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| Reg. Job hunting for our hearing-speech-impaired mentee | 10/15/2009 |
Q: I am very impressed by your efforts to make this world a better place for the hearing-impaired. I ...
A: I really am not qualified to answer that question for you. But there are a couple of things I can ...
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| speech problem | 10/10/2009 |
Q: I recently graduated in electronics and communication engineering from India. I am unemployed. I ...
A: The best advice I could give to you right now is to go read my book, "My Turn To Win: The Secret To ...
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| Was "Lost" but now will be "FOUND"!!! | 7/27/2009 |
Q: Vail, My name is Ericka and I'm needing some advice on job changing. I suffer from ...
A: Ericka, I live in Seattle. There are several restaurants here that cater to deaf people. So of ...
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| help!!! | 7/24/2009 |
Q: I have been looking for employment for the past 4 months and no luck. I have some felonies on my ...
A: I would like to suggest that you go to my web page and read the book I wrote called "My Turn To Win: ...
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| Quick Question | 7/3/2009 |
Q: I was curious how you send a resume over the internet? Many companies request that you do this?... ...
A: Most companies like it to be in the .txt format. The best thing is to find out first before you ...
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| how to deal with telephone number on resume | 7/2/2009 |
Q: I have a deaf client who does not want her phone number placed on her resume, as she is not ...
A: I think you would be wise to let them know right up front that she is deaf. You are not going to ...
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| HELP | 6/9/2009 |
Q: im going to be a junior in high school this august and thats the same month my 16th birthday is. ...
A: The most important thing you can do is to stay in school and get good grades so you can go to ...
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| finding a job in Oreggon | 6/4/2009 |
Q: I am wanting to move to Oregon by July , I have my resume out their , but I was wondering how the ...
A: Connie, I live in Seattle. We go to Portland all the time. One thing in considering moving here to ...
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| Online Jobs | 5/17/2009 |
Q: I was wondering if you knew of any websites that offered legitimate online paying jobs? I have ...
A: I have some of them listed on my web page for the deaf. You can also trust DICE (www.dice.com), ...
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| Have a 3rd degree felony back in 05'-no one will hire me!! Help! | 2/5/2009 |
Q: This isn't a deaf-related question but I need your help. I moved to Amarillo, Tx a few months ago ...
A: I am not qualified to answer your question but I could maybe give you some suggestions. Try doing a ...
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| where do i start | 10/30/2008 |
Q: hi doc my name is kenny and yhe question is how can i find a job in certain fields to do something ...
A: Kenny, The answer to that question is education, education, education. I have never had a job in ...
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| Hearing impairment looking to work from home | 10/4/2008 |
Q: I am hearing impaired by birth and interesting looking to work from home. Many advertisements are ...
A: Jack, All of the jobs that I am aware of are posted on my web page at www.vcaa.com/deafnews/jobs. ...
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| Background check | 9/24/2008 |
Q: I recently went on an interview. Now they are doing a background check. I made an error on my ...
A: Just call them up and tell them that you discovered the error. You will be in much better position ...
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| job hunt | 7/8/2008 |
Q: I have two school aged children and I can not afford daycare. I am looking for a reputable work @ ...
A: I wish I could answer your question with a long list of places you can go to get information on jobs ...
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| Request for second interivew | 5/8/2008 |
Q: During the interview, the interviewer(human resource) asked me why I left old company. I said 'I ...
A: (sC... BECAUSE I CAN NOT USE FONT STYLE OR TEXT COLOR TO SHOW YOU MY SUGGESTIONS, I WILL PUT MY ...
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| after job interview | 5/7/2008 |
Q: During the interview, the interviewer(human resource) asked me why I left old company. I said 'I ...
A: sC I would think that you would for sure sent a thank you letter and yes I would ask for a 2nd ...
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| dog walking | 4/29/2008 |
Q: if me and my mate wanted to do dog walking to earn money in the summer holidays, how can we make ...
A: I am no expert on dog waling but here are a few things I would do if I were wanting to get into the ...
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| Correct Word Choice | 3/28/2008 |
Q: I have a son who is hearing impaired as a result of meningitis as a toddler. I am attempting to ...
