[nabs-l] rehab counselors and employment

[Ashley Bramlett]

Hi Brice,
Of course we need to do much of the job search ourselves.
Networking is key because often times sending out resumes to unknown 
companies does not work.

My point in the email was to find out what role the counselor should play. 
They have some responsibility in it too.  Maybe they could send you job 
announcements or something.  Maybe they should create a employment support 
group for job seekers to share ideas.  They need to care about their job.

Yes its definately effective to use the university career center.  I'm going 
to use that again as an alumni.  Many schools including mine have job fairs 
s well and that's a great thing to attend.

Ashley

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brice.Smith319 at gmail.com" <brice.smith319 at gmail.com>
To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list" 
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Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2010 8:38 PM
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] rehab counselors and employment


> Do not cling to the counselor or expect them to do all the work. This was 
> the absolute hardest lesson i had to learn when searching for summer 
> internships and I'm still dealing with the disappointing results. Rehab 
> counselors usually will not work magic.
>
> Job searching really is a do it yourself process. That said, it's far 
> better to use your university's career center If you can. Take advantage 
> of the services they offer, from help with resume writing to mock 
> interviews. If nothing else, they may have access to job listings that may 
> be harder to find otherwise.
>
> Brice
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bookwormahb at earthlink.net
> Sent:  06/15/2010, 7:32  PM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: [nabs-l] rehab counselors and employment
>
>
> Hi all,
>
> For those of you in the job search or who have been there, what strategies 
> worked for you?  What did your rehab counselor do to assist you?  I cannot 
> get in touch with my counselor in a timely manner.  I don't know what her 
> role should be.  I think they give clients job coaches upon request.  I 
> wonder what they do for you?
>
> I'd like any advice for communicating with rehab counselors.  I feel as if 
> they don't care about their jobs and steer people toward certain jobs so 
> they can close more cases making them look good.  For instance mine 
> emphasizes the federal government; I am open to that but feel I'd be 
> happier in a small business where more gets done without bureaurcracy.
>
> Thanks.
> Ashley
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