By Rita Price – Repost from The Columbus Dispatch – Monday September 9, 2013 Companies that do business with the federal government are being told to recruit and hire more people with disabilities. Although labor officials stop short of calling the new rule a quota, there is a magic number: Most federal contractors will soon […]
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“There are so many challenges facing our service men and women,” said Williams, a recruitment specialist for Pearl Interactive Network (Pearl). “The transition to civilian employment is not an easy one for so many coming out of the military.”
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Tony LaBona, 36, of Stanton, Kentucky, was not just looking for an opportunity to be successful, but to also work for a company committed to giving its employees the tools to be successful. He found that – and more – at Pearl Interactive Network. LaBona, a senior supervisor for the company’s new Winchester, Kentucky facility,
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Merry Korn, MSW, is president & CEO of Pearl Interactive Network (Pearl), a virtual home-based business process outsourcing firm and social enterprise which brings B-to-B outsourcing solutions to federal agencies and insurance companies. The company’s success is credited to Korn’s practices of knowing the “why” (vision/points of distinction), the “how” (mission), and the “who” (support
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To date we employ 40 home-based contact center associates located in 19 states. Eighty-five percent of our home-based employees are disabled veteran or people with disabilities.
Quite often, strategies that increase veteran employment the most are shaped at the local community level. This is one of the reasons why the Department of Veterans Affairs partnered with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Hiring Our Heroes program. The U.S. Chamber works with state and local chambers and businesses to hire veterans right
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We know the job market is tough right now, and that a faulty résumé can hinder your job search before you’re able to get your foot in the door.
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The following is a repost from Accreditedonlinecolleges.org. Active soldiers and veterans are important members of American society — soldiers, because they fight to keep the American people safe, and veterans because they bring their past experiences and wisdom back to society–which can help catalyze better decisions surrounding war and protection in the future. In 1944,
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WASHINGTON – Ten years after the United States went to war in Iraq, one of the most common numbers associated with the conflict is the tally of Americans killed: nearly 4,500.
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Merry Korn, CEO of Pearl Interactive Network answers questions about hiring service-disabled veterans on the Federal News Radio website.
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