[blindlaw] Looking for employment in Georgia

[M T]

Thanks for your advice Russell. I will most definitely keep these
things in mind on my next interview. Take care.

Michelle

On 8/28/07, Russell J. Thomas, Jr <rjtlawfirm at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> We have all been through this; more times than we would care to admit.
>
> Let me offer some thoughts:
>
> Prior to any interview, either in a resume or otherwise, never disclose that
> you have a disability; In other words, hit the interviewer cold.
>
> Don't be the least be hesitant about discussing your disability.  Convert
> any question into an opportunity to discuss you ability:
>
> Question:
>
> How would you handle research?
>
> Answer:
>
> This is how I handled it in law school.
>
> I had hoped that we were moving into a more enlightened period on this
> subject. Many years ago, during an interview, I had some moron ask me if I
> knew how to dial a telephone. Apparently, people learn very slowly.
>
> Look at it this way -- even though you may go through many bad interviews,
> you only need one good one.
>
>
>
>
> Respectfully,
>
>
>
> Russell J. Thomas, Jr.
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of M T
> Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 12:08 PM
> To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [blindlaw] Looking for employment in Georgia
>
> My name is Michelle Tarley. I graduated from the University of Georgia
> School of Law in May and just sat for the Georgia Bar in July. I am
> interested in practicing in the fields of disability law, special
> education and civil rights. I have come up against some obstacles
> during my interviews, being told such things as "your disability is
> not conducive to the practice of law." I know some of you have
> experienced the same difficulty, people just cannot seem to see past
> your disability. It just does not seem to make any difference in
> people's opinion, no matter how hard I try to get people to see that I
> am just differently abled, not disabled. If any body knows of a job
> opportunity out there in the state of Georgia or perhaps some one that
> I could talk to that might be able to put me onto the path of a job,
> please let me know. I would be eternally grateful. Good luck to all of
> you that are faced with the same obstacles. I know we will get through
> it. You are all in my prayers.
>
> Thanks,
> Michelle
>
> --
> Michelle Tarley, J.D., University of Georgia School of Law
>
> "Life is either a daring adventure or nothing"
>                                               -- Helen Keller
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-- 
Michelle Tarley, J.D., University of Georgia School of Law

"Life is either a daring adventure or nothing"
                                               -- Helen Keller