[program-l] Re: Slightly OT: Possible interview/appointment as trainer for sighted guys
- From: <Nick.Adamson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <program-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2012 15:02:11 +0000
Hi Jacob.
In the end I would say it was less how you got the interview or why more its
that you got the interview in the first place.
What I'm trying to say, badly, is once your in that room if you impress them
irrespective of the reason why they asked you for interview in the first place
then you've got a good chance of getting the job.
Best of luck.
Nick.
-----Original Message-----
From: program-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:program-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Jacob Kruger
Sent: Wednesday, 24 October 2012 15:23
To: Program-l
Subject: [program-l] Slightly OT: Possible interview/appointment as trainer for
sighted guys
Would just like opinions regarding possible job interview type thing might have
scheduled for this coming Monday morning - what it comes down to is these guys
contacted me via a sort of online ad had placed relating to seeking/offering
contract/piece work in PHP, MySQL, etc. etc. had posted on one local online
advertising/community site, and two separate people from same company have
phoned me to discuss this possible interview, after sent them a response to
their initial e-mail, with my formal CV, a link to my work page:
http://www.blindza.co.za/work/
etc. etc.
But, the actual position/job would be as a trainer/lecturer training groups of
what I'm pretty sure are sighted trainee's, and just wondering if they either
haven't paid attention to the fact that I specifically told them I am 100%
visually impaired/blind, and thus approach work methodology slightly
differently, etc., but, do generally carry out all the standard tasks related
to development process, etc., and I do specifically mention in both my CV, and
on the above page that have in past done forms of informal training with more
junior developers, etc., but, the unfortunate, niggling thought in the back of
my brain is that maybe these guys just reckon they want to 'see' if I really am
a blindie, and if so, want to get an idea of how the hell I can actually even
make use of a computer, etc....?
<smile>
Thoughts?
And, this is since, while could do with work like this, etc., making
arrangements for transport to/from the interview, etc., is a minor irritation
if this isn't for real, and, secondly, I myself reckon hardest part of training
programmes like this might be to get sighted trainees to pay attention to
actual course content, etc., but anyway...?
TIA
Jacob Kruger
Blind Biker
Skype: BlindZA
'...fate had broken his body, but not his spirit...'
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