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May 31, 2005
Summary for May: Transforming Vulnerability Into Authenticity
The discussions on the "Swimming in the Mainstream" blog and elsewhere on eSight during May created a synergy among our members which led to unexpected insight.
Our original discussion question was about instances in which those of us with disabilities have risen above the low expectations others in the workplace have placed on us because we were apparently vulnerable.
I think we’ve discovered that many of us have used our experiences with vulnerability to develop an authenticity in working with people.
Take a look at "‘Swimming in the Mainstream’ Insight: Tapping Job Candidates Who Have Transformed Vulnerability Into Authenticity."
That article discusses another reason why savvy employers include people with disabilities in their recruiting efforts.
This new article in eSight’s Employer Resources section illustrates these three benefits you gain by joining the discussion on eSight’s SiM blog:
1. You grow personally and help other eSight members find meaningful work.
2. You generate insights which can be transformed into employer resources, such as this week’s featured article.
3. You fully tap the Internet for showcasing your career accomplishments in a rapidly growing network.
We will again e-mail this week’s new Employer Resources article to our extensive outreach e-mail list, which includes a wide range of employers.
Note that this week’s featured article includes links to the offering statements of the eSight SiM blog participants it quotes.
You can also gain immediate visibility for yourself under this ongoing eSight networking initiative by submitting a two-sentence "offering statement" which describes what you can do for a potential employer.
Read the offering statements others have posted.
If you have further thoughts to add to the discussion capped by "‘Swimming in the Mainstream’ Insight: Tapping Job Candidates Who Have Transformed Vulnerability Into Authenticity," please do so here.
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Posted by Jim at May 31, 2005 06:02 PM