[Jobs] briefcases was Re: Objective on Resume

Tue May 23 15:51:29 CDT 2006

Jessie,

Really good points here.

Right now, I don't have a laptop so I can't really demo Jaws extremely well
for them.  But I've been told to bring the disks with me anyway, so that
they have something to look at which is tangible.  And of course what with
living in Portland and all, I definitely want to make sure those papers are
dry.  But doesn't a shoulder strap briefcase look too much like a woman's
purse?  I mean, most laptop bags have shoulder straps, but they look like
laptop bags and nothing much else.  But I just want to use something that
looks conventional and conservative enough for a job interview.

Harmeet

-----Original Message-----
From: jobs-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:jobs-bounces at nfbnet.org]On Behalf
Of Jessie Rayl
Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2006 1:14 PM
To: Jobs for the Blind
Subject: [Jobs] briefcases was Re: Objective on Resume

Hi.  You can get small briefcases that have shoulder straps or carry your
resumes and CD's in a notebook.  Also, if you are going
to demonstrate adaptive equipment, you might just want to take your laptop
in which case you would carry the laptop in its case.
It is truly not a bad idea to try to keep a hand free even if you do have a
dog that rarely needs corrections.  Mine doesn't
either but there are still doors that need to be opened, people's hands to
shake, chairs to move in and out, etc. that a free hand
is a good thing to have.  And resumes in a folder inside a briefcase look
much nicer than wrinkled and water-spotted and the like.

Jessie L. Rayl, MA LPC
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Harmeet Sekhon" <h_sekhon at comcast.net>
To: "Jobs for the Blind" <jobs at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2006 4:01 PM
Subject: Re: [Jobs] Objective on Resume

> Sherry,
>
> That's what I'm learning too.  From you and from others I've talked to.
Is
> it a good idea to title the resume with the job title then?  That, along
> with the requisition number if one is given in a job posting?
>
> Also, I know that this is going to apply perhaps more for those of you who
> work guide dogs, but we're often encouraged not to carry anything in our
> free hand when we work a dog.  This is so that, if we need to, we can have
> that hand free to correct our dogs.  Because even if your dogs are little
> angels like mine and Sherry's, sometimes that correction needs to happen.
> So here's my question:  Do I try to get a briefcase or something to carry
> extra copies of my resume, my Jaws program CD's so that I can show them as
a
> prop during the interview, and any other paperwork I might need for the
job
> interview?  If so, won't that defeat the purpose of keeping my hand free?
> This might be a ridiculous question, but I don't know how a guy like me
> would do it properly any way other than carying a briefcase with a handle
in
> my right hand, while working my dog in my left.
>
> Or, am I just a paranoid nut?
>
> Harmeet
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jobs-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:jobs-bounces at nfbnet.org]On Behalf
> Of Sherry Gomes
> Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2006 6:06 AM
> To: 'Jobs for the Blind'
> Subject: Re: [Jobs] Objective on Resume
>
>
> Hi Bonnie,
>
> putting objectives on your resume isn't generally done now.  in fact, it's
> become sort of taboo.  Not an absolute no, but not necessary anymore.
>
> I definitely do not have objective on my resume.
>
> Sherry
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jobs-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:jobs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of
> Bonnie Ainsworth
> Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2006 5:50 AM
> To: Jobs for the Blind
> Subject: [Jobs] Objective on Resume
>
> Hi all,
>
> I'm creating a new resume and was wondering what some of you who are
working
> in clerical positions put in the "objective" block of your resumes.  The
> resume I currently have was done by a former Federal employee, and since
it
> was created for Government use, that information wasn't necessary.  Also,
> for those of you who work in the Federal Government, I was using Form
OF-612
> which you all know is long and tedious.
> Thanks in advance for any help you can give me.
>
> Bonnie
>
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