[Faith-talk] Employment for the blind, top tips for a successful job interview.

[Doris and Chris]

You raise a few very inersting points. I wonder also if and what are 
cultural points in this.

The question of whether or not to mention blindness in the job 
application is one that really intersts me as I have had different 
recommendations on the subject.

First of all - and to connect this toto our faith *g* - there is the 
commandment of "not bearing false witness", or in plain language not to lie.

Some people have given me the advice, though, not to mention my 
blindness in my letter of application or my resume so it would not 
influence the employers decision of whether or not to invite me for 
an interview as I would not apply for a job I was not qualified for.

Other people, like you, recommend being straight forward about my 
blindness  and confident so that I convince the employer of my 
ability to handle the job and not create the impression  that I am 
likely to give false information or create the impression I am not 
confident I can handle the job.
Thanks bunches and God bless,

Doris



At 06:13 AM 10/21/2013 +0200, you wrote:
>Hello everyone. Good time wherever you are, whenever you're reading 
>this message. I hope you all are keeping really well. as all we 
>know, the hardest part of permanently chartering a blind applicant, 
>is the fact that most of the workplaces are not equipped with the 
>major facilities that the blind needs to cope with the job demands, 
>and to adequately accomplish a task. It's a complicated part of the 
>subject, but, it is an undeniable fact. Most of the time, company 
>directors would throw the argumentative assertion, that the vast 
>majority of blind people, are unemployable. Well, in spite of the 
>emotional aspect of that statement, let us be more realistic, and 
>let us ask the question; Are the blind people sufficiently prepared 
>for the jobs they apply to? Most of the blind workers are hired as 
>callcenter agents and so forth. But even so, when you are in the 
>process of getting a job, you need to follow some instructions, 
>which hopefully assists you, in positively impressing your 
>interviewer. Here are some tips to present yourself professionally. 
>Firstly; writing your Resume. How you write your Resume? A Resume is 
>a summary of someone's former education and work experience. Here 
>are some basic tips, of how to present your Resume professionally. 
>1; Identify yourself. At the beginning of your Resume, you should 
>write your name, your current address, place of birth, date of 
>birth, and a valid contact information, that includes, telephone, 
>cellphone, and E-Mail. 2; Career objective. You should write a brief 
>statement, describing the field of your interest, and why you are 
>interested to pursue in that particular field. So, for instance, it 
>could be as follows. " To find a challenging opportunity to pursue 
>in the field of telicommunication  profession, by which I can exert 
>my skills, and to demonstrate my firm adequacy to the sufficient 
>paramount". 3; Your work experience. You should write a brief 
>outline of your work experience, stating your job description, the 
>date of its commencement, the date of its termination, and the 
>reason of why you had to leave the job if that is relevant. 4; 
>Education and credentials. In the next section, you are expected to 
>summarize your degrees and certificates, starting from what is 
>higher, to lesser degrees. Mentioning your Bachelors first, followed 
>by highschool certificate. 5; Stating your qualities, along with its 
>pros and cons. In this section, you should talk in brief about your 
>qualities, mentioning both of your advantages, and 
>disadvantages.   6; Stating your interests. In this section, you 
>should briefly talk about your interests and what hobbies  you like. 
>Such as, reading, exercizing, socializing, and so on. At this point, 
>you can congratulate yourself, you're almost done. You just need to 
>revise the contents of your Resume with a professional. Good luck. 
>Secondly; in preparation for your interview. Now we have written our 
>Resume, it is time now to share some major tips for passing the 
>interview successfully. It is a standard manual, which works for the 
>blind and the sighted alike. 1; Revise your Resume. In preparation 
>for your interview, you should speak in accordance to what your 
>Resume contains. Don't go beyond, don't exaggerate, avoid 
>inaccuracy, and you should precisely refer to the information given 
>in your Resume. 2; Study about the company. It's not exactly that 
>you have to study about the company, but, you must read some basic 
>information about the company you are going to. Read about its 
>foundation, principles, accomplishments, and of course, the privacy 
>statement of that company. 3; Dress smart and elegantly. Simply, 
>have a decent outfit on. It doesn't need to be something expensive. 
>It could still be simple, but nice looking, ironed etc. Have your 
>hair fixed, shorten it if its too long, take a lovely refreshing 
>shower, and, put on perfume. 4; Please, arive on time. The initial 
>impression the staff of the company will develop about you, is 
>essentially based on the time of your arrival. Thus, it is 
>absolutely unrecommended to be late, not even for a brief period of 
>time. 5; At your interview. Be quite specific, speak confidently, 
>and stay up to the point. If you were asked about Y, don't talk 
>about Z. Don't be talkative. And at the same time, sell yourself to 
>me. Try to significantly convince me, that you are the one, that I 
>should hire. The concise your phrases are, the better. Have a 
>brilliant smile as you speak. But avoid the really big one. Talk 
>about your own strategic scheme in dealing with stressful 
>situations, if you were applying for a customer care agent position. 
>Talk about your future plan within five years. Be practical, and 
>avoid inconsistency. Avoid copying some memorable phrases, and speak 
>within your own. 6; Well the final point, and the most important 
>one, particularly for blind applicants. Please, don't ever hide your 
>blindness, either in your Resume, it should be explicitly stated, as 
>well as on your telephone interview, prior to the actual one. 
>Please, don't ever assume, that veiling your blindness is better. 
>Well, it certainly isn't. If you do so, they will consider you a 
>dishonest individual, and you might be rejected based on that 
>negative conclusion. That's just my humble opinion, and of course, 
>other blind people may have different schools of thought on that 
>regard. Of course, that type of attitude may vary, from a place to 
>another, depending on how your community is well informed about 
>adaptive technology.    I hope this was useful for everyone. And I 
>wish you all a successfully productive, and prosperous day. Mostafa 
>Almahdy.         _______________________________________________ 
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