A: Lisa, I really don’t have a good answer for you. You need to be very careful not to do anything ...
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| Reference Check | 3/17/2008 |
Q: I had my first of two interviews with a company on Feb 4 with a panel of 3 staff members and a ...
A: It can not hurt to call the HR person and just ask them where they are in processing your job ...
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| DONT EVER SAY YOU ARE STUPID!!!!! | 3/9/2008 |
Q: I found a job as a safety corrdinator for a cement transnational industry, but even the fact that ...
A: Ivan, If you do not ever call your old boss and ask, he can not say YES! What can it hurt to ask? ...
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| You are a WINNER now not a fellon (past is past) | 2/20/2008 |
Q: I am looking for job in Nashville TN . But I have a felony in 1998
A: Reggie, All of the jobs that I know of are listed on my web page at www.vcaa.com/deafnews/jobs . ...
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| Here are a few seggestions for you | 12/30/2007 |
Q: can you suggest me some aptitude test to detect & identify my careers ? note: from better to be ...
A: The best place to get aptitude tests is at a school like a community college. I am not aware of any ...
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| i need a job | 11/30/2007 |
Q: I need a job very bad but i am very discourage because i have a felony
A: Terry, Normally I only answer questions for deaf people looking for work and I have all the jobs ...
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| question | 9/27/2007 |
Q: what work field does interior design belong to?
A: Rakisha, If you will put the words "Interior Design" in the GOOGLE search engine you will find a ...
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| NEED HELP FINDING A JOB | 9/25/2007 |
Q: There really isn't a ?. I need a job. I am a female and just turned 56 living in Sarasota, FL. I ...
A: Karen, All of the jobs that I know of I list on my web page at www.vcaa.com/deafnews/jobs There ...
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| part time job | 8/2/2007 |
Q: sir, Iam an engineering student in india and iam very hard working and gifted in anything ...
A: Vinit, I have started to compile a book on jobs you could do on your computer at home but I have ...
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| advice on moving from nj to ga | 7/24/2007 |
Q: I will be moving from Central NJ to Atlanta, GA in approx. one year because of the more favorable ...
A: You did not say when you were quitting your current job. Make sure you have at least 3 months ...
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| advice on moving from nj to ga | 7/24/2007 |
Q: I will be moving from Central NJ to Atlanta, GA in approx. one year because of the more favorable ...
A: Eric, I will insert my comments with a ### in your email... Cordell Vail Dear Cordell: I will ...
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| Hearing Impaired. | 7/19/2007 |
Q: Im Marian from India. I have two hearing impaired children, just wondering if you could help them ...
A: Marian, You speak wonderful English. You must have attended University. That is the first thing ...
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| certificate | 7/16/2007 |
Q: Can people with a microsoft certificates such as MCSD or the like find jobs without having a ...
A: Bill gates did not graduate from college. Zig Ziglar did not graduate from college. Tony Robins ...
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| I have two felonies and need a job. | 7/9/2007 |
Q: I am 26yrs mother of 3 children. I have two felonies, one which I am still on probation. I was ...
A: Miesha, Likely the most famous speech that Winston Churchill ever gave was to a group of grade ...
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| Job Search Question | 6/8/2007 |
Q: I quit a job I had worked in for over a year. I indicated the reason as being poor management and ...
A: Mona, I am not sure why you feel you need to hide your last job. When you apply to the new job, ...
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| Reasons for leaving a job | 6/7/2007 |
Q: I would like to leave my job because it is unsafe. Sometimes tenants get mad at staff and may throw ...
A: All you have to put on the application is "LOOKING FOR A BETTER OPPORTUNITY". "WANTING TO ENHANCE ...
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| My sister | 5/24/2007 |
Q: My sister is 58 years old and unemployed. She has been profoundly deaf since right after birth ...
A: Sara, I have always said that the only thing a deaf person can not do is hear! Your sister sounds ...
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| HoH with a cover letter question | 5/16/2007 |
Q: Here's my scenario. I am hard of hearing (my disease is degenerative) and it has gotten bad enough ...
A: Janness, This is a little outside of my area of expertise but I can at least tell you what I think ...
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| help job | 5/3/2007 |
Q: I really need a job as a student. Im looking for something like best buy, or a restauraunt Job. Im ...
