Offers a framework for understanding workforce information.
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Assessment: What It Is…What It’s Not…and Why to Use It (webinar)
Webinar about assessment.
Future Work 2.0: Life After the Great Recession
Describes the macroeconomic context in which Americans live.
Micro-enterprises Webinar
Webinar about micro-entrepreneurship.
Social Media for One-Stop Career Center Frontline Staff: Supporting Job Search and Improving Customer Service
This brief is directed at frontline staff and managers in One-Stop Career Centers to educate them about using social media for the job search.
Strategies to Support Employer-Driven Initiatives to Recruit and Retain Employees with Disabilities
Research brief on employer disability hiring initiatives.
Categorizing the Unemployed by the Impact of the Recession
Summarizes data on the condition of the unemployed in the United States.
Long-Term Unemployed and Unemployment Insurance: Evidence from a Panel Study of Workers Who Lost a Job During the Great Recession
Presents the key findings from a panel study of the long-term unemployment workers who reported that they lost a job during the Great Recession.
Strategies Used by Employment Service Providers in the Job Development Process: Are they Consistent with What Employers Want?
Describes the results of a study of job development/placement professionals’ strategies in the employment process.
Facing Down the Great Recession: A Conversation with Andy Levin
On October 11, 2001 the Heldrich Center hosted a presentation by Michigan’s first Chief Workforce Officer Andy Levin.
Identifying Gaps and Setting Priorities for Employment and Training Research
Reviews workforce and related research funded by several federal agencies.
Role of Public Transportation as a Job Access Mode Webinar
Webinar about transportation barriers to job seekers with disabilities in New Jersey.
Graduating to Success in Employment: How Social Media Can Aid College Students in the Job Search
Explores how college career service centers can assist college students and recent college graduates.
Evaluating Workforce Programs: A Guide to What Policymakers Need to Know to Structure Effective, User-Friendly Evaluations
Discusses the value and purpose of program evaluations.
Job Interview Webinar
Webinar about preparing for job interviews.
Using Medicaid Funding to Support the Employment of People with Disabilities: A Federal Framework
Discusses the federal legislative and regulatory framework for funding employment supports in Medicaid.
Outcome-driven Business Services in the Workforce Development System (webinar)
Webinar about business services in the workforce development system.
Using Braided Funding Strategies to Advance Employer Hiring Initiatives that Include People with Disabilities
Identifies and describes key nationally recognized employer-responsive models that are operating across the nation.
Voices of the Unemployed
Verbatim comments from participants in an August 2011 Work Trends survey.
Disabiliity Disclosure Webinar
Webinar on disability disclosure in the job search.