Hi Apurwa and all group members! In reference to the question if one should mention his/her disability in his/her resume or not?
Being an MBA from IIM Calcutta, my answer is a big No to this question. Some reasons are mentioned below: > To get selected for a job interview one's resume should reach the relevant table. Mentioning disability in the resume will reduce the prospective interview call as companies are generally risk averse and companies that do not have any PWD employee shall not consider the resume at all. > Mentioning disability in the resume shall reduce job and career opportunities as not all companies have specific/reserved jobs for PWDs. > Mentioning disability in resume can create bias in the mind of interviewer and the whole interview can revolve on this aspect rather than the skills and the knowledge of the candidate. My opinion is that until companies do not specifically ask for the disability status (through forms etc.), one should not reveal his/her disability status till interview stage. . Further in an interview, one should disclose his disability towards the end after he/she has demonstrate his knowledge about the job unless the interviewer ask about it earlier. Further, unless the candidate feels that he will require some accomodation to perform his job or he will not be able to perform some task either partially or completely (in my case, international travel and working on PPT), he/she should not disclose his disability status at all. For instance, if a person is blind from one eye and have full vision in the other eye, why he should disclose his disability as he will be able to perform all his job requirements without any accomodation like a non-PWD candidate. Would like to hear views from other group members as well. Kind regards Ritesh Agarwal On Wed, Mar 23, 2022 at 10:04 PM Vaibhav Saraf <vaibhav.s....@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Apurwa, > > Around a year ago we indulged in a big discussion on a Zoom call on > whether to specify the disability on the resume or not. Before coming to > any conclusion you have to be mindful that a vast majority of sighted > audience do not recognize low vision as a thing, it is 1 or 0, visual or > blind. Most of the folks won't care as long as you have a functional enough > vision. > > Here are some key points coming out from that day's discussion: > -Disability should not be the highlight of a resume, it is not one's > skillset. > -A majority of people agreed that it should be a part of the resume, > somewhere. > -It can even go indirectly, like under certifications, "Completed O&M > training certificate for the blind". > > Coming to cloud computing - there are many aspects of it, as it is just a > computer on another server, right from the configuration to the database > handling to the program development, everything can be encompassed under > what is called as cloud computing today. > > Pure cloud computing terms requires more of configuration and requires > scripting, there are different options available for this purpose depending > on the cloud provider and the type of solution. Overall, cloud computing is > quite different than Java (unless you're programming Java on a cloud > instance) but is easy to learn. There should be enough resources online. > > Thanks, > Vaibhav > > > > On Wed, 23 Mar 2022 at 20:52, Minar Singh <singhmi...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hello, >> There are some leading MNCs in software field recruit Visually >> Impaired and other PWD candidates TCS was my first company and >> Accenture is my current company. Yes candidate should mentioned his >> disability clearly in resume for reasonable accomodation during all >> the stages of recruitment. in my case cloud computing was a part of my >> career level training package. I have no idea how can he apply from >> outside but there are leading institutes provide online training. Last >> Sunday I had received email notification from a typical advantage >> where there was a vacancy for accessibility tester was mentioned. some >> time back WIPRO was looking for more than 100 P?WD candidates for >> various roles including functionality testing, Accessibility testing >> and many other roles. >> On 3/23/22, APURWA SABDE <apurwa.sa...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > Hi Minar, >> > >> > Overworking with lower or compromised vision is recommend? and which >> > companies can we apply for with such condition ? >> > >> > Thanks >> > >> > On Wed, Mar 23, 2022, 7:40 PM Minar Singh <singhmi...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > >> >> Hi, >> >> I have completed 5 certificate courses in cloud computing and other 4 >> >> fields in my current organisation within 6 months of my joining. I >> >> will be completing 4th month on 05 April so nothing is impossible only >> >> the thing is he will have to sacrifice his lots of time for learning >> >> new technology. usually I spend my weekends in learning new things. I >> >> do not consider any weekend until my dream comes tru. Week days or >> >> weekends all days are same for me. >> >> >> >> On 3/23/22, Ajay Minocha <ajayminoc...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> > Hi Apurva, >> >> > >> >> > IT/ software is actually one field where persons with vision >> >> > impairment can perform really well as it is based on computers and >> >> > doesn't involve much paperwork. >> >> > We have countless developers with vision impairment who are employed >> >> > with various companies in India as well as abroad. >> >> > He can start learning and using assistive technology i.e. >> >> > magnification/ screen reading software which can help him perform his >> >> > job with ease. >> >> > >> >> > Thanks, >> >> > Ajay >> >> > >> >> > On 23/03/2022, APURWA SABDE <apurwa.sa...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> Hi Minar, >> >> >> >> >> >> He is in 8th semester right now and doesn't have disability >> >> >> certificate >> >> >> yet. >> >> >> I am just trying to put things in place as we just got to know about >> >> >> his >> >> >> RP >> >> >> a month back. I am trying to look for a sustainable yet steady job >> for >> >> >> him. >> >> >> I will send you the resume shortly but I would like him to stay near >> >> Pune >> >> >> or Nagpur. >> >> >> >> >> >> Thanks, >> >> >> Apurwa Sabde. >> >> >> >> >> >> On Wed, Mar 23, 2022, 2:56 PM Minar Singh <singhmi...@gmail.com> >> >> >> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >>> Hi, >> >> >>> He can go for software testing jobs Accessibility testing, >> >> >>> functionality testing, Quality Assurance testing, content writing,. >> >> >>> if >> >> >>> he he is a post graduate then Human resource is one option. These >> >> >>> days >> >> >>> I have noticed Visually Impaired people working as HR even if they >> >> >>> hold post graduation in different fields other than management. I >> >> >>> feel >> >> >>> degree falls short before passion. You can ask him to register on >> >> >>> Sarathi rozgar portal and a typical advantage These are jobs >> portals >> >> >>> for Person's with Disabilities. 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