[program-l] Re: Slightly OT: Possible interview/appointment as trainer for sighted guys
- From: "Jacob Kruger" <jacob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <program-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2012 17:55:48 +0200
More to do with that in the past have had various phone calls from like
personnel agencies, where we go through whole initial part of telephonic
interview process, and then when they ask if I can come see them physically,
and I tell them that will need to make a form of transport arrangement, they
then ask why I don't have a driver's licence/my own car - and I ask them to go
pay more attention to various parts of my CV that they literally have in front
of them, since it seems that some corporate types make use of what we call
selective vision/sight, and therefore ignore anything which they don't seem to
understand as being possible.
Another standard reaction when people ask me what I do for a living, and I then
tell them I am a computer programmer, is that they seem to initially think I
must be joking, and then I almost literally hear their jaws drop when they
realise I'm being honest...<smile>
And, yes, while this wouldn't be my dream job - think have mentioned in past
wish could run my own form of internet cafe, which would double/triple as
training centre and location for my own software development company - this
wouldn't necessarily be a bad thing if it could be made to happen, for now
anyway.
Stay well
Jacob Kruger
Blind Biker
Skype: BlindZA
'...fate had broken his body, but not his spirit...'
----- Original Message -----
From: Ian Sharpe
To: program-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2012 5:06 PM
Subject: [program-l] Re: Slightly OT: Possible interview/appointment as
trainer for sighted guys
Out of interest, why would you think that these people might just want to see
whether you are actually a blindy? This seems a very strange thing to say to
me. Have they said anything to you that has given you this impression? I can't
think of any reason why they would want to waste their own time, let alone your
time trying to work out whether you are actually blind or not.
Unless you have some reason for feeling this way, I take the offer for an
interview at face value and hence treat the offer seriously if you yourself are
serious about the position. Sounds to me as though you're not entirely
convinced it's the right opportunity for you?
Cheers
Ian
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From: program-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:program-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Jacob Kruger
Sent: 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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