A: Roshan, I normally only help deaf people find jobs. From your question, it does not sound like you ...
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| Find Job | 4/30/2007 |
Q: I did my MBA from Lucknow University (2005). Now Im married n settled in U.S. So I wanna do a part ...
A: I normally only answer questions for deaf people. It does not sound like you are deaf. I have a ...
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| unemployed (for now!!!) | 4/5/2007 |
Q: Mr.Vail I have worked for my self for years in the construction buisness only because I could not ...
A: Scott, I can tell you need to go to my web page and read some of the goal setting material. It is ...
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| Hob Hunting While Employed and Relocation | 4/2/2007 |
Q: My target relocation month is August. I am planning on starting applying for jobs (through a variety ...
A: Natalia, I could not tell from your letter if you are a deaf person or not. I normally only help ...
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| can't find job due to inability to talk | 3/13/2007 |
Q: Vail, I am not hearing impaired, but since 2002, I have been suffering from constant nerve pain ...
A: The only jobs like that I know of are jobs where you can work from home doing things like data input ...
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| what excuse should I make | 2/17/2007 |
Q: I have been out of work for the past 3-4 months since last october and I left becuase I just didnt ...
A: Don't make any excuse.... They are almost certainly going to call the old job for a reference so ...
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| i cannot find a job | 2/9/2007 |
Q: I have been looking for a job for about 2 months now. It seems that knowone is willing to hire me. I ...
A: All of the jobs that I know of are listed on my web page at www.vcaa.com/deafnews/jobs I normally ...
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| Finding the right job | 1/3/2007 |
Q: I am looking to become a travel agent in San Francisco, but tehre are literally hundreds of ...
A: I was a travel agent once my self but do not feel qualified to answer this question for you. I ...
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| Searching for Job | 1/3/2007 |
Q: I live in toronto. I came here in Canada about 2 years ago. I am from Bangladesh, which is a country ...
A: I normally dont answer questions for anyone but deaf people. All of the jobs that I am aware of ...
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| an idiot | 11/21/2006 |
Q: May I ask why you have to be stupid enough to tell deaf people to take english class huh ? I see you ...
A: (woops... found two errors so here is the corrected version ..And I am sure there may be other ...
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| ready for new career | 11/13/2006 |
Q: My name is George and I am deaf. I am currently working for medical supplier co. for over 5 years ...
A: George, I dont know what part of the country you live in but I have a web page where I have listed ...
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| career search | 8/3/2006 |
Q: I never got your answer.sorry to hear such informations. can you forward the information once again ...
A: Alvin, I am not sure what happened to the answer and I cant find a copy of it in my sent file. All ...
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| Job to supplement retirement; lost hearing in left ear 2 yrs. ago | 6/29/2006 |
Q: I am a county employee - a counselor. I want to retire, and can, but need to find something to ...
A: I am not sure I understand why losing your hearing in only one ear would have an effect on your ...
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| job this summer | 6/26/2006 |
Q: Hey. I just graduated high school, and I would like to find a job for this summer. I applied to ...
A: Normally I only answer questions for deaf people and it does not sound like you are deaf. But I ...
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| To go back to school or not to go back to school | 5/12/2006 |
Q: I was laid off back in December, 2005 and have been networking my resume and seriously searching. ...
A: Christine, Be optimistic, be positive and believe you can make it work out. Then go talk to your ...
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| HELP FINDING ASSITANCE FOR HEARING IMPAIRED JOB SEEKER | 5/4/2006 |
Q: My name is Craig Williams I have been trying to find some kind of assitance in finding a job or ...
A: Craig, I sent you an answer but now EXPERTS is saying I did not answer the question. Did you get ...
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| Looking for help in finding employment | 5/4/2006 |
Q: My name is Craig Williams and I live in Detroit Mi. I lost hearing in my right ear in 2001. I was ...
A: Craig, Back in the early 1900's there was a huge industry where people made buggy whips. Lots of ...
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| Salary | 4/11/2006 |
Q: A new company need me to manage and develop, we estimate by the end of year, we can create 1.5 ...
A: It sounds to me like you are getting involved in a Multi Level Marketing company. If that is true ...
