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Frequently Asked Questions About Bender Consulting Services, Inc.
1. How long will the recruitment process take?
The duration of our process varies, depending on the availability of opportunities. Please review our interview/hiring procedure document for details.
2. Do you only hire people with disabilities?
As our focus is on providing competitive employment opportunities for people with disabilities, we have a philosophy of inclusion. Over 90 percent of our employees have disabilities.
3. How did I do during the interviewing process?
It is generally not our practice to discuss outcomes of previous interviews during the early stages of the interviewing process. Nor do we give pointers for success with future interviews with the Bender Consulting staff. Our process for finding qualified employees to fill positions is long and extensive. This is in an effort to ensure that the right person is found to meet both BCS' needs and the needs of our customers. We must first evaluate skills against opportunities that we may have available, prior to discussing individual interviewing process outcomes.
4. What companies do you work with?
Representative companies that BCS has developed partnerships with include Computer Sciences Corporation, Bayer Corporation, and Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield.
5. If I have questions after an interview, who can I contact?
General questions as to the status of a particular case should be directed to our Recruitment Office, Sherry Homme. She may be reached at our corporate offices at 412-787-8567, as well as at .
6. Do you pay for relocation?
The details of issues such as these should be discussed thoroughly with our recruitment staff.
7. Do you help with housing?
The details of issues such as these should be discussed thoroughly with our recruitment staff. The BCS staff will work with our employees during the process of identifying housing alternatives, in a relocation situation.
8. Why does the recruitment process take so long?
Our process is extensive, because we take the time necessary to get to know each candidate to determine their skills and their requirements. Time is taken to ensure that an appropriate match is made for both the BCS employee and the customer. You may read more about our interview/hiring procedure in the document that our recruitment staff sends to all new candidates.
9. When do I start?
This varies from opening to opening, and is determined solely by our customer. A start date is determined only after our customer has selected a BCS consultant. You may read more about this in the interview/hiring procedure document sent out by our recruitment staff to all candidates.
10. Explain the meaning of "lease-to-hire"
Lease-to-hire means that an employee of BCS receives benefits and salary from BCS for 6 to 9 months, depending on the length of the initial contract. Then, based on performance, a BCS employee transitions over to become a direct employee of our customer.
11. What if I want to remain an employee of BCS after the terms of an initial contract?
Most employees of BCS do transition over to become a direct employee of our customer. However, prior to employment, discussion is encouraged between the BCS employee and the BCS staff, as to an employee's specific desires, as BCS does employ several individuals who work for BCS for the long-term.
12. What job are you considering me for?
BCS has a number of different openings and keeps an active database. We consider all candidates for all positions where a match in skills, as well as candidate requirements are found.
13. Where do you have open opportunities?
We potentially have opportunities in Washington, DC, Harrisburg, PA, Pittsburgh, PA, and Delaware. Please review our job openings, as we are expanding nationally, and on any given day, may have opportunities in many different parts of the United States.
14. What do you like about working for BCS?
BCS has a family atmosphere, and is aligned with many world-class organizations, offering tremendous career opportunities, as well as growth potential.
15. Can you help me find a school or training facility where I can learn the skills you look for in a particular opening?
Our staff will be more than happy to provide general direction as far as where you can go for additional training.
16. Where should I send my resume?
For positions in the United States, send your resume to, resume@benderconsult.com.
17. Is this a permanent or part-time job? Is this an internship?
This is not an internship. We are a consulting firm that focuses on full-time, competitive employment opportunities for people with disabilities.
18. What factors differentiate BCS from other consulting firms?
Our commitment is to ensuring that both the candidate and the customer are satisfied. We invest a tremendous amount of time and energy to meet the needs of our customers with skilled individuals with disabilities. Due to our alliance with customers who believe strongly in our mission to employ skilled workers with disabilities, and provide long-term career opportunities, BCS has continued to grow.
19. What is BCS's philosophy on training employees to advance in their careers?
BCS has a strong commitment to the idea of training our employees to advance in their careers. Our customers share our commitment to rewarding hard work with advancement and continue the practice upon transitioning BCS employees to become full-time employees of the customer.
20. What type of benefits package does BCS offer?
In addition to a competitive salary, BCS offers a generous benefits package that includes health insurance, with no additional premium contribution, paid vacation, paid holidays. A complete list of our health benefits will be discussed during our interview process.
21. Who will I report to? (BCS and client manager).
This will be discussed thoroughly in training prior to a start-date when determined.
22. What obligations do I have to BCS once I have agreed to work on contract?
This will be discussed thoroughly in training prior to a start-date when determined.
23. Who will provide the workplace assessment for me if I need one: the client or BCS?
Workplace assessments are to be discussed thoroughly with the BCS staff , prior to accepting any position. If an assessment is needed after working with BCS, you should have a complete discussion with a BCS on-site manager to determine the best method of accomplishing this for the employee.
24. Who can I go to for help, if needed, once I become a BCS employee?
The first point of contact would be your assigned BCS on-site manager; however, a full discussion of the proper procedure will be discussed in training prior to a start-date when determined.
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