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Formatting a Federal resume is quite different from the strategies used to become employed in private industry. This guide provides some practical suggestions on how to help ensure that you provide the most useful information in an effective manner.
Sample Schedule A Letter Templates for Vocational Rehabilitation Professionals and Licensed Medical Practitioners.
This document outlines some suggestions for applicants with severe disabilities who are interested in employment with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT).
As managers well know, the job interview plays a critical role in the hiring process. The interview is an opportunity to identify the individual who possesses the best mix of knowledge, skills and abilities for the position available. Below is information that can assist managers in ensuring...
Sample non-competitive vacancy announcement for Schedule A employment opportunities for people with disabilities.
Schedule A is an Office of Personnel Management, non-competitive hiring authority that gives managers the tools to hire qualified persons with disabilities quickly and easily. No public notice is required. Through some simple coordination with a Human Resource Specialist, managers...
The U.S. Department of Transportation founded its Disability Resource Center (DRC) to provide and support Reasonable Accommodations (RA) requests for People with Disabilities (PWD). This research study was initiated to support the Departmental Office of Human Resource Management to enhance...
If a Department of Transportation (DOT) employee has a hidden disability and wishes to make a request for reasonable accommodation, documentation is typically requested by the employee’s immediate supervisor, who has been designated the decision maker in the DOT Order on Reasonable Accommodation...
Personal Assistance Services (PAS) can be defined as people or services that assist a person with a physical, sensory, mental, or cognitive disability with tasks that the person would perform for himself/herself if he/she did not have a disability. In general, these may include assistance...
Frequently Asked Questions About Obtaining Assistive Technology And Services from the DRC