Determining what career path is best for you is an important part of your transition to the civilian workforce.
Here are some suggestions and resources to help you in the process.
Step 1: Ask yourself these questions:
What do you …
This guide is for applicants who may need to discuss a disability-related job issue in an employment interview. I’ve written it in an easy-to-follow, question-and-answer format. My hope is that it will help qualified persons with disabilities take advantage of …
With an 85% unemployment rate, we are perceived as a minority that needs to be “fixed” in order to fit into the larger community. But, with the right accommodations and support, autistic people have unique gifts that can sometimes even …
In today’s competitive and high stress world of work, adding competent and eager high drivers to your workforce is a top priority. Having proven themselves on the courts or fields on which they participated in collegiate level sports, college athletes …
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In boardrooms and business units across finance and STEM, a distinct leadership style is rising—one marked by empathy, innovation and built-in mentorship, especially toward underrepresented groups. Two …
Finding a job can be challenging for everyone. However, people with disabilities often face unique challenges when seeking employment. Harmful misconceptions and lack of accommodations can make the hiring process harder. Even after getting a job, people with disabilities may …
This episode features (any pronouns), the Founder and CEO of Trans Health HQ, a digital health platform that improves the health of the transgender and gender-expansive community through education, care navigation, and systemic reform of healthcare institutions. Ivan also teaches the at …
Women can do anything — but not everything. As the largest online career community for women, we at Fairygodboss realize that balance is a myth, and that picking what to prioritize when everything feels important on a day-to-day basis isn’t always …
In this episode, I go over the finer details on how to ask for a raise. These are the exact steps my client used to get a $15K raise this month, even after being in the same job for years. …
Before beginning her career in sales, Erica Smith developed a taste for healthy, constructive competition not in a different field, but on one. As a competitive soccer player, she was never one to shy away from a challenge. And after …