Starkloff Career Academy
Starkloff Career Academy helps individuals with disabilities launch or advance fulfilling careers. Our 10-week course is specifically designed by and for professionals with disabilities to address our unique concerns about identity, equity, and accessibility in the workforce.
Here’s only some of what you’ll learn at the Academy:
- Develop, market, and sell your disability story as a strength
- Answer the most difficult interview questions with ease
- Request accommodations for an interview
- Construct a resume that elevates you above the competition
- Acquire networking skills that breed long-lasting impressions
- Negotiate pay, benefits, and accommodations
- Reinforce your rights and responsibilities under the ADA
Starkloff Career
Academy includes:
One-On-One Coaching
Personalized interview preparation, including self-identification planning, and goal-setting, taught by real professionals with disabilities.
Peer Support
Gain confidence and build relationships with other skilled professionals with disabilities while learning important job search skills.
Experiential Learning
Practice your skills with trusted hiring professionals from Starkloff’s partner companies
Corporate Partners
Starkloff Career Academy is proud to partner with more than 50 disability-welcoming companies, including:
What Our Graduates Say
Barbara Labinjo
As a result of this course, I feel confident that I have something to contribute to the workforce. This course and the group have convinced me that my potential, that I hadn’t recognized, is of great importance.
Greg Turner
I have learned an enormous amount of information from the Starkloff Career Academy program and it has shown me so much in not only job-seeking skills, but life skills, and how to carry myself moving forward.
Tricia O’Brien
I learned to take my disability and turn it into a strength, into the ability to thrive in difficult or challenging situations. I also learned to take accomplishments and successes of my career, to build on them, and to turn them into tools to finding meaningful employment, which I have done thanks to Starkloff.
Now in a virtual format, train with our experts and partner companies from anywhere in the United States!
Virtual Starkloff Career Academy Details
Dates: August 17 – October 21
Time: Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. CDT
Location: Online classes, now enrolling
Cost: This program is absolutely free.
Eligibility: Applicants must possess a minimum of 2 years of post-secondary education, including technical training or certifications, or 3 to 5 years of consecutive, competitive employment. Applicants will be asked to complete an intake interview prior to being enrolled in the course.