Employer Spotlight: City of Pittsburgh

The City of Pittsburgh offers a variety of positions available throughout our departments, including Department of Human Resources & Civil Service, Office of Community Health & Safety, Office of Immigration and Refugee Affairs, Permits, License, & Inspections, Department of …

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The Benefits of Neurodiversity in the Workplace

This article was originally published on Mentra.

Neurodiversity may be every bit as crucial for the human race as biodiversity is for life in general. Who can say what form of wiring will prove best at any given moment?

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Employer Spotlight: Harrisburg School District

Harrisburg School District is an urban, K-12 school district in South Central Pennsylvania with a student body of 6,471. There are 12 schools within our district and, overall, we have an average student-teacher ratio of 13:1. It’s an …

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Is it Ok to Ask for Feedback from a Job You Didn’t Get?

This article was originally written by Debra Legg and published on The Washington Post Jobs.

You see the sender’s name in your inbox, and you know it’s not the news you wanted or they would have called. “Thank you for …

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Employer Spotlight: Enterprise Mobility

Enterprise Mobility is a family-owned, world-class portfolio of brands, operating a global network that covers nearly 100 countries, nearly 80,000 dedicated team members, and nearly 1.7 million vehicles taking customers wherever they need to go. Now, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Alamo and …

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Glossary of 50 Jobs Terms You Need To Know

This article was originally published on Indeed.

You’ll likely encounter a variety of different job terms throughout the course of your career. Understanding different job terms can increase your confidence, whether you’re interviewing for a position or negotiating for more …

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Employer Spotlight: Buxmont Academy

Buxmont Academy empowers students to take ownership of their education and responsibility for their decisions. Their students and clients are boys and girls, grades 7 to 12, struggling with a wide range of behavioral and emotional problems. Students grow and …

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How To Negotiate Salary After a Job Offer (With 13 Tips)

This article was originally written by Jennifer Herrity and published on Indeed.

When an employer extends a job offer, they’ll usually present you with a compensation and benefits package verbally or in writing with a proposed salary. If you don’t …

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Neurodiversity at Meta and Beyond: Insight from Shawanna Rouse

This article was originally published on PowerToFly.

Before 2019, Shawanna Rouse only had a hunch that she might be neurodiverse. As a child, she remembers paying close attention to how she moved, spoke, smiled, held eye contact and moved her …

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Employer Spotlight: SEPTA – Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority 

SEPTA is the largest transit system in Pennsylvania and 6th largest in the nation operating a multi-modal Bus, Subway, Trolley, Trackless Trolley, Regional Rail, and Paratransit network serving a 2200 square mile region across Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia …

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