[nabs-l] If or where to include center training on a job application.

[Joshua Lester]

When filling out the resume part of the application, put Blind Inc as
part of your education, and put the Website in parinthesis.
Blessings, Joshua

On 7/20/12, Cynthia Bennett <clb5590 at gmail.com> wrote:
> I am currently job searching and running into a quandary.
>
> If a stranger looked at my resume, it would appear that I ended work
> in August of 2011, and that I have not worked since. When in reality,
> from September to April, I was attending BLIND, Inc. and could have
> not worked very much even if given the opportunity.
>
> Sharing the blind thing before appearing at an interview has always
> been a tossup for me. I always love giving my first impression in
> person so I have more control over the first impression than allowing
> some HR assistant’s mind to marinate in all of the possibilities of
> bad stereotypes only to throw my application out because of some
> “excuse.”
>
> But I am starting to think that maybe this gap on my resume is hurting
> me more than including blindness training as a part of my education.
> But therein lies another problem. I do not have nearly enough space on
> my resume to properly explain blindness training. I have included
> supplemental documents sometimes. If I feel it is appropriate for a
> certain job, then I go ahead and divulge it. I provide a plethora of
> information and give the website and contact information if they are
> so inclined to learn more. I definitely do this when gaps in
> employment require explanation.
>
> But right now, I am working with an online application with no place
> to upload a supplemental document. There is just one place for a
> resume, and in my cover letter, I want to focus on the job
> qualifications rather than explain 8 months of unemployment. Normally,
> I would submit my application and be done with it, but as I keep
> submitting more and more unanswered applications, I am always
> wondering what I could be doing better.
>
> Thoughts?
>
> If there is a short way to convey that I went to a great center and
> learned great skills, what is it?
>
> I know that we could go on for volumes about whether blind people are
> still discriminated against in the workplace, good job finding
> strategies, etc. but I would appreciate if direct replies to this
> message pertained to the question at hand and that emails regarding
> other blindness and job related issues be introduced with another
> subject line.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Cindy
>
>
> --
> Cynthia Bennett
> B.A. Psychology, UNC Wilmington
>
> clb5590 at gmail.com
> 828.989.5383
>
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