[nabs-l] training and gaps in a resume

[Jedi Moerke]

In my case, it worked out beautifully because I work as a mobility instructor. So for me, having the training center experience was more of a bonus as it demonstrates that I can travel  non-visually. When I applied  for other jobs not in my current field, I went ahead and listed the  training center and highlighted special skills that I gathered their related  to the job I applied  for.. I Sometimes expanded on these skills in the interview. Sometimes it worked in my favor and sometimes it didn't.

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> On Nov 11, 2013, at 9:04 PM, "Ashley Bramlett" <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> I wanted to ask you all about something that arose in the training centers not the real world thread.
> I thought I’d ask this separately as it’s a big issue I pondered.
> How do you deal with gaps in your resume?
> What if you went to training? Have you listed this in a resume?
> I went to our state center, and may go again out of state because as I mentioned, I did not get everything I needed in state.
> But having been to training leaves gaps.
> How can we use these gaps to our advantage? We cannot put training on a resume as we do not want to reveal blindness.
> 
> So what do you do if you had a gap in the resume? What if you were in training?
> If you had a gap because you simply could not find a job and were not in school, what to say is a quandry.
> Volunteering may be an option if you did something ongoing.
> 
> I’ll ask about these quotes below.
> It caught my attention!
> 
> Cindy said,
> “I have often told my employers about blindness training and how it
> made me an effective problem solver. Use it to your advantage.”
> 
> Cindy, can you give examples?
> Where are you employed?
> How did you say it was an advantage?
> 
> 
> Someone else said they used the training center as an advantage, although I am not sure who it is.
> 
> For now, I have a gap in my resume when I was in training. I don’t think its long enough to hinder me particularly in today’s economy when everyone has gaps.
> 
> But I did get to wondering how we can better tie training to  employment once we speak to the employer.
> 
> Ashley
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