[Rehab] Interview Questions

[Ericka]

I’ve always frr we lt these should be year round. Not all can afford  to attend. The Upwardly Mobile classes should be year round too. 

Traing centers change staff so often not all these topics gets  covered. The push was to get all on job apps like Indeed and. LinkedInnot large group semins on these things. Many times class was canceled for this or that reason. Subs.weren’t much help in that class. 

Ericka Nelson

> On Nov 9, 2021, at 12:21 PM, Justin Williams via Rehab <rehab at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> This might be better on the job site, but we only emphasize this stuff during career and convention.  
> 
> Possibly we should be having seminars year round since employment is such a big deal, instead of gearing up for a couple of weeks before the convention.
> 
> Maybe seminars about interviewing advocacy resume writing, and general work place behavior, and job skills.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Justin
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rehab [mailto:rehab-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Kyle Kiper (ARS) via Rehab
> Sent: Tuesday, November 9, 2021 10:11 AM
> To: Rehabilitation Counselor Mailing List <rehab at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Kyle Kiper (ARS) <Kyle.Kiper at arkansas.gov>
> Subject: Re: [Rehab] Interview Questions
> 
> Concur sir!   😊
> 
> Kyle Ryan Kiper, M.A., CRC
> Certified Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor State of Arkansas Rehabilitation Services
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rehab <rehab-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Dick Davis via Rehab
> Sent: Saturday, November 6, 2021 4:11 PM
> To: job-listings at nfbnet.org; job-discussions at nfbnet.org; rehab at nfbnet.org; employment-committee at nfbnet.org; Bianca Moreiras <moreirasbianca at gmail.com>; Rachel Kuntz <Rachelrkuntz at gmail.com>
> Cc: dickblind at gmail.com
> Subject: [Rehab] Interview Questions
> 
> Several weeks ago an employer emailed me to tell me that both of the two blind jobseekers who qualified for their jobs had flunked their job  interviews. The first didn’t know how to answer common interview questions. The second did a little better, but appeared to have an entitlement mentality, something that never fails to turn employers off. 
> 
> Since the employer had participated in this summer’s NFB Career Fair, which included preparatory seminars on such things, and both individuals were apparently college educated, the employer’s email embarrassed me. How could such a thing have happened? What could the NFB do to make it up to the employer? 
> 
> He was a friend, and set me straight. He didn’t need us to do anything to make it up to him, except redouble our efforts to see that blind jobseekers were well prepared. Since I don’t know who the two individuals were, there is nothing I can do to help either of them, except provide the following advice to all of you:
> 
> 1. There are dozens of articles on interview questions and answers on the internet. If you have the skills to work in a responsible position, you need to find, read, and practice them. 
> 
> 2. There are plenty of people who can help you practice interviews: rehab counselors, college placement programs, creative job search staff, other NFB members, and family and friends. Pick some. 
> 
> 3. The law insists that you be a “qualified” individual in order to be hired. If you cannot interview successfully for the job, you automatically disqualify yourself, and the employer does not have to hire you. 
> 
> Remember that the job is yours to lose too. 
> 
> Dick Davis, Chair
> NFB Employment Committee
> 
> 
> 
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