The Workforce Recruitment Program (WRP) is a referral and recruitment program that identifies students with disabilities who are interested in employment with the federal government. The WRP is one of the main paths to:
· Find an internship or permanent position at federal agencies
· Explore careers in the federal service
· Gain interviewing experience
A recruiter will be assigned to UMBC to conduct phone interviews with interested candidates. Candidates that are accepted into the program will have the opportunity to be interviewed for federal and private sector positions. Participation is open to any students with disabilities at all levels and majors, and degree programs. Veterans with disabilities are especially urged to apply.
To qualify, an eligible candidate:
· Must have an intellectual disability, severe physical disability, or psychiatric disability which makes the candidate eligible to use the Schedule A hiring authority
· Must be a United States Citizen
· Must be a current, full-time, degree-seeking, post-secondary student, unless you are taking a reduced course load due to a disability OR are in the final semester.
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Candidates who graduated prior to October, 2013 are not eligible to participate this year.
The Career Center highly recommends all interested participants take advantage of the Career Center’s many resume and interviewing resources such as the following:
- Drop-in resume reviews; Monday-Friday, 2-4 PM
· Resume, interview prep, and mock interview appointments with career specialists
· Online resume samples and tips- http://careers.umbc.edu/skills/resume/
· Online resume and interviewing how-to videos and workshops- http://careers.umbc.edu/workshops/
To register to participate visit https://wrp.gov/registerstudent. Registration closes on October 8th. For a video further explaining the program visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YeckdUKHH0
For more information on how you can participate, contact Caroline Bodnar at carolc@umbc.edu or 410-455-2216.
