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Accentuate the Positive—Facing your Interviewer
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Get Out There and
Go!!!
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If looking for work seems discouraging before
you even begin, force your mood into a competitive, ambitious
applicant! You have as much right to a job as anyone else so
get that fighting attitude! You CAN do it and you'll
feel so much better once you do! |
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Make your qualifications as an applicant
central to your interview and don't let your interviewer
get sidetracked by a wheelchair or any other evidence of your
disability. If you fulfill the job requirements and present
a can-do attitude, your disability is irrelevant. |
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If your disability is obvious, don't pretend
it's not there — address it — only as it relates
to the position your applying for. (Outside of the job's
requirements, your disability is your own business.) Discuss
how you will fulfill the responsibilities of the available position
and if applicable, discuss what type of accommodations you would
need (such as an adjustable chair, adapted telephone, guide
dog, etc.) |
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Tell your interviewer how you will get to
work each day, what mode of transportation you will use, and
any other pertinent information that will let him or
her know you are ready and able to report for duty. Accentuate
the positive — accentuate your accomplishments (however
modest) and your willingness to work. Make this about you,
as a valuable human resource. Go get 'em! |
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