[nfb-talk] Some Job Questions...

[Reyazuddin, Yasmin]

Hi Kerri, 
You should sign up for the Jobs mailing list where such questions are
discussed. 
Also it will be good to know what is your educational background. You
should not take a job just because it is a job. However, if you are
interested in the food business then it is your calling. 
The Hadley School for the blind has some cooking classes. 
Blind people can use a cash register where the register can talk. 
We hope you do well in your job search. 

Yasmin Reyazuddin 
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Montgomery County Government 
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-----Original Message-----
From: nfb-talk [mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Kerri
Kosten
Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2013 6:12 PM
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list; Blind Talk
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Subject: [nfb-talk] Some Job Questions...

Hi Everyone:

I am considering applying for some jobs and had a few questions.
Antians Pretzels (a pretzel place in the mall) is looking for "crew
members." I have been told this means someone to make the pretzels and
serve them to the customers, and someone to likely run the register
and take the pretzel orders.
There is a restaurant called Panara Bread (a popular sandwich chain)
opening soon in my area and they are hiring for all positions.
I am considering applying at these places.
Is there any way a blind person can run a cash register?
Is there actually anything I could do at these places as a blind
person or will they immediately look at my blindness and turn me away?
I won't go into full details on a listserve, but I am trying to turn
my life around and one of the ways I thought I could do this was to
find a simple job that would give me confidence, something to do, and
to show me that I can in fact work.
I'll admit, this is my first time applying for a job. If I apply, and
they ask me to come in for an interview, and they say something like
"So, what can you do?" if I'm not sure myself what I can do how do I
respond?
In the past I've just made the excuse that because of my blindness
there is nothing I could do when looking for jobs and just given up
but if I want to turn things around I have to do something and
applying for jobs is one of the things I can think of to do.
Thanks,
Kerri

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