[Jobs] briefcases was Re: Objective on Resume

Wed May 24 09:34:48 CDT 2006

No, the briefcase, even with the shoulder strap, definitely looks like a briefcase, not a purse.  Actually, they look more like a 
laptop case than anything because you can, actually, put one in them.  So no fear of being thought to be carrying a purse. 
<smiles>
And, Seeing Eye isn't the only school (for the record) to teach left-hand corrections.  Pilot does, too, and they do work well. 
But gee, a hand comes in useful at other times as well; doors still need to be opened, etc. and not everyone is so fortunate to 
find one that opens on it's own or someone to open it for them.  <grin>  Not to mention elevator buttons that need pressed, etc., 
etc.  I don't know, I just like having a hand free bt different strokes for different folks.  And, if I had to use a backpack 
because I was carrying a laptop or something, I would but before doing that, check out the briefcases with wheels.  They are cool, 
too--my very professional businesswoman sister uses that all of the time.

Jessie L. Rayl, MA LPC
Pathways Counseling Services
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Martinsburg, WV 25401
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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 4:51 PM
Subject: Re: [Jobs] briefcases was Re: Objective on Resume

> 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
> Pathways Counseling Services
> 101 Medical Ct, Suite 108
> Martinsburg, WV 25401
> Phone: (304) 262-8020
> Telecopier: (304) 262-8099
> Email: eagle.wings at verizon.net
>
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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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