Podcast Summary: In this episode of Job Insights Serina gilbert, Sarlie Drakos, Dacia Vanalstine and Jeff Thompson talk about your presence on Social Media platforms and how your profile, your presence can influence job recruiters, potential employers, and decision makers during the job interview process. How to clean up your past and build a purposeful and positive presence on social media that may help you land that job you are seeking....
Podcast Summary: Full Transcript Below In this episode of Job Insights Sarlie Drakos, Dacia Vanalstine and Jeff Thompson talk about following-up after a job interview and dive into the "white elephant" in the room, If, When, why and how to, if one decides to, disclose a disability during the job interview process. the Job Insights team shares their knowledge and experience to help you succeed and prepare for the job interview. Be sure to...
Podcast Summary: Full Transcript Below In this episode of Job Insights Sarlie Drakos, Dacia Vanalstine and Jeff Thompson talk about preparing for the job interview. How quality preparation will build the confidence one needs to succeed in putting their best interview forward. From research, logistics, Mock interviews, Zoom and Teams technology, to dress and attire, the Job Insights team shares their knowledge and experience to help...
Podcast Summary: In this episode of Job Insights Serina Gilbert, Sarlie Drakos and Jeff Thompson will talk about how the Résumé is an important role in one’s job and career search. The résumé is designed for companies to select the best of the best applicants and having an effective résumé will increase ones opportunities for gainful employment. Sarlie Drakos is a Disability Employment Coach and you can reach her at...
Podcast Summary: In this brief episode from Blind Abilities, Jeff Thompson takes a look at the Sony WH- 1000XM4 Noise Canceling, Dual Pairing, Alexa ready Headphones he bought during the Amazon Prime Day sale. Right now you can get them refurbished for massive discounts as well. Jeff gives an overview of the Blind Abilities Podcast and where they are and what you can find in the Blind Abilities 880 plus episodes. This...
Full Transcript Serina: How do we address those issues to be best prepared for successful employment? Jeff: Job insights - a podcast to help you carve out your career pathway and enhance the opportunities for gainful employment. Sarlie: I work with clients from all over the world to build up their employment skills like career planning, resume writing, mock interviews, disability disclosure, how to get reasonable adjustments in the...
Podcast Summary: Full Transcript In this Job Insights episode, Serina Gilbert and jeff Thompson welcome Sarlie Drakos to the Job Insights Team. We are excited to have Sarlie on our team and excited to bring back the Job Insights show after a 2 year hiatus during the pandemic. In this episode of Job Insights we will talk about how accepting ones Blindness, job readiness and confidence can play an important role in one’s job and career search....
Full Transcript Pam Gowan:I always encourage people once they've identified a couple jobs to maybe do informational interviewing, which is where you go and you find people who are actually doing those jobs, and ask specific questions so that they can get a real feel for whether that's something they'd like to do. Jeff Thompson:Please welcome from State Services for the Blind of Minnesota, business relations specialist, Pam Gowan. Pam Gowan:Then...
Full Transcript Show Summary: Business Relations Specialist, Pam Gowan, has worked at State Services for over 45 years and with retirement just around the corner. Lisa larges, Outreach Coordinater at SSB, sat down with Pam to talk about Pam’s history at SSB and walk through the process a customer/client would experience or expect when a counselor enlist the services of an employment specialist such as Pam Gowan. With October being National...
Full Transcript Serena Gilbert:The number one thing is you have to have a 100% private area to work. By private area, it's not the middle of your living room on the couch. Jeff Thompson:Job Insights, a podcast to help you carve out your career pathway and enhance the opportunities for gainful employment. Jeff Thompson:It's not just all up like, hey, I'm working from home. I've got it made. A lot more comes with it. Jeff Thompson:To help you...