[nabs-l] Advice on internship

[RJ Sandefur]

Be honest! RJ
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "zeynep sule yilmaz" <blacklotus86 at gmail.com>
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> Hi Minh,
>
> I would disclose it at my interview.  You will have chance to convince
> employer for your qualifications. If they say that is the main duty,
> you can offer possible solutions. Everyone is looking for from his or
> her perspective so final decision is totally yours. Research says
> discrimination occurs less through in person communication.
>
> Good luck!
>
> Zeynep
>
>
> 2014-03-27 15:46 GMT-05:00, Darian <dsmithnfb at gmail.com>:
>> Hello,
>> Forgive the vagueness here, as I don't necessarily know what exactly I 
>> would
>> say.
>> What's coming to mind right now is to assess how much of what I'm doing 
>> has
>> to do with those programs.  If a good majority of the work has to do with 
>> it
>> then this might not be an appropriate opportunity for me because I'm
>> spending more time on the workaround then being productive.
>>
>> This seems not to be the case however, so I would look into how I would 
>> work
>> around this particular aspect.  If the barrier I'm facing is small 
>> enough,
>> maybe I can request an assistant on staff or a fellow intern to complete 
>> the
>> task. Maybe I would look into what precisely i  am  supposed to do with
>> these programs and see if there are other technological workarounds.
>>
>>
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>>> On Mar 27, 2014, at 1:33 PM, minh ha <minh.ha927 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> I am currently applying for internships this summer, and I am looking
>>> for some advice on how to handle addressing one of the requirements
>>> for this particular internship. The internship is a fund-raising
>>> internship where I would be creating online giving campaigns and
>>> writing grants/getting in touch with donors. However, one of the
>>> requirements is proficiency with adobi photo shop or similar program
>>> to develop brochures. For obvious reasons, this requirement would be
>>> extremely hard for me to fulfill, but other than that, it is a perfect
>>> match for my skill set. How would you go about addressing an issue
>>> like this in a cover letter or subsequent interview? Thanks for any
>>> advice!
>>>
>>> Best,
>>> Minh
>>>
>>> --
>>> "All men dream, but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty
>>> recesses of their minds, wake in the day to find that it was vanity:
>>> but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act on
>>> their dreams with open eyes, to make them possible." T. E. Lawrence
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