[nfbwatlk] Job hunting question

[Julie Warrington]

Debbie,
I have memorized both our copy machine that will scan to different desks, as 
well as our fax machine.
You can over come. Go for it!
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mary ellen via nfbwatlk" <nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org>
To: "'Debby Phillips'" <semisweetdebby at gmail.com>; "'NFB of Washington Talk 
Mailing List'" <nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 27, 2014 5:15 PM
Subject: Re: [nfbwatlk] Job hunting question


> Debbie,
>
> If you can get in for an interview, you may be able to discuss your skills
> and their needs.
>
> Scanning should not be too difficult, especially if you have either the 
> KNFB
> Reader Mobile on your iPhone or a scanning OCR program (Kurzweil, Sara,
> OpenBook.)  You can make copies, provided the copy machine isn't a menu
> driven touch screen.
>
> I'd suggest trying to get in there to talk with them, perhaps if they're
> interested in you as an individual they might be willing to have a job 
> coach
> come with you to look over the techniques you need to develop.
>
> As for the graphics stuff, it all depends on what portion of the work that
> represents.
>
> I'd say go for it if the overall work interests you provided the portions
> that you feel unsure about aren't too much.
>
> Good luck!
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbwatlk [mailto:nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Debby
> Phillips via nfbwatlk
> Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2014 9:51 AM
> To: nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [nfbwatlk] Job hunting question
>
> Hi all, okay, my husband and I are having a slight difference of opinion
> about something, and I thought I'd ask you all.  There are some jobs out
> there that I absolutely know I don't qualify for, because there are things
> that I have not done before, or know that I would have a difficult, if not
> impossible time doing.
> He says that I should apply anyway.  I say why would I do that knowing 
> that
> I don't meet the qualifications they are asking for.
> For instance, one job I just looked at today has lots of things that I can
> do: answer phone, direct calls, word processing, record meeting minutes 
> and
> send them out to appropriate people, order office supplies.  But here are
> the things I'm not so sure
> about: scan documents, maintain electronic AND hardcopy files, (the hard
> copy ones are the ones I question) distribute mail, create calendars, and
> the biggy, put text into graphics; I'm assuming that they have the graphic
> and they want text imbedded in the graphic.  They also want someone who 
> can
> operate a fax and a copier, (which I have not done but assume that if I 
> had
> a way of knowing whether the page was upside down or right-side up, I
> could do).  Apply or not to apply, that is the question.  Lol.
> Peace,    Debby
>
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