{"id":103094,"date":"2018-09-17T11:05:34","date_gmt":"2018-09-17T15:05:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/?page_id=103094"},"modified":"2022-06-07T15:31:09","modified_gmt":"2022-06-07T19:31:09","slug":"employers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/bbu\/jobs\/employers\/","title":{"rendered":"Employers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; fullwidth=&#8221;yes&#8221; bg_type=&#8221;bg_image&#8221; fw_columns=&#8221;yes&#8221; top_margin=&#8221;0&#8243; bottom_margin=&#8221;0&#8243; image_url=&#8221;103389&#8243; el_class=&#8221;header-bbi&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1532006671668{background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;]<div class=\"shortcode-wrapper shortcode-spacer clearfix header_space\"><div class=\"spacer\" style=\"height:120px;\"><\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1537196727418{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-left: 35px !important;}&#8221;]\n<h1 style=\"color: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: center; font-size: 45px;\">EMPLOYERS<\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center; font-size: 45px;\">TOOLKIT<\/h1>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"shortcode-wrapper shortcode-spacer clearfix\"><div class=\"spacer\" style=\"height:5px;\"><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;main-bbtitle&#8221;]\n<h1>Employers<\/h1>\n[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"shortcode-wrapper shortcode-spacer clearfix\"><div class=\"spacer\" style=\"height:20px;\"><\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text]With the support of a Best Buddies Employment Consultant, employers will have access to an un-tapped workforce to meet the needs of your business. 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