This complete career planning and job search guide for people with physical and mental disabilities has been completely updated to reflect the newest job search technologies and techniques. It will help readers identify their strengths; explore career options; find job openings; explore the hidden job market; write resumes, cover letters, and follow-up letters; and perform well in interviews. The author shows readers how to tell potential employers about their disabilities and ask them for reasonable accommodations, and helps readers understand and navigate employment law as it applies to them.

Features helpful information on employment laws and the rights they provide. It teaches readers when and how to disclose disabilities to a potential employer and lends additional guidance for success on the job.

A complete career planning and job search guide for people with physical and mental disabilities.

Richard Bolles's WHAT COLOR IS YOUR PARACHUTE? has helped millions of readers find their path in life, and now his creative approach to job-hunting is brought to bear on the specific challenges faced by job hunters with disabilities. In JOB-HUNTING FOR THE SO-CALLED HANDICAPPED, Bolles and Dale Susan Brown guide readers through the often-frustrating, but ultimately rewarding process of securing independence in their lives and personal satisfaction in their careers. The authors begin by demystifying the intricacies of the ADA, describing in clear terms what the act does and does not guarantee disabled job hunters, and then move on to job-hunting strategies tailored specifically to people with disabilities.

Useful as a primary text for rehabilitation counseling, educational psychology, and special education courses, Career Counseling for People with Disabilities: A Practical Guide to Finding Employment--Second Edition, is also a resource for counselors and educators who are practicing in rehabilitation or education settings serving people with disabilities. The book is divided into four sections: Introductory Materials, Career Counseling Content Areas, Career Counseling for Clients with Differing Abilities, and Future Issues and Resources. The sections are subdivided into 14 chapters. Each chapter begins with a vignette, follows with content related to the concepts introduced in the vignette, and ends with application activities for the reader. Appendixes A-E contain reproducible handouts related to each of the career counseling content areas: self-awareness, vocational selection, job seeking skills, job maintenance skills, and job search skills. Appendix F contains reproducible figures that also appear in text. The CD-ROM includes reproducible PDFs from the appendixes.

Nearly 10 percent of the incoming freshman class in colleges and universities reports having a disability. Whether physical or mental, these disabilities can block the career paths of many individuals who have much to contribute to today's workforce. This unique resource provides expert advice on conducting a successful job search--specifically for those who have disabilities to overcome. Packed with practical techniques, no other reference offers such a comprehensive and functional approach to success.