Meet FEI's Career Services Department.

While managing your career is as important as managing your company's resources, it's an area many of us overlook. That's why FEI encourages its members, employed or not, to take advantage of the organization's career services resources and tools.

"We're not an executive search firm, but we do provide networking contacts, teach members how to network and teach them how to manage their careers," says Diane Albergo, FEI's career services manager. Albergo offers telephone consultations with members, to discuss how they can best position themselves, write effective cover letters and identify and promote their marketable skills. She also critiques resumes. And if a member is unemployed, adds Barbara Tokar, member career services administrative assistant, "We give him or her the tools to get started on a job search."

Members who are unemployed and registered with FEI Career Services are entitled to two consecutive years of a reduced national dues rate of $110 per year. Members with jobs to fill within their own companies can access the Career Services portion of FEI's web site, to post available senior-level finance positions at no charge.

While FEI's web site offers listings of available jobs across the country, Albergo hopes to further automate the department, to give her more time to spend counseling members, either on the phone, in the FEI office or at chapter meetings. She also will staff a Career Services booth at every FEI conference, to offer members on-site consultations.

Visit the FEI Careers Center at www.fei.org to browse the help-wanteds, place an ad, subscribe to FEI's Career-Trax e-newsletter and learn more about special member discounts on additional career-search resources.