Think Beyond the Label Launches Smart Hire Program to Help Businesses Recruit Talented Job and Internship Seekers With Disabilities
Chicago, IL (PRWEB) July 08, 2014 -- Think Beyond the Label today launched Smart Hire, an innovative program that lets federal contractor and other businesses tap into a pool of pre-screened and qualified job and internship seekers with disabilities and recruit them for open positions.
Smart Hire, which can be found at http://www.thinkbeyondthelabel.com/smart-hire, is an online resource that introduces employers to a select group of professional candidates with disabilities who want to share their information with businesses looking to hire them for jobs or internships. The program will initially be available at no cost to employers.
Smart Hire features one-paragraph descriptions of candidates including their professional and academic qualifications. To participate, job seekers must have at least a four-year college degree and be actively searching for a job in a professional industry such as accounting, information technology or healthcare. Internship seekers must be working towards a four-year college or advanced degree.
“Smart Hire takes our four years of expertise in connecting businesses to all types of job seekers with disabilities to the next level, and is our most proactive professional candidate-sourcing program to date. We’re excited about the opportunities this will afford federal contractors and other businesses as they work to meet their federal hiring requirements and further diversify their workforces,” says Barbara A. Otto, principal of Think Beyond the Label, a public-private partnership that aims to help employers build their pipeline of qualified candidates with disabilities.
Think Beyond The Label has enlisted The Sea Glass Group, a unique recruiting firm that specializes in identifying and recruiting college graduates and advanced-degreed professionals with disabilities. Businesses that are interested in a candidate’s profile will be connected to a member of The Sea Glass Group’s executive team, who will provide the candidate’s full resume to recruiters.
“Demand has never been higher for professionals with disabilities, and finding the right candidate with the right qualifications can be daunting for corporate recruiters, whether it's for full-time placement or an internship,” says Melissa Reishus, president of The Sea Glass Group. “We specialize in helping employers tap into this underused talent pool more effectively and delivering top, talented candidates that can meet their hiring needs.”
Since launching in 2010 with a multimillion dollar print, TV and web advertising campaign, Think Beyond the Label has amassed a database of 6,000 registered members and attracted more than 30 employers to its disability recruiting initiatives. Think Beyond the Label hosts an online career fair series four times a year in partnership with Brazen Careerist, and its well-trafficked digital hub includes a jobs board. Think Beyond the Label also offers several corporate partnerships to employers seeking to find and engage with qualified job seekers with disabilities and generate awareness for their company’s diversity and hiring initiatives.
About Think Beyond the Label
Think Beyond the Label is a cross-sector collaborative that helps businesses and the public workforce system more effectively recruit, hire and retain job seekers with disabilities across 50 states. Think Beyond the Label connects the entire range of job seekers with disabilities to employers looking to hire through its virtual career fairs, online jobs portal, social platforms and community profiles. Our partnership spans state health and human service and employment agencies; businesses; and Health & Disability Advocates, a national private nonprofit organization that manages the Think Beyond the Label partnership. For more information, please visit http://www.thinkbeyondthelabel.com.
About The Sea Glass Group
The Sea Glass Group is a unique consulting, sourcing, and recruiting firm specializing in the identification of top talent among college and advanced degreed students and professionals with disabilities, both evident and non-evident. Our recruiting services are cross discipline and cross industry ranging from internship and entry-level positions to executive and board placements. Our consulting services support our clients' pipeline development initiatives. Whether it's an initial evaluation or a reevaluation of a client's current talent acquisition strategies, The Sea Glass Group effectively brings qualified college and advanced degreed candidates with disabilities into their organization's selection process. For more information, please visit http://www.theseaglassgroup.com.
Suzanne Robitaille, Think Beyond the Label, http://thinkbeyondthelabel.com, +1 (203) 832-4107, [email protected]
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