The funded Johnson Scholarship Foundation Career Initiative provides career planning and development to students and alumni with disabilities at FIU. This program is designed to produce career-savvy individuals by participating in interactive workshops and networking events throughout the semester.

In cooperation with the Office of Career Services and the Disability Resource Center, the Initiative provides assistance to all students with a documented disability as evidenced by their registration with the Disability Resource Center

If you believe you have a disability, but you have not registered, please contact the Disability Resource Center at 305-348-3532 or email jsfdrc@fiu.edu.

 Services Provided

• Career counseling
• Cover Letter/Resume Writing Workshop and Critique
• Practice Interview Sessions: Interview techniques and preparation
• Business Etiquette Dinner
• Job-seeking skills
• Self-advocacy skill development
• Self-disclosure skill development
• Information regarding rights, responsibilities and options for reasonable accommodation in the workplace
• Informational resources for students, staff, faculty, and employers

The JSFCI Coordinator and Career Coach works with students with all types of disabilities including:

• Learning Disabilities
  (including AD/HD and TBI)
• Psychological Disabilities
• Mobility Disabilities
• Hearing Disabilities
• Visual Disabilities
• Chronic Health Disabilities

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