[nfbcs] How many of you got CS jobs through cold interviews?

[Christopher Chaltain]

I agree with Tami below. BTW, I got two jobs through cold interviews, my 
first and my current. The jobs in between all came through my network.

I don't think anything here is any different for the blind than it is 
for the sighted. Getting a job is tough and takes a lot of work. Your 
network is your best chance of finding a job, and you should leverage 
it. However, you also want to get your name and resume out there, but I 
wouldn't recommend just sending a vanilla resume out to all of the job 
boards out there. Target your resume and cover letter a bit for each 
company and job. The trick is getting those interviews, and if you're 
getting a lot of interviews then you're doing something right and you're 
well off to a good start!

On 25/05/16 15:58, Tami Jarvis via nfbcs wrote:
> Amanda,
>
> Congratulations! And here's to a great start on your career! /imaginary
> glass clink/
>
> So... I don't know how applicable my career experience is to someone
> starting out now with a shiny new degree, but I generally agree with
> your assessment of the usefulness of cold interviews. It may depend on
> the market in your area and vary by employer, all that jazz. Then again,
> if you don't play the lottery, you won't win, so there's that.
>
> Applying for jobs and going through the interviews that come your way
> will increase your chances of getting into the job market more quickly.
> Professional networking, picking up volunteer projects, being where you
> can get to know prospective employers and they can get to know you --
> these things are more likely ways into a good career.
>
> Just my opinion, and it's really flavored by where I am geographically
> and other stuff. Here, certainly, it's just who you know, but it's a
> small town.
>
> Mostly, I wanted to congratulate you and wish you the best.
>
> Tami
>
> On 05/25/2016 01:33 PM, Amanda Lacy via nfbcs wrote:
>> I just graduated and I'm wondering how many blind people with CS
>> degrees actually get jobs this way. I never have. I know one blind
>> computer scientist in person and he says that the only way he's ever
>> gotten work is through people he already knows. My sighted friend
>> seems to think I should be doing lots of interviews, but they seem
>> pointless for the same reason playing the lottery is pointless.
>> Thoughts?
>>
>> Amanda
>>
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