[humanser] Job interviews

Wed Jul 6 04:58:13 UTC 2016

Rebecca,

I would encourage you to sell your skills and your experience and your education

I would like to share a couple reflections and a few thoughts about my own experiences trying to find work getting an interview and finally having a job that I really love.

I believe that there were two factors that help me to land my job. First, I'm the real deal. I am good at what I do. I enjoy facilitating presenting and writing reports yes, you heard me right writing reports I also believe that it helped out two of the three interviewers were acquainted with me. One of the interviewers was present when I did a presentation for her team I am proud to say that I am a member of this team.

I am going to make a speculation that at some level may be a little controversial I wonder if sometimes I am my own worst enemyI have been told that I have to sell myself; that I have to be better than my cited counterpartg I have also been told that I should weave into my story how I do things as a blind person. Honestly, I think to some extent that it was these believes and what I had been coached to do by professionals and friends that actually may have contributed to me not getting a lot of the jobs I interviewed for I am very thankful for individuals on this listserv and for the rest of my Federation family. I believe that I would still be unemployed if I had not reached out to people on this list and individuals in the Federation.

Rebecca, you are the real deal! You are your best representative; your best sales person and authentically and innately capable

Thoughtfully,
Lisa Irving

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> On Jul 5, 2016, at 7:57 PM, JD Townsend via Humanser <humanser at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> 
> Hello & best of luck in your job hunt.
> 
> I would suggest that you do not go into a job interview with the idea of presenting what accomadations they might be expected to provide.  I would go in with the idea that you can do a superior job, that your success in university in obtaining a graduate degree shows you are competant to do assigned tasks in a complete and timely manner.  They should not ask you how you would accomplish those tasks, if they do so they are in violation of statute, a fact I would not bring up.
> 
> I have answered similar questions by saying that I have overcome obsticles by being flexable and that my efforts have gotten me to this interview on time and with questions concerning how I can show my skills as a team member to acomplish the agency's goals.  I often have told folks that I don't like paperwork, but that completing it on time is a good feeling and that I like that good feeling.  About EMR I might say that I have excellent skills in MS Office and other programs and that I'm sure that my learning curve will be as quick as any other new employee.
> 
> I would never mention screen readers, scan & read programs, or other adoptive equiptment.  Your job in an interview is to get the job offer.  No one is interested in how you perform your job duties, only that they will be done.  Assure them of that small fact.
> 
> Go to the interviews standing tall and proud of your skills and abilities as a psychotherapist without any apology for being blind.  You might use your blindness as an asset as, indeed, it can be.
> 
> 
> JD
> From: Rebecca Arrowood via Humanser
> Sent: Monday, July 04, 2016 8:17 PM
> To: Human Services Division Mailing List
> Cc: Rebecca Arrowood
> Subject: [humanser] Job interviews
> 
> Hi everyone,
> 
> As I continue my job search and hope to obtain some job interviews soon does anyone have any good input regarding talking about accommodations? As my vision has declined I am starting to learn that there are certain things I used to be able to do but now I'm having trouble with. Therefore trying to come up with accommodations that I may need for a job as a counselor or therapist has been difficult. How do I disclose accommodations I may need but also come across as being able to do the job?  I am very new with all of this so any feedback or input would be appreciated!  Also how do you discern what is a reasonable accommodation?
> 
> Thanks,
> Rebecca Arrowood
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> 
>> On Jul 2, 2016, at 8:07 AM, JD Townsend via Humanser <humanser at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Hello Quinto,
>> 
>> Well, almost every feature is accessible.  At the present time I can read most everything and enter most everything, the sole exception is a portion of the psychiatrist's reports that identifies the current diagnosis.  I'm guessing that I can read this with the virtual reader feature of Window-Eyes, perhaps JAWS has a similar feature.  But, without a screen reader most of the screens are a mess of poorly connected bits, some read and some not.
>> 
>> JD
>> -----Original Message----- From: Quinto Sanchez via Humanser
>> Sent: Friday, July 01, 2016 11:55 AM
>> To: Human Services Mailing List
>> Cc: Quinto Sanchez
>> Subject: [humanser] Scripting for EMR
>> 
>> Hi list,
>> 
>> I am curious for those of you who have had someone come in and write scripts to make EMR programs more accessible, how well did that work? Were you then able to use all aspects of the software or was it only the most essential features needed for your employment? Were you able to read history, case notes, assessments, appointment scheduling.... and were you able to not only read but insert information as needed? Thanks in advance.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Quinto Sanchez M.A., LPC
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