Compliance Edition: Interviewing and On-boarding Individuals with Disabilities for Hiring Managers

Here is what you will learn: Preparing your management team to easily navigate and gain a comfort level meeting and interviewing applicants with a variety of disabilities. Creating a focus on interviewing based on the skills and qualifications required for the position. Developing a fundamental understanding of accommodations, the myths and realities of hiring/employing individuals with disabilities. Gain awareness of on-boarding and creating a comfortable environment for all.

 

Length of the course: 45 minute session. This introductory module is appropriate for all management levels within your organization. The module is interactive and provides a solid foundation for successfully recruiting and hiring people with disabilities

 

Objective: Preparing your management team to easily navigate and gain a comfort level meeting and interviewing applicants with a variety of disabilities. Creating a focus on interviewing based on the skills and qualifications required for the position. Developing a fundamental understanding of accommodations, myths and realities of hiring/employing individuals with disabilities. Creating a comfortable environment for all.

 

Training Topics

• Brief understanding of OFCCP compliance and disability
• Learn about your own fears and attitudes
• Learn how to conduct an interview with someone who is blind, deaf or in a wheelchair
• What you need to know about hidden disabilities
• Learn what you can and cannot say or do in an interview – legal vs. illegal questions
• Learn how to be fully inclusive in your role as a leader
• Learn how to be at ease and professional

 

Potential Outcomes:

• Identify and hire the best qualified individuals
• Learn how to be an effective manager of a diverse work group
• Build a sustainable inclusive culture for all
• Develop a competitive hiring and recruiting process
• Decrease employment liability exposure
• Onboarding considerations