[nabs-l] my career interests

[Joe Orozco]

Josh,

It sounds to me as though you are more focused on getting the career without
giving too much attention to your degree.  A degree isn't a pass card to
land a job.  In fact, many people find it difficult to find a job even with
a degree, so you really have to milk your degree for all it's worth to
really know your field and ensure you are competitive against the hundreds
of people that apply for any one position.  To that end, I'm not sure where
this nonsense of psychology fits anywhere.  In due course I will be looking
for someone to add to my company with the ability to handle web design and
database management, and I assure you psychology will not be a key qualifier
for me.  I already know I'm crazy. LOL

Seriously, this may sound harsh.  Yet, I think you're setting yourself up
for failure.  Helping friends fix their technical issues is nice but is not
tangible experience.  Volunteer for an organization where you can document
your work and walk away with a reference or two.  And, remember that just
because you're interested in adaptive technology, this does not mean the job
will be any easier to land.  As you have already discovered, degrees are
preferred, and my own opinion, relevant degrees are even better so that I,
as a potential future customer, can trust that the representative on the
other end of the line is fully competent to discuss all the issues related
to my problem if my inquiry is related to technical support.  If I'm a
student, I want to ensure the teacher knows more than I do, not the other
way around as was sadly the case in a recent experience.

I'm still scratching my head over this business of dolphins.  Maybe the
first step is to sit down and really figure out what it is you want out of
life.  Don't feel compelled to enter a career because anyone is pressuring
you.  If you can figure out your true ambition, your studies are going to be
much more enjoyable, and you will feel more motivated to find a way to get
around inaccessible Microsoft products.  Trust me, the accessibility
problems will never go away.  I consider myself to be just shy of an
advanced computer user, and I still go back and forth with our office on our
stupid file exchange network.

Finally, if you have to ask whether InstantDegrees.com is a credible
educational institution, you've got a lot of work ahead of you my friend.
It's a diploma mill.  I've seen your posts where you've checked out several
different options for your education.  Pick one, suck it up and stick to it!

Best,

Joe

"Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves,
some turn up their noses, and some don't turn up at all."--Sam Ewing 

-----Original Message-----
From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org 
[mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Josh Kennedy
Sent: Friday, January 07, 2011 2:43 PM
To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Subject: [nabs-l] my career interests

Hi

I did some job searching. My main career goal is to be a helpdesk or 
helpdesk/tech support person making $35000 to $40000 per year. Either 
that or training blind people in assistive technology. I already have 
lots of experience in tech support and training due to having mostly 
friends who are blind. Here where I live most my friends are either 
blind. I do have sighted friends but they are older retired people mid 
60s 70s and 80s. I'm only 28. Also guys what do you think of 
the website 
www.instantdegrees.com ? upon reading the faq and other info there do 
you think it is legitimate? could I get a job after purchasing 
from that 
website www.instantdegrees.com ? take a look at it and let me know what 
your thoughts are.

Josh

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