1. Talent Programs Capabilities
Maryland AHEAD
November 30, 2017
Competitive Jobs Mean Freedom®
Bender Consulting Services Proprietary
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2. Where talent is the only discriminator…
Bender Consulting Background:
International leader with 20+ years experience in recruitment and hiring of people with disabilities for public and private sector professional positions; headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.
CEO/President, Joyce Bender
Board member and past-chair, American Association of People with Disabilities.
Board member and past-chair, national Epilepsy Foundation.
“Disability Matters with Joyce Bender”, 2 PM ET
Represented the US State Department on information exchanges on disability employment in Panama, South Korea and Indonesia.
Private sector experience – Highmark, Bayer Corporation, Comcast, DXC Technology, Northrop Grumman, Covestro, Cigna, Travelers, Aetna, UTC.
Federal government experience – NGA; NSA: OPM; FAA; SEC; NAVSUP; NAVAIR; US Fish and Wildlife Service; Bureau of Land Management; Veterans Affairs.
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3. 27,000 Candidates in Bender Database
Bender Product Lines
Consulting
Training
Talent Programs
Software Solutions
Digital Accessibility
Accessibility Testing
HighTest Certification
Enterprise Strategic Planning
Disability Employment
Accommodations
Recruitment
Recruitment
Careers2B
College Partnership Program
Workplace Mentoring Services
Virtual Career Fair
Long-Term Disability Career Services
Focus on Ability
Bender Leadership Academy
Students with Disabilities
iDisability™ eLearning Solution
AudioEye Digital Accessibility
Platform
27,000 Candidates in Bender Database
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4. Talent Programs 1. Recruitment 2. Workplace Mentoring Services
3. Recruitment Services Models
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5. Veteran organizations
Candidate Outreach
Colleges and
universities
Veteran organizations
Disability Matters
radio show
Vocational
rehabilitation
Bender website
Bender Database
27,000 Candidates
Disability services
organizations
Direct recruitment
Bender Lead On
Team
Employee and
ambassador referrals
Social media
Speaking engagements
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6. Qualified candidates with disabilities
Recruitment Process
Academic background
Key skills and experience
Geographic area
Determine
position requirements
Recruit candidates
with disabilities
Complete work history
Project accomplishments
Skills inventory
Require completion
of extensive application
Interview candidates
Check references
Job Occupations: IT; finance/accounting; contracts;
engineering; HR; science; medical; customer service;
linguistics; legal; and other professional areas
Qualified candidates with disabilities
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7. Skills Screening Factors
Candidate Screening
Education
GPA
Degree
Experience
Position requirements match
Position preferences
Geographic preferences
Attitude
Flexibility
Strong work ethics
Initiative
Skills Screening Factors
Fit Screening Factors
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8. Virtual Career Fairs
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9. College Partnership Program
Outreach to Colleges and Universities
Link to Bender from your college or university website as a resource for student and alumni job seekers
Learn about opportunities available in the public and private sector for students and alumni with disabilities
Share available postings with students, alumni, and jobseekers with disabilities via the Bender listserv or the Bender website, which is frequently updated
Assist students and alumni in learning about how to apply for positions with the federal government under the Schedule A hiring authority
Distribute information on relevant events such as virtual career fairs or Bender webinars
Schedule a virtual information session for students or staff
Collaborate with Bender on feature articles on disability employment
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10. Talent Programs 1. Recruitment 2. Workplace Mentoring Services
3. Recruitment Services Models
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11. Workplace Mentoring Services
Employee with a Disability Career Mentoring Support
Six months of scheduled and as need support is provided
Bender Career Reality Training™ Program (work ethics, attendance, accountability, attitude), will be provided to the individual who is hired
Bender employees also receive the Bender orientation
Accommodation support is available
A Bender Consulting program specialist will maintain regular contact with the employee with a disability to monitor performance and provide performance feedback to the employee with a disability
Bender Consulting will assist with improving skills and competencies as requested by the employee with a disability or suggested by the hiring manager
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12. Workplace Mentoring Services
Hiring Manager Support
Six months of scheduled and as need support is provided
Disability Employment Training
holding new employees accountable
how to effectively communicate, manage and develop employees with disabilities
general disability terminology
Accommodations support is available
A Bender Consulting program specialist will maintain regular contact with the customer hiring manager to monitor performance and provide feedback to the employee with a disability and the HR point of contact as appropriate
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13. Talent Programs 1. Recruitment 2. Workplace Mentoring Services
3. Recruitment Services Models
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14. Direct-Hire/Mentor Model
Outreach; Screen; Support Interviewing and Hiring
Customer hires candidate as a direct associate
Workplace Mentoring Services – (support hiring manager and person with disability)
RECRUIT (Bender)
ON-BOARD (Customer)
MENTOR (Bender)
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15. Direct Hire/Mentor Model
Bender recruits qualified candidates (IT; finance/accounting; HR; engineering, etc.)
Customer interviews and selects candidate
Customer hires selected candidate as a direct associate
Bender provides workplace mentoring services
Bender welcomes individual into the Bender Ambassador Program (at the end of the six-month workplace mentoring period)
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16. Contract-to-Hire Model
Outreach; Screen; Support Interviewing and Hiring
Payroll; Employee Benefits
Workplace Mentoring Services – (support hiring manager and person with disability)
RECRUIT (Bender)
ON-BOARD (Bender)
MENTOR (Bender)
This model supports the Careers2B Program.
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17. Contract-to-Hire Model
Bender recruits qualified candidates (IT; finance/accounting; HR; engineering, etc.)
Customer interviews and selects candidate
Bender hires candidate
Pays salary and provides benefits (health, dental, STD, LTD, life, holidays, vacation)
Bender provides workplace mentoring services
Customer hires Bender employee at the end of contract (based on acceptable performance)
Bender welcomes former employee into the Bender Ambassador Program
90 percent transition success rate
Less than 4 percent of ambassadors have elected to leave customer
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18. Contact Information
Joyce Bender
President/CEO
Mary Brougher
Executive Vice President
Jamie Watts
Account Manager
(412)
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