[access-uk] Re: action for blind people employment officers
- From: "martin wilsher" <m.wilsher@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2009 18:05:33 +0100
I know employers see disabled person first, employeee after when dealing
with blind or other disabled people when interviewing. If you don't' look
right, you are screwed.uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Barbara Wilson
Sent: 30 July 2009 17:52
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: action for blind people employment officers
No Tony there are many, but it is very hard to get a start and when you have
something like a degree and know you are skilled, it can become very
disheartening when you constantly get turned down and without having a chip
on your shoulder, you are fairly sure it is your disability which is the
main reason for the rejections.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Tony" <tonys_groups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2009 5:44 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: action for blind people employment officers
> Or go out there, and do such a good selling job to your prospective
> employer
> that he or she isn't going to turn you down.
>
> Surely I can't be the only person succeeding in the open jobs market can
> I?
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of
> Saqib
> Sent: 30 July 2009 17:31
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: action for blind people employment officers
>
> Hi Will. As an employee of a organization, You really shouldn't be airing
> your thoughts on a public list. I know exactly what you are trying to get
> accross and it would be better for job seakers to explore avenues as
> Barbara
>
> pointed out that two heads are better than one. I don't think this is
> about
> faulse hopes as job seakers know quite clearly that no job is guaranteed
> to
> be theirs no matter how good the qualifications are. The best way for a VI
> person is to go self employed. People like Steve Nutt, Neil Barnfather and
> quite a few others have gone down this route and have been able to stay a
> float. Yes some have to graft a little bit harder than others to establish
> them selves but they do have the satisfaction of being in some form of
> employment. The high rate benefits that blind folk get is to partly
> compensate for not being able to work due to obvious reasons. This leads
> me
> on to say that the big barrier still hasn't been broken between the VI job
> seaker and the employer. Officially 75% of the barrier needs to be
> demolished.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "william lomas" <lomaswilliam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2009 5:03 PM
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: action for blind people employment officers
>
>
>> the action for blind people give youf alse hope that job is easy how can
>> i do that instead i just have to feed rubbish to people and get paid for
>> it it sad, realy
>>
>> On 30 Jul 2009, at 16:47, Tony wrote:
>>
>>> When I sought employment years and years ago, I signed up with an IT
>>> recruitment agency, i.e. as would any IT professional looking for
>>> employment.
>>>
>>> I don't share your sentiments re false hope, you're on to a loser if
>>> you
>>> don't believe in your ultimate success.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
>>> Behalf
>
>>> Of
>>> william lomas
>>> Sent: 30 July 2009 15:49
>>> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Subject: [access-uk] action for blind people employment officers
>>>
>>>
>>> I am currently working with an action for blind people representative
>>> to quote help me find a job quote
>>> What is the purpose of this relationship I have with the worker, since
>>> all he is doing, is what I do on a day-to-day basis search jobsite,
>>> total jobs, monster etc. etc. etc. for me
>>> surely all blind people should be in this role since all we have to do
>>> is give false hope to candidates and browse the internet all day
>>> looking for jobs which it is then the responsibility of the candidate
>>> to apply for
>>> Peoples thoughts?
>>> Will
>>>
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