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All businesses that are Federal Contractors must have 7% of there staff be comprised of people with disabilities! If you are one of those contractors contact me, I may be able to help.
http://directcourseonline.com/blog/2014/03/04/federal-government-contractors-must-hire-people-disabilities/

Federal Government: Contractors Must Hire People with Disabilities - DirectCourse After months of concerted effort on the part of disability advocates, on August 27, 2013, the U.S. Department of Labor announced a Final Rule that changed the regulations of Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. This prohibits federal contractors (and subcontractors) from discriminating aga…

Westerly Hospital should think about this!
http://www.timesdispatch.com/opinion/their-opinion/columnists-blogs/guest-columnists/wehman-autism-and-un-employment/article_ad592b9c-38a0-5cdc-a1d2-33125747d548.html

Wehman: Autism and (un)employment April has been Autism Awareness Month, and I can only hope the annual observance does indeed chip away each year at the misunderstanding that surrounds people with autism — a condition the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported this month is identified in 1 in 68 children.

http://jobview.monster.com/Correctional-Officers-Job-Central-Falls-RI-US-119960056.aspx?from=indeed

Keep this in mind when you post!
http://lifeinc.today.com/_news/2013/02/19/17017876-social-media-profiles-replacing-resumes-in-the-job-hunt?lite

Social media profiles replacing resumes in the job hunt Social media profiles are the new resumés. Today, employers and recruiters are sifting through the LinkedIn and Twitter pages of prospective job candidates and reaching out to them directly. For professionals offered jobs out of the blue, this can be a great career boost. …

Current state jobs.
http://www.dlt.ri.gov/jobsri/statejobs.htm

Rhode Island Current State Jobs Vacancies If you're new to this site, please click here to view information on applying for state job postings.The table below includes all state job postings. The chart illustrates the type of position; listed, unlisted or seasonal.

Positions in social services seem to be opening up!
http://www.jobsinri.com/seek/coresults2.aspx?co_num=8322

Company Job Postings

DVD'S4Vets !!!
Please consider dropping new and used DVD's (put in an envelope if case is gone) to Tower Street Community Center beginning 11/4/12 and lasting all of November. Our soldiers in Afghanistan as well as veterans in hospitals, long term care facilities & group homes do not have enough access to the simple entertainment of watching a movie. There will be a drop box all month! Please show our veterans how much we appreciate them by donating! Please share this post with your friends!!!

Career Pilot is a vocational rehabilitation counseling business and the reference to pilot in our name is symbolic versus literal. We are not in any way related to an airline! We have had a great deal of pilots from other countries liking this page lately. As you can see from our wall, we post on disability and employment related topics. Just wanted to clarify.

This is not good news.

CNBC: R.I. last in the nation for business competitiveness | Breaking News | providencejournal.com PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Ocean State ranks last in the nation for businesses competitiveness, according to a special report by CNBC. It is the second consecutive year Rhode Island tails the ranking, which CNBC says rates states based on metrics developed with business groups, including the National A...

Looks like Career Pilot will have an intern starting next week, exciting!

Just saw an article that stated Veterans under 25 are struggling to find jobs. Their unemployment rate is a staggering 30%!

What’s the third largest market segment in the United States?
Answer: People with disabilities, 54 million people!

Read the link to see how this impacts business!

http://www.dol.gov/odep/pdf/BusinessStrategiesThatWork.pdf