[nabs-l] training and gaps in a resume

[melissa Green]

that is exactly what I do as well.
in fact I used it during an interview last week.

best wishes,
Sincerely,
Melissa R Green
"Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole 
staircase." -- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Good afternoon Ashley and all, I tried to use gaps in my resume to my 
advantage. If it's relevant to the job I used my training experience or 
other gaps that I may have in my resume. It's best to try to explain them 
and focus on the skills you have gained during the gaps.

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> On Jan 27, 2014, at 12:43 PM, Carly Mihalakis <carlymih at comcast.net> 
> wrote:
>
> Good morning, Ashley,
>
> Did I see your unwillinness to what is it? "disclose?"
> Will it ultimately make any difference whether you disclose to your 
> employer or, perpetuate some typa well-justified technicality which is, 
> effectively deceatful?
> Get over yourself! Stop playing games. It takes us all and, if they said 
> there ought not be blind peple, you would be outraged. Be blind, and 
> proud!
> for today, Car
> 408-209-3239
>
>
> I was brain damaged at one point a 3-month coma, additional rehab the 
> whole bit. Obviously, had it not been for my being a student and on the 
> job market and because of my   Why At 07:04 PM 11/11/2013, Ashley Bramlett 
> 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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