[nabs-l] looking for a summer job

[minh ha]

Hi Sophie,

I really like the ideas Kaiti suggested. It's never too early to start
thinking about what kind of career you might want to pursue so take
advantage of all the time you have in the summer to begin exploring
your interests. Ask your teachers, your parents, your friends' parents
if they would let you shadow them for a day or give you an internship
in an area you're curious about for more experience. If you like kids,
you could work at a day/overnight camp as a counselor. I worked as a
counselor for a camp basically every summer of high school. You could
also look into tutoring students in the community for free or paid.
Use bulletin boards at community centers/libraries or word of mouth to
advertise your services. A website that I recommend you look into
while searching for internships/volunteer opportunities is
idealist.org. I'm obsessed with it as it as helped me locate potential
organizations that I want to work with before. Have fun and good luck
finding something to do this summer. :)

Cheers,
Minh

On 2/2/14, Kaiti Shelton <crazy4clarinet104 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Sophie,
>
> Here are a few suggestions that I know have worked for me or others I know.
>
> If you have any sort of agency that produces braille, perhaps they
> would like a braille proofreader.  I know a guy who got an internship
> doing this for a summer and he really liked it.  If you know what sort
> of field you want to go into in college, or at least have a few ideas,
> try volunteering or job shadowing someone else in that field.  It is
> not only a way to be productive over the summer, but also a good way
> to find out if the career you think you want is really the right one
> for you, and get a little professional experience while you're at it.
> The last one may be a little controversial but I know it can be done.
> If you have any prior experience working with kids you can try
> babysitting or working at a daycare.
>
> Good luck!
>
> On 1/31/14, Sophie Trist <sweetpeareader at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hey NABS people,
>>
>> I'm seventeen and a junior in high school. Since I'm not going to
>> any blindness training camp this summer, I decided I'd look for a
>> job, volunteer or paid doesn't matter. I honestly have no idea
>> what I want to do or how to go about finding a job. The only work
>> experience I had was last year at STEP when the director of LCB
>> found the job for me. How does one go about finding summer jobs?
>> Wht kind of summer jobs are accessible to blind teenagers? Any
>> input is appreciated. Thanks in advance for any help!
>>
>> Yours sincerely,
>> Sophie
>>
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