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Share Your Experience - Paid Research Interview Opportunity

Have you used tools like resumé builders, career quizzes, or skills assessments? We want to hear about your experiences! 

The Business + Higher Education Roundtable (BHER) is inviting Canadian youth with disabilities to share their experiences using tools that help them describe or assess their work-related skills in an one-on-one interview. Participants will receive a $100 gift card of their choice! 

We are looking for folks who:  

    Identify as a person with a disability 

    Are between 15–30 years old 

    Are located in Canada 

    Are a current post-secondary student or recent graduate 

    Have experience using skills articulation or assessment tools/resources, such as resumé builders, career quizzes, online portfolios, skills assessments, or career advising tools 

Interview details 

    Timeline: October 2025 – April 2026 

    Format: Virtual via Zoom (or another format if preferred) 

    Length: 30–60 minutes 

    Compensation: $100 gift card of your choice 

If you meet this criteria and are interested in participating, please fill out this quick questionnaire or reach out to us at research@bher.ca and we will be in touch with next steps shortly.  

About the Project 

This project is led by BHER, a non-partisan, not-for-profit organization that brings together Canada’s largest companies and leading post-secondary institutions to find solutions to Canada’s biggest workforce challenges. Funded by Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), we are working in partnership with the National Educational Association of Disabled Students (NEADS) and eCampusOntario to better understand how youth with disabilities use and access tools and resources that help them describe and assess their work-related skills. We will use these insights to create more inclusive and accessible tools that better support youth with disabilities seeking employment.  

These interviews are part of a project aimed at making it easier for young people with disabilities to succeed in finding and keeping jobs. We will look at what tools are currently available, what challenges exist, and how they can be improved. With input from youth, career advisors, and employers, this research will help with the development of inclusive and accessible resources that help youth better show their skills and help employers support more inclusive hiring. 

Accessibility 
 
We are happy to support any accessibility requirements you may have, throughout all stages of the recruitment and interview process. We encourage interested participants with accessibility requirements to contact us at research@bher.ca to discuss how we can best support your needs.  

Privacy and Confidentiality 

Participation is voluntary, and you can withdraw at any time. Before the interview, we’ll review the process and get your verbal consent. All identifying information will be kept confidential and anonymized wherever possible.  

Our full data management, confidentiality, and ethics protocols can be found here.  

If you are interested in participating, please fill out this quick questionnaire or reach out to us at research@bher.ca and we will be in touch with next steps shortly. 

Thank you for considering this opportunity to share your experiences! If you have any questions, require additional information, or require accessibility supports, please reach out to us at research@bher.ca 

Sincerely, 

BHER Research & Development Team