[BlindTlk] Blindness and Resumes

[Shane Lowe]

I'm glad it's coming up now! :)
P, I've had much the same experiences. I think employers really
appreciate honesty, especially if we acknowledge that we will tell
them what we can't do. That lets them know we are aware of any
limitations we might have, and are fully comfortable discussing them.
That's a great point!


On 9/7/20, PLipovsky via BlindTlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> hmmm, I did not get an error msg.  I clicked on the link and it took me
> straight to the correct page.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: BlindTlk <blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Justin Williams
> via BlindTlk
> Sent: Monday, September 7, 2020 7:38 PM
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> Cc: Justin Williams <justin.williams2 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [BlindTlk] Blindness and Resumes
>
> I got the error, page is not found.
>
> Justin
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: BlindTlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of PLipovsky
> via BlindTlk
> Sent: Monday, September 7, 2020 6:09 PM
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>
> I thought it was written very well.
>
> Back in the day when I was looking for jobs, I always downplayed my visual
> impairment, making it secondary.  I found that if I didn't make a big deal
> out of it, the employer didn't either.  At the same time, I let the
> interviewer know that I was completely open and comfortable with answering
> any questions regarding the job, how I would independently navigate the
> work
> place, and how I would perform the tasks expected of me, even talking a
> little about how I lost my vision if they wondered.  One thing I always
> made
> sure to tell them was if there was something I couldn't do, I would let
> them
> know, as honesty is always paramount, as you want to make sure to get off
> on
> the right foot.
>
> This seemed to put the employer at ease and made for a better interview all
> the way around..
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: BlindTlk <blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Shane Lowe via
> BlindTlk
> Sent: Monday, September 7, 2020 4:33 PM
> To: undisclosed-recipients:
> Cc: Shane Lowe <shane at mediate.tech>
> Subject: [BlindTlk] Blindness and Resumes
>
> Hey guys,
> I recently wrote a blog post about how to discuss blindness as an advantage
> during the job search, and thought someone might find it useful. Let me
> know
> what you think!
>
> https://www.supersense.app/post/full-disclosure-when-to-discuss-your-blindne
> ss-in-the-job-search
>
> All the best,
> Shane.
>
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