I apply for so many jobs some weeks it's a full time job in itself. I've cut
back a bit lately, 1 due to a lot of other stuff going on that's better not
put on the list, and part out of shear frustration though I still apply for
several a week anyway. Rarely does it get anywhere, I'm still trying to
build and fix computers for money, it's slow enough to be about done but I
keep that door open, pick up odd cleanout jobs for people and handy man jobs
for people, it's all about getting your name out there sometimes. When I
volunteer for things I make sure to get word out about the search, it worked
for my wife.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Forst" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, October 18, 2013 12:35 PM
Subject: Re: bardtalk
> Mark,
>
> Good thing the Apostles didn't have to go through all that stuff. You
> should try being a Baptist. All you need is a Bible and some folding
> chairs and you are in business.
>
> Good luck with the job search, new marriage, and future plans. Hope to
> hear you some Saturday on the 40 meter roundtable.
>
> 73, Steve KW3A
>
> On 10/18/2013 10:58 AM, Mark WZ0K wrote:
>> Hi
>> I have applied for 4 jobs so far this week. Thus far none of them
>> have
>> worked out. This being said, my long term goal is to be an Episcopalian
>> priest. However, I only have a bachelors in Christian Studies. In order
>> to
>> become a priest I will have to earn a masters, and also complete what is
>> called the process of discernment. Since I moved to a new local church
>> when
>> I got married. I am having to restart the process. So, first I must be
>> approved by a discernment committee in the local church. They will
>> recommend
>> me to the local church vestry. Which will decide if they want to approve
>> me
>> to be recommended to the regional Bishop. If the bishop approves of me,
>> they
>> can recommend me to the commission on ministry. If the commission on
>> ministry likes me, they can give the formal recommendation back to the
>> bishop that I should be approved for seminary. Once I have jumped through
>> all these hoops, I can then go to seminary for another three years.
>> However,
>> just getting through seminary does not guarantee me a paid position. I
>> may
>> only end up with being ordained but not actually having a church of my
>> own
>> to work in. Generally, only priests who are rectors of church
>> congregations
>> get paid.
>> Thus, I am currently looking for what ever work I can get. I went
>> to
>> the local place that is supposed to help blind people find work, and they
>> never even gave me a follow up call. I found out through the grape vine
>> that
>> they felt I was over qualified for their program. So, they have no
>> intention
>> of helping me. I guess I need to be under educated to meet their
>> criteria. I
>> keep trying to find work though.
>>
>>
>>
>> God bless,
>> Mark and my beautiful wife Noella
>> God loves You!
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Richard Fiorello
>> Sent: Friday, October 18, 2013 9:04 AM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: bardtalk
>>
>> Hi;
>> I was trying to be on my good behavior but can't resist. Personally
>> they should have saved the paper and done something more substantial.
>> After I retired in 2007 got board and went looking for a retirement job.
>> Didn't want to many hours and didn't need any excess stress. I was
>> primarily looking at call centers since I can talk on the phone and use
>> a computer. Guico which you have all seen on the tube has a call center
>> in the area and never hired a blind person. A local bank hired a girl
>> at their call center who fell in love and left. I started working at
>> something called roswell park cancer institute. The job would certainly
>> not have been my choice for my life's work but this was for extra cash.
>> Discovered that lots of their software wouldn't work with window-eyes
>> or in some cases they simply refused to try it with window-eyes because
>> their software had issues and there were concerns that a screen reader
>> might make things worse. There was some of their software that was
>> usable and I've been doing my part time thing for a while. They
>> recently came out with a new program and when you go through the
>> material you have to read there are about four scanned words. Why these
>> words were scanned in rather than put in via txt is a mystery but it
>> made that little project unusable. There are lots of potential jobs out
>> there thanks to the computer but companies or hospitals especially those
>> living on grant money should be required to make their software usable.
>> So we have lots of new jobs that in many cases can't be done by a blind
>> person because of software issues and older jobs that many uf us may
>> have never considered such as vending and tuning are going away. Don't
>> think a vender in a hospital has much of a chance when a Duncan
>> doughnuts opens in the lobby.
>> To end on a positive note, however, if anyone out there is job shopping
>> the trick is to stay in the market and sooner or later something will
>> come up.
>>
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