[nabs-l] job search strategies

[Ashley Bramlett]

Rania,
if your email has a spam folder, check there.  Perhaps these list emails are 
filtered as spam.

Ashley
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rania " <raniaismail04 at gmail.com>
To: "'National Association of Blind Students mailing list'" 
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2010 10:51 AM
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] job search strategies


> There is an email list that goes out when ever there is a job opening.
> I am on that list but for some reason I am not receiving the email.
> I hope my email address is not blocking it.
> I asked if my email address is on there correctly and I am told it is.
> Rania,
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
> Behalf
> Of Katy Carroll
> Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2010 8:12 AM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] job search strategies
>
> Hi all,
>
> I just graduated this month, and so I am out in the job market. I am
> starting a paid internship soon.
>
> Does your school have a career center, or an office that keeps a job
> database for students? Also, try some job websites likes monster.com or, 
> if
> you want government work, usajobs.gov. You can try a more local job site.
> Since I am located in the DC area, I would be on dcjobs.com, for example.
> I have put my resume into a few job placement programs, but I haven't 
> heard
> anything back from them. I find this very surprising.
> And, finally, I have found that friends, acquaintances, and colleagues can
> be the best resource of all.
>
> Best of luck,
> Kate
>
> On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 9:46 AM, Rania <raniaismail04 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Ashley those are some good questions.
>> I will be graduating in two months and want to start looking for a
>> place to work so I at least have something in place while I wait to
>> receive my state license.
>> I am looking to stay in my ariea.
>> So are there any suggestions as to how I can get started?
>> Rania,
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of bookwormahb at earthlink.net
>> Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2010 9:40 PM
>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>> Subject: [nabs-l] job search strategies
>>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> For those of you who graduated and are looking or looked for work,
>> what did you do?  What was the best source of job leads?  An internet
>> site?  Friends at the companies you wanted to work for?
>> Did your rehab counselor give you guidance or someone to work with
>> such as a job coach?  Did you recieve job development help through VR
>> or your college?
>>
>> I want to get a clerical position, outreach position, or some position
>> to use my writing skills.
>>
>> My VR counselor said she wants me to use Job placement services but
>> did not elaborate on it; she will in a meeting.  Do you all know what
>> this means and will this help me?  My gut feeling tells me that a
>> third party attempting to "sell" me to an employer or place me
>> somewhere- a place I may know nothing about may not work to my
>> advantage because the employer may not get to know me and if I get a
>> job then they may not like my personality or something may not work
>> out in our relationship.
>>
>> Look forward to your thoughts.
>>
>> Ashley
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