Abstract
Attaining successful employment in today's workforce is particularly unusual for individuals with disabilities. The Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (VR&E) services support disabled veterans seeking employment. Nevertheless, veterans at the VR&E are in need of employment skills and knowledge of the job search process to gain entrance into the employment world. This project is intended to provide information to individuals with service connected disabilities about key features of the job search process to assist Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors (VRC) and Employment Coordinators (EC) in continuing the advancement of delivery of services and overall outcome rates of veterans. Research materials for this project were obtained from books, a toolkit, peer reviewed journals, rehabilitation journals, the Department of Veterans Affairs M28R, Federal Code manual and previous CSUS projects. VR&E was a key resource that assisted the author in gaining vital information on the job exploration process. VR&E employees included the vocational rehabilitation officer and assistant officer, vocational rehabilitation counselors, employment coordinator, rehabilitation specialist, professors and staff from San Joaquin Delta College, and fellow veterans, who provided dialogue on the need for this project.