[Blindtlk] Some Job Questions...

[Judy Jones]

I would say the first thing you need to do is get your supports in place, 
i.e. AT for the job.  Find out what registers work best for blind persons, I 
would be talking with your state agency personnel, possibly, exploring your 
options and potential with a VR counselor, and get the big guns behind you 
when applying wor work.  iSome of this will help you develop good 
confidence, plan your work and work your plan, so to speak.

Granted, allying yourself with an agency for the blind is not always 
necessary, but a good VR counselor and agency behind you can go a long way 
in helping you achieve your goals.  I know our agency works with several 
different job development companies to make things happen in the work 
industry for blind persons.  Hurray for you, I think this is great.

Judy

-----Original Message----- 
From: Kerri Kosten
Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2013 4:12 PM
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list ; Blind Talk Mailing 
List ; NFB Talk Mailing List ; Ed McDonald
Subject: [Blindtlk] Some Job Questions...

Hi Everyone:

I am considering applying for some jobs and had a few questions.
Antians Pretzels (a pretzel place in the mall) is looking for "crew
members." I have been told this means someone to make the pretzels and
serve them to the customers, and someone to likely run the register
and take the pretzel orders.
There is a restaurant called Panara Bread (a popular sandwich chain)
opening soon in my area and they are hiring for all positions.
I am considering applying at these places.
Is there any way a blind person can run a cash register?
Is there actually anything I could do at these places as a blind
person or will they immediately look at my blindness and turn me away?
I won't go into full details on a listserve, but I am trying to turn
my life around and one of the ways I thought I could do this was to
find a simple job that would give me confidence, something to do, and
to show me that I can in fact work.
I'll admit, this is my first time applying for a job. If I apply, and
they ask me to come in for an interview, and they say something like
"So, what can you do?" if I'm not sure myself what I can do how do I
respond?
In the past I've just made the excuse that because of my blindness
there is nothing I could do when looking for jobs and just given up
but if I want to turn things around I have to do something and
applying for jobs is one of the things I can think of to do.
Thanks,
Kerri

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