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GETTING HIRED: A Guide for Job Seekers Who Face Barriers to Employment
Foreword

So, you're going to look for a job! The Vocational Rehabilitation Branch of the International Labour Office (ILO) has prepared "Getting Hired: A Guide for Job-Seekers Who Face Barriers to Employment" to help you. This Guide is part of a series of ILO publication to help people with disabilities and others become part of the workplace and the economic life of their communities. It is intended for those who live in urban areas and who face barriers to finding jobs in public or private companies or the government. It can be use by individuals or groups, including organizations of individuals with disabilities.

This Guide is based on the ILO project "Training-in-Industry" and its urban placement activities, which were carried out in Kenya and Tanzania with national employer federations. This Guide, and the companion "Getting Hired: A Trainer's Manual for Conducting Workshops for Job-Seekers Who Face Barriers to Employment," were developed and written by ILO consultant Debra A. Perry and field tested by her in Kenya. It has been written for use by people in many different countries and can also be used by non-disabled individuals who face barriers similar to those faced by disabled persons seeking employment. It includes general rules and approaches that apply in most communities. Since local job-seeking practices may vary, however, you should follow the accepted methods where you live.

The ILO encourages you to seek the job you desire and to advance yourself and your community through work. We wish you success in your job search and in becoming an active member of your community!

Other ILO publications in the series that focus on the community integration of persons with disabilities may be of interest to you the job-seeker or to individuals or programmes in which you are involved. They focus on the better understanding of persons with disabilities and methods of increasing access to training and employment. The series includes the following:

• "Community-Based Rehabilitation for and with People with Disabilities: A Joint Position Paper by the ILO, UNESCO and WHO" (Arabic, English, French, Spanish);
• "Challenging Disability: A Guide for Frontline Social Workers in Africa" (English);
• "Research on the Conditions of Life and Economic Activities of Disabled Persons in Benin, Burkina Faso and Guinea" (French);
• "Listen to the People: A Guide for Planners of Disability Programmes" (Enlish);
• "We Can Make It: Stories of Disabled Women in Developing Countries" (English);
• "Guide for Community-Based Vocational Rehabilitation of Disabled People: The Case of the Philippines" (English);
• "Assessment of a Business Skills Training and Loan Scheme for Disabled Micro-Entrepreneurs in Kenya" (English);
• "Working Together with the Media: A Practical Guide for People with Disabilities" (English); and
• "How to Start a Small Business: A Manual for Community Workers Assisting Persons with Disabilities" (English, Protuguese).

In addition, the ILO has other training manuals and videos to promote the involvement of people with disabilities in their communities.

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