Your partnership expands access to education, employment, and tools to succeed for neurodivergent individuals
We collaborate with higher education institutions, nonprofit organizations, and state/federal agencies to create and implement neurodiversity-inclusive education and workforce development initiatives.
Partner Projects
Workforce Solutions for all Minds
If your organization is seeking to develop projects that seek to improve employment outcomes for neurodivergent individuals, Link Consulting presents with a unique, multi-pronged value proposition:
Performance Backed by Data
The numbers speak for themselves — companies that embrace cognitive diversity see stronger performance, higher retention, and a more engaged workforce.
Partners Engage in Four Easy Steps
We make it simple to get started. These four steps are designed to help partners move from idea to impact—with expert guidance and flexibility built in at every stage.
Understand
Conduct assessment of partner needs and create recommendations for project participation.
Plan
Identify customized project activities and deliverables based on partner needs and confirm project participation.
Execute
Implement tailored solutions, including survey design, analysis, project management, and toolkit development.
Iterate
Perform thorough reassessments and implement necessary changes, following the project plan.
How We’re Making a Difference
Discover how Link Consulting collaborates with partners to improve employment outcomes for neurodivergent individuals—through inclusive design, training, and workforce innovation.
A Platform for Writing Effective Cybersecurity Job Descriptions: Modernizing Talent Management in Virginia, Maryland and D.C. (MTM VMD).
MTM-VMD is a research project that will measure how focusing on business needs, adjusting organizational talent practices, and actively seeking to widen the candidate aperture will increase employer success in hiring cybersecurity roles.
Our role: Link partnered with the Virginia Tech project team and the Virginia Division of Aging and Related Services (DARS) to design and implement a Reverse Job Fair (RJF) held on-site at Virginia Tech in March 2025.
Other partners: Dana Winner, Inc., Cyber Jutsu, Astrolytes Cyber, Cyber Guild, National Cyber Watch Center.
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MTM-VMD is a research project that will measure how focusing on business needs, adjusting organizational talent practices, and actively seeking to widen the candidate aperture will increase employer success in hiring cybersecurity roles.
Our role: Link partnered with the Virginia Tech project team and the Virginia Division of Aging and Related Services (DARS) to design and implement a Reverse Job Fair (RJF) held on-site at Virginia Tech in March 2025.
Other partners: Dana Winner, Inc., Cyber Jutsu, Astrolytes Cyber, Cyber Guild, National Cyber Watch Center.
NeuroPIPES (Neurodiversity Pipelines In bioPharmaceutical Employment through Supports)
This program aims to train 24 neurodivergent/autistic individuals to work as biomanufacturing technicians in the processing of large molecule drugs. Participants are identified via our partner, Rangam, and are then enrolled in PEERS for Careers, a professional social skills course at UCLA, before completing a two-week hands-on biomanufacturing training at NCTM. After completing these courses, participants will go on to interview with our industry partners, Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson.
Our role: Link Consulting and Rangam are training industry partners on neurodiversity-inclusive design.
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This program aims to train 24 neurodivergent/autistic individuals to work as biomanufacturing technicians in the processing of large molecule drugs. Participants are identified via our partner, Rangam, and are then enrolled in PEERS for Careers, a professional social skills course at UCLA, before completing a two-week hands-on biomanufacturing training at NCTM. After completing these courses, participants will go on to interview with our industry partners, Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson.
Our role: Link Consulting and Rangam are training industry partners on neurodiversity-inclusive design.
Cyber Guild Inclusive Mentoring Program
An opportunity for Cyber Guild leaders and members to ‘pay it forward’ to the next generation of cybersecurity professionals while developing essential people management skills. Mentors share their knowledge, experiences, and insights, helping mentees navigate the challenges and opportunities within the cybersecurity field. They are trained and supported to create an active learning relationship where individuals of all races, genders, sexual orientations, ethnicities, disabilities, and other characteristics feel welcomed and valued.
Our role: Link Consulting will be providing mentors with training on how to be neurodiversity-inclusive.
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An opportunity for Cyber Guild leaders and members to ‘pay it forward’ to the next generation of cybersecurity professionals while developing essential people management skills. Mentors share their knowledge, experiences, and insights, helping mentees navigate the challenges and opportunities within the cybersecurity field. They are trained and supported to create an active learning relationship where individuals of all races, genders, sexual orientations, ethnicities, disabilities, and other characteristics feel welcomed and valued.
Our role: Link Consulting will be providing mentors with training on how to be neurodiversity-inclusive.
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