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| Need a job | 12/30/2005 |
Q: I want to do online writing job. I am an amateur writer and would love to also get a start with ...
A: Freeha, I only help deaf people un the USA find job placement by posting jobs on my web page at ...
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| need a job badly have a felony record | 9/14/2005 |
Q: my name is Christopher Burt, I reside in The Colony,T.X. and have been for quite some time now. ...
A: All of our jobs are listed on our web page at www.vcaa.com/deafnews/jobs You would have to contact ...
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| Employment | 8/23/2005 |
Q: I am hard of hearing, well actually I can hear but can't distinguish where the sound is coming from ...
A: Michele I am also HH. I know it can be frustrating some times. But you must not let it hinder your ...
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| Deaf Careers | 3/9/2005 |
Q: I am doing a research for Career Center of Gallaudet University. Searching for all possible deaf ...
A: Adan, I post every deaf job that I can find on my web page at www.vcaa.com/deafnews/jobs I am ...
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| Informal Interviews | 2/16/2005 |
Q: I'm currently studying a maths degree at a UK university and I'm applying for investment banking and ...
A: Marck, My area of helping people is only for the deaf and hard of hearing. You did not say in your ...
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| help for a hearing impaired friend | 1/3/2005 |
Q: I am coordinator for Christian Women's Job Corps, a non-profit organization that helps women with ...
A: Pauline, I post all the information that I have for each state on my web page ...
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| need help | 1/1/2005 |
Q: I am not deaf, but I need help finding a job at home, I currently have an outside job, but my wife ...
A: West, I am actually starting to write a book on that very subject because there are so many people ...
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| how to earn | 12/23/2004 |
Q: i am an mba student in a university in pakistan.i have no earnings to pay my fee.i can do a relevent ...
A: I am sorry that I can not be of help to you. I only post jobs for deaf people in the USA on my web ...
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| online job | 11/14/2004 |
Q: ive looked all over for a job i can do on the computer from home, i can do a variety of things from ...
A: Jon, Sorry that I can not be of more help. I only post the jobs that are given to me on my web ...
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| Info Tech...Job Hunt | 10/25/2004 |
Q: I live in Australia, Cairns and many places dont offer the job im looking for, although its a little ...
A: I normally only work with deaf people and you did not say in your email if you are deaf. Here are a ...
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| Internships | 8/26/2004 |
Q: I realize that this question may not be totally relevant to your area of expertise but any other ...
A: Marck, I can tell you that most big companies in the USA do have internships. If you get a list of ...
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| Hearing impaired positions in KY | 7/11/2004 |
Q: I was diagnosed with progressive congential sensoneural hearing loss quite a while back and ...
A: Jerry, I have the exact same problem. It is something that is not easy to get others to undersand ...
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| information technology | 5/7/2004 |
Q: how can I get a home data entry job?
A: HERE IS A WEB PAGE THAT MAY HELP YOU WWW.MOMSWIN.COM/proudmother The best thing to do is to ...
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| work at home | 2/22/2004 |
Q: Vail, Like you, I am interested in jobs that can be done at home. Though I am not disabled, I need ...
A: Jeanne, I only list jobs for deaf or people working with deaf on mey web page ...
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| resumés | 1/24/2004 |
Q: any tips on finishing my resume? i'm in high school, so i don't have any experience. it's for my ...
A: Greg, I only help deaf people fing jobs by posting available jobs on my web page ...
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| Jobs for mentally handicapped | 10/7/2003 |
Q: I know my question is not really in your area of expertise, but I'm hoping you might have some info ...
A: Sharon, You are right, I normally only help deaf or the hard of hearing but I will do what I can to ...
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| Finding meaningfull job | 7/10/2003 |
Q: Finding meaningfull job --- I recently started reevaluation of my career and decided to write the ...
A: rewards committed and hardworking workers and help others to become like that with education, ...
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| ONLINE JOBS | 5/30/2003 |
Q: I WONDER IF YOU COULD POINT ME TO A DIRECTION ON THE INTERNET WHERE I CAN FIND A JOB WORKING ONLINE. ...
A: Debra, I am working on learning how to help deaf people find work that they can do at home. But it ...
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