December 2009

“Ready and nAbled” Blog

• Your Career - Your Storyboard!
   Previously I've suggested to you that the traditional resume and three references associated with your career search was going the way of the VCR or baggy pants on young guys - maybe some wishful thinking? As a director of a delivery within IT for a mid-sized company, I review a lot of resumes. Here's the thing. How do I state this delicately? Wel […]
• How can I KNOW a Diverse and Inclusive Company to Call my own?
  With so many of us scrambling during this challenging period to find our next professional "home", whether that ultimately leads to contracting, consulting or a permanent role, we might do well to really think about making our nest with a company or clients that appeal to our cultural needs. We talk about an organization's culture, even its he […]
• To Disclose or not to Disclose - THAT is the Question!
  Admittedly, I’m feeling a bit sheepish tackling the very delicate and complex challenge of whether or not, and when, to disclose a disability to an employer or prospective employer. The reason? I sustained my spinal cord injury while still in college, so my disability is evident and I’ve only known managing my career within the parameters of also managing my […]
• Assistive Technology as a Career Tool
  I've worked in and around Assistive Technology (AT) for nearly my entire career, early on within the durable medical equipment industry, next in the development and application of the Parastep-I System - a functional neuromuscular electrical stimulator for limited ambulation and exercise, then with both augmentative communication and related computer in […]