[nabs-l] looking for a summer job

[Lillie Pennington]

Hi Sophie

This may not put you out and about in the community, but it could be a good
resume asset. Have you ever considered going into business for yourself? You
could sell something you make, be a computer developer/programmer, or maybe
teach or tutor something. For example, I am looking into how I can make my
own Braille earrings. I can make the earrings simple enough, its just
finding out how to get Braille on tiles/beads that will be the problem. 

Hth and let us know how the job search goes. 


-----Original Message-----
From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Kaiti Shelton
Sent: Sunday, February 02, 2014 7:17 PM
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] looking for a summer job

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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