Career Book 4: 16 Career-Readiness Strategies for Parents of College Students with Special Needs

By: Jim Hasse

Narrated by: Chris Chappell

Length: 2 hrs and 22 mins

Publisher's Summary

Jim Hasse, a global career development facilitator who has cerebral palsy, summarizes career development strategies to follow for career coaching your college student with special needs.

Career Book 4 outlines eight strategies for helping your youngster grow in self-confidence and eight strategies for discovering disability's competitive edge in today's job market.

These are all based on the road map recommended by the US National Career Development Guidelines and on Jim's 29 years of corporate experience. He's an accredited business communicator and owner of Hasse Communication Counseling, LLC. He and his wife, Pam, live in Madison, Wisconsin.

©2014 Hasse Communication Counseling, LLC (P)2015 Hasse Communication Counseling, LLC

Avoiding Career Traps

At 76, Jim is a fox who is using his experience with a lifelong disability to identify (and avoid) traps that can hobble us all, disabled or not, in pursuing a meaningful, rewarding career. Chris, the narrator, drew me into each chapter.

Dwelling in Possibility

I plead guilty. I dwell in possibility for those with a disability. Am I naïve, sheltered from reality? Maybe. Or, do parents and mentors heed my call to be proactive in preparing youngsters for a new work world where disability as a negative is no longer relevant -- and that, in fact, disability is becoming a positive? My takeaway is that college students with a disability need to use their savvy to show employers they have a competitive edge as prospective employees precisely because they have learned to live well with vulnerability through creativity and persistence.