Medtronic Proud to Host MN
Career Development for the 21st Century
Medtronic, Inc., is proud to be the lead company for the Minnesota
Business Leadership Network, an employer-led endeavor that promotes
best employment practices and enhances competitive employment opportunities
for skilled candidates with disabilities.
Minnesota Career Development
for the 21st Century will be held on Wednesday, October 26, 2005
from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm at Medtronic World Headquarters, 710 Medtronic
Parkway in Fridley. The event will focus on a state-wide effort to
promote career development for students with disabilities through
hands-on career exploration. The goal of this event is to promote
disability as a central component of diversity recruitment resulting
in a more inclusive workforce.
Jennifer Sheehy Keller
will be the keynote speaker for the event. Ms. Keller is the President’s
appointed Special Assistant for Employment to the Assistant Secretary
of the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services
(OSERS) and Acting Deputy Commissioner of the Rehabilitation Services
Administration in the US Department of Education.
The Minnesota Business Leadership Network is a proud host of Mentoring
Day 2005. This national focus began in 1999 and is a partnership
of private, non-profit, governmental and educational organizations.
Along with Medtronic, participating companies include 3M, Ameriprise
Financial (formerly American Express), Bon Appetit Catering, Cargill,
Deloitte, Fairview Health Services, Microsoft, The Federal Executive
Council of Agencies, Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic
Development and the State of Minnesota.
This event is open to people
with disabilities that are 18-years-old and older, and currently
planning to enroll in college or a technical program, enrolled in
post-secondary training including college, university, or technical
school, and to those who have recently graduated from post-secondary
programs. Registration is required for this event. Registration information
can be found at www.mnbln.org. Space is limited and there
is no cost for student participation. The registration deadline is
October 19, 2005. Lunch will be provided and participants must provide
their own transportation.
Dress for Success and
Bring Your Resume!
