot to think about! Each year, the second full week of January is designated as Home Office Safety and Security Week. If you work from home or are looking for that type of job, today we're using this observance to draw your attention to some factors you might want to consider implementing in your own home.
For the past 20 years, Social Security's Ticket to Work (Ticket) program has offered free employment supports and resources to over one million people with disabilities to help them achieve their work goals. Robert Pfaff, Social Security's Director of the Office of Employment Support, shares how the Ticket program can help you on your path to work.
We're sharing the top 3 blog posts of 2019! You can find information about how to present your best self to a potential employer on your resume or during a job interview; discover Social Security Work Incentives that may help you transition to the workplace; and explore resources that may help you plan for your financial independence.
Our soft skills series discusses the importance of various soft skills in the workplace. In this blog post, we're focusing on why adaptability, the ability to adjust to change, is valued by employers and how to assess your own adaptability. Use these tips to improve your adaptability in the workplace and find out why this soft skill needs to be a part of your skillset.