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September 05, 2007
Application Deadline Is Sept. 11 for eSight's Online Networking Course
This fall, take another step in building your career -- without leaving your keyboard. Learn how to use "Online Networking as a Job Search Tool" through the eSight® eLearning Center.
This hands-on, competency-based course is designed to help you develop your online branding and networking skills so you can find the meaningful internship or job that's right for you.
The application form for the "Online Networking as a Job Search Tool" course at http://www.esight.org/link.cfm?n=1116
All application materials must be submitted by September 11, 2007. The fall 2007 session of this course will run from September 26 through November 20, 2007.
During this eight-week course, you will learn how to work with others online, deal with your particular disability employment barriers, create your personal brand, develop your e-Portfolio, research your targeted employers, and cultivate your contacts.
You will also receive individualized coaching by Jim Hasse, eSight's senior content developer and facilitator for the course, who has more than 40 years of personal experience with disability employment issues. He created the curriculum for "Online Networking as a Job Search Tool" with this premise in mind:
The more you interact online, make networking a habit, gain insight into practical employment job-seeking strategies from a disability perspective, establish a career focus and achieve visibility for your particular expertise the quicker you'll find meaningful work.This interactive course requires five or more hours a week for eight weeks to complete the assignments. It offers one lesson a week, which you'll receive on Wednesdays.
To be considered for this course, you must meet the following requirements: a college degree or equivalent, time availability, demonstration of initial work in developing your career and a track record that shows you will diligently attend to this class and complete its assignments.
Phone interviews of applicants will be held during the week of September 17 as part of the selection process. Those chosen to participate in the course will receive their first lesson on Wednesday, September 26, 2007.
For more details about this course, go to http://www.esight.org/view.cfm?x=1968
Note: Class size for this course is very limited due to the high amount individual coaching each eLearner receives. Apply now.
Posted by Nancy at September 5, 2007 03:11 PM