Hi listers! Sorry for the cross posting but I thought that some of you might be interested in these articles and job posting. Eddie eSight's NetWork News Wednesday, January 29, 2002 Contents: *1. Highlight in Career Management Resources: How to Negotiate Salary and Benefits When Job Hunting *2. News Matters: International Blind News Briefs *3. New in Blindstorming(tm): How to Make Sure Disability Doesn't Block Advancement *4. New in Profile of a Disability-friendly Company: The McGraw-Hill Companies *5. New in Employer Resources: Don't Squander the Potential of Your Employees With Disabilities *6. New in Career Word of the Week: Quiz Yourself! "Protected Class" *7. New in eSight Snippets (A through F) *8. About eSight's NetWork News Summaries: *1. Highlight in Career Management Resources: How to Negotiate Salary and Benefits When Job Hunting Salary is not always cast in bronze. Where a strict salary and benefit structure is not in place, you have some wiggle room to get the package you want. Here's how to handle those negotiations. Brother, can you spare a dime, a 401(k), four weeks of vacation, and comprehensive health coverage at http://www.eSightCareers.net/index.cfm?x=495 *2. News Matters: International Blind News Briefs Budget cuts, beatings, honors and progress for blind people: a wrap up of stories from U.S., India, Pakistan and Vietnam. Around the world in 80 words at http://www.eSightCareers.net/index.cfm?x=1216 *3. New in Blindstorming(tm): How to Make Sure Disability Doesn't Block Advancement Tom Titmouse is still a fledgling, still in on-the-job training, and still a probationary worker with a long way ahead of him before he can soar. What steps can Tom take now so his disability does not become a barrier in getting his first raise or promotion and does not block his upward flight? Check http://www.esight.org/index.cfm?x=1054 for some thought starters and then, based on your experience, offer Tom your advice at http://www.esight.org/forward.cfm?pid=52. Is volunteering to "try" a paid position and get your foot in the door of an organization a good idea? See how Blindstormers(tm) replied to this topic at http://www.esight.org/index.cfm?x=1210. Catch all Blindstorming topics and replies at http://www.esight.org/blindstorm_view.cfm. *4. New in Profile of a Disability-friendly Company: The McGraw-Hill Companies Consider these public statements about McGraw-Hill's diversity efforts. Of particular interest may be the diversity reflected in the profile of McGraw-Hill's U.S. employees at http://www.mcgraw-hill.com/careers/careers.html. Check the profile of McGraw Hill as well as the public statements of 17 other companies at http://www.esight.org/OverviewByType.cfm?type=profile *5. New in Employer Resources: Don't Squander the Potential of Your Employees With Disabilities Studies show employees with disabilities are likely to outshine your other workers. But they can't shine if you hold them back. These five eSight articles address the tendency to put the skids on those go-getters. Don't fence them in at http://www.eSightCareers.net/index.cfm?x=1211 *6. New in Career Word of the Week: Quiz Yourself! "Protected Class" The definition of "protected class" most closely matches which of the following? A. Employees who have reached a certain level based on longevity or other achievement and who may not be terminated or demoted without cause; similar to "tenured." B. Those individual characteristics that an employer may not base hiring, promotion, firing and other decisions on -- such as race, gender, disability etc. C. Designation of immigration status, work visa or special status due to worker shortages. D. Those plant and animal species listed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as endangered to various degrees; regulatory requirements for such species are not applicable to "unprotected classes." Find the correct answer and learn more about how what the "protected class" concept means for you at http://www.esight.org/glossary_terms_list.cfm. *7. New in eSight Snippets (A through F) A. Which were the 10 most-read resources by eSight Career Network members this week? See them at http://www.esight.org/index.cfm?x=1215. B. Number of new members for eSight Careers Network since January 17: 22. Meet them at http://www.esight.org/index.cfm?x=1217. C. eSight's NetWork News (eNN) is looking for volunteer "foreign correspondents" to help us pull together the world of disabilities and employment news from outside the United States. Write to eNN at [log in to unmask], if you're interested. Place the word "correspondent" in the subject line and tell us about you and about the news resources you have to draw upon. D. New York City is the location of Careers & the disAbled Magazine's Career Expo for People With Disabilities, sponsored by the Association on Higher Education And Disability (AHEAD). This largest career event for people with disabilities is set for March 28, 2003. from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at The New Yorker Hotel, 481 Eighth Ave. (at 34th Street), New York City. Pre-reregister at http://www.eop.com/exporegistration.html. Admission is free. E. You can receive Job Alert, eSight's weekly e-mail newsletter about descriptions and links to the new jobs posted on eSight, by selecting the link "Subscribe or Unsubscribe to eSight Newsletters" on eSight's Main Menu. You can also post jobs that you would like to let other eSight members know about by selecting the link "Post a position" at the bottom of the page titled, "Search eSight's Job Postings", which you can reach by choosing "eSight's Job Postings" on the Main Menu. F. Sample Job Opening Posted on eSight: Teacher of the Visually Impaired Location: US-NY-Syracuse Organization: Syracuse City School District Description: The teacher of the visually impaired teaches students identified by the Committee of Special Education as needing such services. She or he is required to write and implement I.E.P goals related to the visual impairment. This is an itinerant position within the city, teaching students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. Obtain additional information at: http://www.esight.org/index.cfm?x=685 *8. 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