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Yale’s Office of Career Strategy is positioned to support students with disabilities as they pursue career opportunities that align with their professional goals. With specialized programming, resources, and advice, OCS advisors can guide students through the process of securing positions.

Yale’s Student Accessibility Services is the key Yale campus resource for students with disabilities.
Yale’s Poorvu Center offers a number of services including peer mentoring for Students with Disabilities and Neurodivergence.

OCS has created the Students with Disabilities: Transferable Skills page for support on how you can reflect on your own set of experiences and incorporate your story into your personal job search. Along with the transferable skills page, scroll down to the Skills Discovery Tool below to identify the most important skills needed for a specific job title, industry, or occupation.

Tip! Some employers may offer diversity recruitment programs aimed to address gaps in the workforce, and students are encouraged to research those programs to learn more.

Forage’s Virtual Experiences: Great Resume Builder!

Forage offers free, virtual work experiences delivered by leading companies. No prior experience needed!

Each experience includes tasks simulating the real-world experience of that career. Experiences are 6-8 hours each, and students gain the skills to succeed. 

There are many …

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CareerShift

CareerShift, licensed by the OCS, is a job aggregator and a powerful tool for searching internship and full-time positions posted across thousands of employer websites and other public sites. It also allows the job seeker to find millions of contacts …

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Connecting with Faculty & Requesting Letters of Recommendation

Connecting With Faculty During Your Time at Yale

There are many reasons you will want to get to know your professors during your time at Yale. Not only are they brilliant researchers, and wonderful teachers, they also greatly enjoy working …

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Explore occupations by career categories and pathways and use real time labor market data to power your decision making.

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Resources

10 Ways to Keep a Contact “Warm” (Without Being Awkward)

You don’t always have to make public announcements on LinkedIn to stay connected. In fact, subtle, personal outreach can often …

Yale Students with Disabilities: Transferable Skills

Click here to view this document created by OCS to highlight the many skills that students with disabilities bring to …

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