[nabs-l] volunteering

[Ryan Silveira]

I just had a thought.  Does your school have a career center?  If so,
you might talk to them.  I'm sure they could help look for
opportunities.  You might also try your guidance office.  I know
guidance counselors are a pain, but they are helpful...sometimes.
Anyway, just a thought.  If you have any friends or family members who
are in your chosen career fields or who know people in those fields,
you might talk to them.  It's always good to have a network of people
in your chosen career.  It will help you to get vollunteering
opportunities and with a lot of other things in the future.  Good
luck!

Ryan

On 12/2/13, Ashley Bramlett <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:
> you can search online or network by asking people in your  community.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lillie Pennington
> Sent: Sunday, December 01, 2013 11:04 PM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] volunteering
>
> This raises a good question. How does one go about finding the
> opportunities?
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Nov 29, 2013, at 3:09 PM, Rebecca Sabo <beckyasabo at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hi
>> How do you get involved to fine volunteer positions ?  I have my AA degree
>>
>> in Human Services.  I am working toward my BA in human services.  I am
>> looking for work or volunteer in the field of human service.  I need more
>>
>> work experience on my resume.
>> Becky
>>> On Nov 28, 2013, at 1:33 PM, Arielle Silverman <arielle71 at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi illie,
>>>
>>> I volunteered for a teen crisis hotline when I was in high school. It
>>> would be a great way to learn what it is like to counsel people
>>> dealing with serious life challenges and to see if this is something
>>> you enjoy and feel comfortable with. You could also volunteer for a
>>> Hospice or other facility that involves nursing care. Some of these
>>> kinds of programs may have job shadow or summer intern opportunities
>>> for teens. Good luck!
>>> Arielle
>>>
>>>> On 11/27/13, Lillie Pennington <lilliepennington at fuse.net> wrote:
>>>> Thanks for all of the suggestions. I will begin looking into some
>>>> nonprofits
>>>> around here and talking to some people as to what I could do. Again,
>>>> thanks
>>>> for all the help.
>>>>
>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>
>>>>> On Nov 27, 2013, at 10:41 PM, "Ashley Bramlett"
>>>>> <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Lillie,
>>>>> I suggest you job shadow some people in these fields. Also conduct
>>>>> informational interviews which basically means you interview someone
>>>>> in
>>>>> the field about their job; ask how they got there, what skills they
>>>>> use,
>>>>> what typical duties are like, and what they like and dislike about the
>>>>> job.
>>>>>
>>>>> Its smart of you to research careers because so many people just take
>>>>> jobs
>>>>> they don't like or they go to higher education and study a lot. After
>>>>> studying and obtaining a degree, they get jobs and find out they hate
>>>>> the
>>>>> field.
>>>>>
>>>>> Preparing early will help you get a good career and a happy one too.
>>>>> To volunteer, look at nonprofits.
>
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Ryan L. Silveira