{"id":5284,"date":"2019-08-07T20:18:52","date_gmt":"2019-08-08T01:18:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=5284"},"modified":"2019-09-04T09:08:16","modified_gmt":"2019-09-04T14:08:16","slug":"job-insights-career-resources-for-the-bvi-working-from-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=5284","title":{"rendered":"Job Insights &#8211; Career Resources for the BVI: Working From Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_3185\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-5284-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/14JobInsightsWFH.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/14JobInsightsWFH.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/14JobInsightsWFH.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?page_id=5360\">Full Transcript<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Show Summary:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Serina Gilbert and Jeff Thompson once again join forces in the Blind Abilities Studio to bring you the latest Job Insights podcast, Working From Home. By popular demand our followers and members of the Career Resources for the Blind and Visually Impaired Facebook Group have been asking about working from home and the resources available in the job market. Serina and Jeff give an overview of the environment of working from home and what expectations one may find when considering working from home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Serina gives us some resources that will assist one looking for employment and looking for flexible job opportunities.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flexjobs.com\/\">Flex Jobs<\/a>is a resource that one can subscribe to and search for jobs that are flexible in hours and offer remote working opportunities.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.glassdoor.com.hk\/index.htm\">Glass Door<\/a>is a resource for job seekers to find more information about a job and an inside look at the working environment of the company itself.&nbsp;&nbsp;Join Serina and Jeff in this comprehensive look at working from home. If you have ideas and thoughts that you want to share with us and the listeners, be sure to drop us a line at&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:info@BlindAbilities.com?subject=JobInsights%20-%20Working%20from%20Home\">info@BlindAbilities.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>*****<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contact Your State Services<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you reside in Minnesota, and you would like to know more about Transition Services from State Services contact Transition Coordinator Sheila Koenig by&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:Sheila.Koenig@state.mn.us\">email<\/a>&nbsp;or contact her via phone at 651-539-2361.<br>To find your State Services in your State you can go to&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.afb.org\/directory.aspx\">www.AFB.org<\/a>&nbsp;and search the directory for your agency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Contact:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you for listening!<br>You can follow us on Twitter&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/blindabilities\">@BlindAbilities<\/a><br>On the web at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/\">www.BlindAbilities.com<\/a><br>Send us an&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:info@BlindAbilities.com\">email<\/a><br>Get the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/blind-abilities\/id1085849859?l=es&amp;mt=8\">Free Blind Abilities App&nbsp;on the App Store<\/a>and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.blindabilities.android.blind&amp;hl=en_US\">Google Play Store<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/607027582712671\/\">Blind Abilities Community<\/a>on Facebook, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BlindAbilities\/\">Blind Abilities Page<\/a>, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/193468111470902\/\">Career Resources for the Blind and Visually Impaired<\/a>and the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/assistivetechnologyfortheblind\/\">Assistive Technology Community for the Blind and Visually Impaired<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_3187\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-5284-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/14JobInsightsWFH.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/14JobInsightsWFH.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/14JobInsightsWFH.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p>http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/14JobInsightsWFH.mp3 Full Transcript Show Summary: Serina Gilbert and Jeff Thompson once again join forces in the Blind Abilities Studio to bring you the latest Job Insights podcast, Working From Home. 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