[Jobs] homework

Sun Oct 8 14:09:57 CDT 2006

Amen Amen Amen!!!

Can I hire you? Man, you are so right on about what to do. And yes, there
are so many things out there to do. You just have to find them. I have had a
lot of great experiences working with people whom I have gone to a place of
business to advocate or job search for them. But the best way to advocate is
to make the contacts yourself. Is it hard? Yes and no. You just have to make
a lot of calls and do it yourself. I even found helping others in our
community   to find jobs got me in the Dorr to talk to businesses about the
benefits of hiring the blind and visually impaired. I would talk to them
about a job they had advertised in the newspaper or online and would call
them about the details. Then I would write a resume and send it to them. I
would write the best cover letter selling my skills and then would talk to
them about their goals and how, with me on their team, we could achieve both
our goals together. I would get reference letters from very credible people
whom I had done work for or was employed by, and include this in my package
to them. I would build it up and then go in to the office for the job. I
know that I make it sound easy but with this I found I created my own
confidence and that is what I conveyed to the employer. I even had some
employers think I was representing someone else and not myself. Because of
that, I decided to actually go into business for myself doing just that. I
now find job matches for clients for the division for blind services in
Dallas and Fort Worth Texas. I turned a negative into a positive. There are
jobs out there for all of us. We sometimes have to lift a heavier rock to
find the job we want. I would also suggest networking with friends in the
blind community or even your local group. Talk to some of those people who
have jobs and find out what they did. Why not even ask them if they are
hiring at their company now. I know that this is a hard thing to do and
sometimes you just throw up your hands. Don't ever give up. I only make one
promise. If you quit, you will never find a job. Think of it as a job. Yes,
that's right. You have a job right now. Your job is to find the best match
for your skills in the career you want to do and thrive in . You Have to get
up in the morning and get your shower as if you have to be at work at 8:00
am. Get dressed like you have to go to work and then when you are finally
ready, walk over to your desk and phone and begin your day. Take a break
like a job. Take a lunch break and then an afternoon break and then go home
at 5:00 pm. Make this your goal to get an interview or to send out some
resumes. It is a numbers game. You are in sales and you have to find one
customer who will buy your product. The product is you. You have to find the
company who wants to buy your product and then get the interview. This is
where you demonstrate your skills, (your products). Do you always get a sale
at every stop, NO. Just remember that you only have one product but it is
the best product on the market and if this employer doesn't buy, then
someone else will and that that employer will be better for it and increase
his or her volume of sales, customer retention, and the company will grow.
You have to know in your mind that you can do this for that company. Today
is Sunday. Make a game plan for tomorrow. Then the next step is to do it. I
think you will find that even if you don't reach the goal tomorrow of
getting an interview, you will know what you need to do on Tuesday. I know
that this has been very long so I will end it with this. You have a job. It
starts tomorrow morning at 8:00 am. Will you be prepared to go to work? We
may be blind or visually impaired. You may be unable to use your eyes. You
may have lost your sight. Don't lose your Vision. Your vision is what will
get you up each morning. Your vision will help you through the obstacles.
Your vision will get you into doors. And your vision will let you do what
ever you want. As my Blind Ambitions Groups motto  says, "We may have lost
our sight but we have not lost our VISION". Don't lose your vision. If you
think you have lost that vision, call me, I will help you get your vision
back. See you at work in the morning.

Best regards,

Mark Marvel
President
Blind Ambitions Groups
1222 Commerce Street
Suite 406
Dallas, TX 75202
Toll-free: (888) 760-9252
Phone: (214) 760-9252
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Email: mark.marvel at blindambitionsgroups.org
Website: www.blindambitionsgroups.org
"We may have lost our sight but we have not lost our VISION"

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-----Original Message-----
From: jobs-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:jobs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
David Evans
Sent: Sunday, October 08, 2006 1:22 PM
To: Jobs for the Blind
Subject: Re: [Jobs] homework

Dear Michel,

There are jobs for blind people who can use a screen reader, but finding
something that fits you and that is available in your area is the trick.
There is a program called "Willows" that trains blind people to be on-line
customer service representatives, from home, for large companies, such as
SEARS, QBC, HSN, etc,etc.
I know that just learning the skills will do you a great amount of good,
what ever way you go.
I think the training does get specific for the company you would work for,
but the training in general would give you the ability to free lance for
other company jobs.
You can check with your local State Blind Services about the "Willows" 
programs.
You might want to look for some Niche jobs that you can create for yourself
with your own local businesses.
You need to figure out how you can fit yourself into a position that gets
you paid for the special work you might do for them.
something like your local cable TV company or conducting phone surveys,
doing outreach programs over the phone or internet for some service company.
Think out of the box.  Ask yourself, "What can I do with my skills that
someone might pay me for."

I have, within the last year, carved out a job for myself by taking my
skills and what I know and have learned about transit, and created a job for
myself.  Maybe you can do the same thing.

I have heard of some blind people who have been selling things at on-line
auctions like E-Bay.
They get the items from other people, on commission, and write up the item
descriptions and post them to the web site and do the collections from Pay
Pal.  They then take their commission, right off the top, and see to it that
the item is shipped and the account paid to the owner.
There are lots of ways to make money.  It is in many cases, just having the
guts to take a chance and start.  You will never have all of the answers
before you start.  Heck, you will not even know or think of all of the
questions.  You will make mistakes and you will learn from them.  The
important thing is to start and do something.  Doing nothing is just as bad
as doing the wrong thing.
Remember, a turtle never gets anywhere unless he sticks his neck out.  Just
don't be discouraged, don't quit trying and don't listen to the people that
tell you that you cann't do something.
 There are lots of people who will discourage you from trying to do
something just because you are blind.  If you listen to them instead of your
self and those who do support you, you will never do anything.
I have learned to listen to the possibilities and try rather than quit.

David Evans, NFBF----- Original Message -----
From: "Michel" <michelbattles at comcast.net>
To: <jobs at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, October 07, 2006 9:54 PM
Subject: [Jobs] homework

Hello does anyone know of any work at home jobs for a person who is totally 
blind with a screen reader?

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