[Jobs] Question about a company

[Dick Davis]

Charlotte,
There are many organizations in Minneapolis and St. Paul that employ
personal care attendants who work with people in their homes.  If you look
for personal care attendants in the job listings, you will see a lot of
them.  There are different care options, and I know working with seniors is
one of them.  By looking locally, you can deal with well established firms.
I believe a number of them include wages in their job listings. 
Dick Davis

-----Original Message-----
From: jobs-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:jobs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
stella.doering at assurant.com
Sent: Friday, October 13, 2006 8:26 AM
To: Jobs for the Blind
Subject: Re: [Jobs] Question about a company

Charlotte, it's not so unusual to leave wage information off of job 
postings.  I look at postings all the time as part of my job and  find 
that less than half of them list any wage/salary info.  As far as getting 
a job right away, I think your intuitions are correct  that, if they find 
that your skills match their current need, they could place you 
immediately.  In most of these types of businesses they have a continuous 
need for employees and may have more work than staff to fill jobs.  Since 
you would probably be going to people's homes, the only caveat I would 
offer is that if you are sent to a home where you are uncomfortable with 
the behavior of a client or family member, or if you are concerned for 
your safety, then you should let the company know right away.   Although I 
don't make home visits in my current job, I have in several past 
positions, and I can tell you that you should trust your instincts if you 
feel uncomfortable with a situation and try to remove yourself from it 
quickly if you feel unsafe. 



Stella F. Doering, M.A., CRC, CDMS, CCM
Assurant Employee Benefits
Kansas City, MO 


****************************************************************************
**********
This e-mail message and all attachments transmitted with it may contain
legally privileged and/or confidential information intended solely for the
use of the addressee(s). If the reader of this message is not the intended
recipient, you are hereby notified that any reading, dissemination,
distribution, copying, forwarding or other use of this message or its
attachments is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in
error, please notify the sender immediately and delete this message and all
copies and backups thereof.

Thank you.
****************************************************************************
**********
_______________________________________________
Jobs mailing list
Jobs at nfbnet.org
http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/jobs