[nabs-l] Advice on internship

[Arielle Silverman]

Ya I probably wouldn't mention PhotoShop at all in the cover letter
but would really focus there on how I can perform at the other duties.
I would wait to mention it at the interview and stress how I can
prepare all the written content for the brochures and then collaborate
with another sighted employee to make it visually appealing.
Good luck!
Arielle

On 3/27/14, RJ Sandefur <joltingjacksandefur at gmail.com> wrote:
> Be honest! RJ
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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.
>>>
>>>
>>> This electronic message has been brought to you by my mobile device.
>>>
>>>> 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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