[Job-Discussions] Needing advice on searching for a new job

[Shelly Kane]

Nicole:


After reading this thread, I am definitely interested in learning more 
about teaching English to children in other countries.  I was wondering, 
do you need a college education?  Do you need experience teaching?  
Also, if I were to search for companies, what would I type in to do it 
on the phone?  I'm totally blind and I think the phone would work best 
for me.  Thanks in advance.  I'm trained in the secretarial field but 
have decided to try something different.

Shelly

On 2/27/2021 8:35 PM, Nicole Poston via Job-Discussions wrote:
> Just a suggestion or two but based upon what you have shared, have you 
> considered working online teaching English as a second language to 
> children and adults in China or other foreign countries?  There are 
> lots of different companies out there that do this and you could do 
> this from home.  It would fit right in with your ESL experience.  I'm 
> not sure if every one of them is accessible but I think with a little 
> research you could find one that is.  I think there is even one out 
> there where you do it by phone, which might eliminate accessibility 
> issues.  Another option but which would require you to go somewhere is 
> checking local school systems.  They might be looking for tutors, 
> maybe even ESL tutors.  Depending on your typing ability, you could 
> also look into transcription.  If you look around, there are some that 
> are entry level and then once you got some experience, you could 
> always switch to a different one to make more money.  This can also be 
> done at home.
> Nicole
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Misty Dawn Bradley via Job-Discussions <job-discussions at nfbnet.org>
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> Sent: Sat, Feb 27, 2021 12:39 pm
> Subject: [Job-Discussions] Needing advice on searching for a new job
>
> Hi everyone,
> I am currently searching for a new job and I am looking for advice. As 
> for my current job, some circumstances have come up to where I need to 
> quit as soon as I can Due to factors in the environment that are 
> causing health issues for me. I currently work in a production 
> facility that gives jobs to the blind and visually impaired making 
> things for the military. I would like to get out of that  line of work 
> and get a job in a more main stream field. As far as my education, I 
> have an associates degree in general studies. as far as my work 
> experience, I served part time in AmeriCorps State and National for a 
> nine month program as an ESL tutor and did a work study at my local 
> community college in the field of accessibility for e-learning. I have 
> had two positions at two different production plants mainly hiring the 
> blind and visually impaired as a sewing machine operator.
> I am taking this next week off to apply for jobs, but I am having 
> difficulty knowing where even to start, as a lot of jobs I have looked 
> at require vision. A lot of the retail jobs require you to check out 
> people at registers or use proprietary systems that are not 
> accessible. Some of the job descriptions even stated that you need a 
> good visual acuity to do that particular job. The ones that don’t 
> require vision tend to require more experience than what I have. Even 
> most of the customer service jobs I have looked at require at least 
> six months to a year of customer service experience even for entry 
> level jobs. I thought about Office jobs, such as being a secretary or 
> something like that, but I wonder how I would handle paperwork. I know 
> some of it you can scan, but there are some forms that you would have 
> to fill out by hand so I wonder how that would work as a blind or 
> visually impaired person that has trouble filling out forms myself. I 
> am interested in a work at home position if possible, but I would take 
> an on site position as well.
> Does anyone on this list have any ideas of any jobs that are 
> accessible yet don’t require more than an associates degree and don’t 
> require a lot of experience? if you have gotten a job under similar 
> education and experience, what kinds of jobs have you had? Are there 
> any tips or advice you would give to someone looking for a new job?
> Thank you,
>
>
> Misty Bradley
> MistyDBradley at gmail.com <mailto:MistyDBradley at gmail.com>
> https://www.JourneyingThroughHealing.com 
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