It’s not hard to sympathize with this poor customer who is surrounded by waiters who only seem to care about getting their caffeine fix. Customers should not have to beg for service! Job Survival Tip # 11: Taking unscheduled breaks at your job is NOT cool, especially when there is [...]
Successfully landing a job in today’s job market seems like an episode of the old TV series “Mission Impossible” for most people. For those with disabilities, job hunting may seem more like “Mission Inconceivable.” We know that turning a job search from inconceivable to mission accomplished is difficult; however, it [...]
Ron Wright, 54, of Iowa City, relied only on state unemployment for three months. He did receive a nine week extension of his unemployment, but that amount was half of his previous unemployment amount. Ron hasn’t had much luck finding a job. He is an adult with Autism, and the [...]
A new program in North Austin aims to turn autistic children’s talent with canines into careers. Austin Dog Alliance Executive Director Debi Krakar and others already run a program that uses dogs to calm autistic children and teach them social skills. During the program they saw advantages that students could [...]
For students on the verge of making the transition from school to work, Stanfield created the First Job Survival Skills Series. Featuring the Stanfield Comedy Players, Program 2, entitled “Character, Attitude and Moving Up” focuses on teaching students the 11 must-have attributes 2,500 employers listed as being critical for employ-ability [...]
